Weather in Rainier, Oregon
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rainier, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
76%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Rainier, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
25%
5p
55°
15%
6p
53°
28%
7p
53°
19%
8p
53°
19%
9p
52°
18%
10p
51°
10%
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
51°
9a
51°
26%
10a
52°
65%
11a
50°
83%
12p
50°
82%
1p
51°
65%
2p
52°
68%
3p
51°
54%
4p
Rainier, OR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain62%54°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—60°43°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—67°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—63°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—70°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Clear—77°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—70°44°
Rainier, OR
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rainier, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
305° · veering 62°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rainier, OR
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.3 Low
Rainier, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:04 PM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
4:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rainier, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:39 PM
- Moonset
- 4:23 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rainier, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
plant
Rainier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (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).