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Weather in Port Orford, Oregon

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

Port Orford, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
56
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
48°
Humidity
65%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Port Orford, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
5p
60°
6p
58°
7p
56°
8p
54°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
58°
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
60°
2p
60°
3p
59°
4p
L 47°H 60°
Port Orford, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    58°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    11%
    59°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    66°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    69°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    75°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°49°
Port Orford, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
002° · veering 12°
Direction
N
002°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the n-bound air across the harbor.
Port Orford, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1023.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 30.23 inHg
Now
1023.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10231025
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Port Orford, OR
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
14.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.5 Low
Port Orford, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
4:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Orford, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:00 PM
Moonset
4:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Port Orford, 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 →

Port Orford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 Port Orford

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.