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Weather in Oakland, Oregon

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

Oakland, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
49°
Humidity
46%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Oakland, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
5p
64°
6p
63°
7p
60°
8p
57°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
52°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
51°
8a
54°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
66°
4p
L 45°H 69°
Oakland, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    23%
    58°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    31%
    63°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    72°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    73°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    81°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    82°46°
Oakland, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
324° · veering 137°
Direction
NW
324°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 137° from the nw.
Oakland, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Oakland, OR
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Oakland, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:15 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
4:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakland, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:52 PM
Moonset
4:13 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Oakland, 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 →

Oakland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 Oakland

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.