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Weather in The Dalles, Oregon

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

The Dalles, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
54
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
46°
Humidity
68%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
The Dalles, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
18%
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
54°
13%
10p
53°
16%
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
64°
14%
1p
65°
13%
2p
64°
3p
63°
14%
4p
61°
17%
5p
L 48°H 65°
The Dalles, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    55%
    61°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    68°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    72°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    68°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    85°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    80°50°
The Dalles, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
314° · veering 89°
Direction
NW
314°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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 8 · pk 27 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
The Dalles, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 30.08 inHg
Now
1018.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
The Dalles, OR
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
The Dalles, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:59 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
4:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
The Dalles, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:34 PM
Moonset
4:14 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
The Dalles, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

The Dalles at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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 17, 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 The Dalles

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.