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Weather in Oakridge, Oregon

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

Oakridge, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
68%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Oakridge, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
6p
62°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
63°
5p
L 47°H 64°
Oakridge, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    54%
    56°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    63%
    60°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    73°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    81°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    78°48°
Oakridge, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · backing 112°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 112° from the nw.
Oakridge, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oakridge, OR
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.9 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Oakridge, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:11 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
4:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakridge, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:48 PM
Moonset
4:11 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Oakridge, 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 →

Oakridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Oakridge

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.