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

Albany, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
60%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Albany, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
7p
57°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
53°
9a
55°
10a
56°
11a
58°
12p
59°
1p
60°
2p
59°
3p
60°
4p
59°
5p
57°
6p
L 41°H 60°
Albany, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    60°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    64°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    68°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    66°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    75°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°44°
Albany, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
337° · veering 102°
Direction
NNW
337°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 102° from the nnw.
Albany, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 30.00 inHg
Now
1015.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Albany, OR
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Albany, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:10 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
4:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Albany, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:47 PM
Moonset
4:17 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Albany, 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 →

Albany at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 Albany

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.