Sandy, Oregon Weather
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Sandy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——78°52°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°56°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°51°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——74°52°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——77°49°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——78°50°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——73°54°-5°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Fireweed Ignites
Sandy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 97055
16-Day Forecast — Sandy
- Sun79°52°0%
- Mon83°56°0%
- Tue79°51°0%
- Wed74°52°1%
- Thu77°49°0%
- Fri78°50°2%
- Sat73°54°8%
- Sun81°49°3%
- Mon85°55°2%
- Tue87°57°2%
- Wed84°56°1%
- Thu87°61°10%
- Fri88°60°0%
- Sat86°57°6%
- Sun81°54°5%
- Mon79°49°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
ZIP codes in Sandy
- 97055