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Weather in Sandy, Oregon

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

Sandy, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
48
°
Light Rain
Feels like
42°
Humidity
77%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Sandy, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
34%
6p
53°
27%
7p
52°
15%
8p
51°
9p
51°
10p
49°
10%
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
47°
8a
49°
9a
50°
10a
51°
10%
11a
52°
11%
12p
53°
25%
1p
54°
22%
2p
52°
37%
3p
52°
27%
4p
49°
28%
5p
L 46°H 54°
Sandy, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    74%
    52°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    59°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    64°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    61°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    75°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71°46°
Sandy, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · veering 41°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the wnw.
Sandy, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sandy, OR
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.5 μg/m³
PM 10
2.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Sandy, 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
14h 56m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
4:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sandy, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:40 PM
Moonset
4:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sandy, 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 →

Sandy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 Sandy

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.