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Weather in Riverside, Oregon

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverside, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
36%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Riverside, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
4p
64°
5p
63°
6p
61°
7p
60°
8p
56°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
50°
7a
52°
8a
53°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
60°
2p
59°
3p
L 44°H 65°
Riverside, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    19%
    59°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    64°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    68°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°56°
Riverside, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
281° · veering 47°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 15
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 15 · pk 33 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Riverside, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.0
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.67 inHg
Now
971.0
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Riverside, OR
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.5 Low
Riverside, OR
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:49 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Riverside, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
2:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Riverside, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverside at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Riverside

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.