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St. Helens, Oregon Weather

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St. Helens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Helens, OR
Sunday, July 5 at 6:37 AM
56
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
85%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
10:27 PM
Sunset
2:04 PM
St. Helens, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Helens, OR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 79°
St. Helens, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°55°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    83°58°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°49°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    76°55°-6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    80°47°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    80°48°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    77°54°-3°
St. Helens, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
341° · backing 5°
Direction
NNW
341°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 · pk 27 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the nnw.
St. Helens, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.51014.31015.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
St. Helens, OR
Air quality
17
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 17 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
30μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1
St. Helens, OR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
74 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
13:37 UTC · St. Helens, OR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
13:37 UTC · St. Helens, OR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Helens, OR
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Helens, OR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Helens, OR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
10:27 PM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
2:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Helens, OR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Helens, OR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Fireweed Ignites

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Helens at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — St. Helens

  1. Sun79°54°0%
  2. Mon83°58°0%
  3. Tue82°49°0%
  4. Wed76°55°1%
  5. Thu80°47°0%
  6. Fri80°48°1%
  7. Sat77°54°3%
  8. Sun80°47°2%
  9. Mon89°53°2%
  10. Tue89°57°2%
  11. Wed89°54°1%
  12. Thu90°56°5%
  13. Fri90°56°3%
  14. Sat88°55°0%
  15. Sun82°54°0%
  16. Mon80°47°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 St. Helens

  • 97051

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.