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Weather in Wheeler, Oregon

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wheeler, OR
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
78%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Wheeler, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
23%
4p
56°
14%
5p
54°
21%
6p
54°
33%
7p
52°
38%
8p
52°
12%
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
51°
14%
8a
51°
20%
9a
51°
23%
10a
53°
45%
11a
51°
56%
12p
51°
58%
1p
54°
77%
2p
52°
83%
3p
L 47°H 56°
Wheeler, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    51%
    52°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    56°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    62°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    60°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    72°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°45°
Wheeler, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
320° · veering 56°
Direction
NW
320°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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 8 · pk 27 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 56° from the nw.
Wheeler, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1023.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 30.21 inHg
Now
1023.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201024
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Wheeler, OR
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
12.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.2 Low
Wheeler, OR
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:09 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wheeler, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 PM
Moonset
3:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Wheeler, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wheeler at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 Wheeler

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.