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Weather in Cascadia, Oregon

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

Cascadia, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
43°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Cascadia, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
49°
8a
50°
9a
52°
10a
54°
11a
56°
12p
58°
1p
59°
2p
60°
3p
59°
4p
57°
5p
55°
6p
54°
7p
L 45°H 60°
Cascadia, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Snow
    55%
    54°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    40%
    61°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    78°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    76°50°
Cascadia, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
283° · steady
Direction
WNW
283°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 19 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Cascadia, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.3
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cascadia, OR
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.0 μg/m³
PM 10
3.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cascadia, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:09 PM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
4:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cascadia, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:45 PM
Moonset
4:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cascadia, 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 →

Cascadia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 Cascadia

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.