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Weather in Prospect, Oregon

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

Prospect, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
52
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
54%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Prospect, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
6p
62°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
45°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
L 42°H 65°
Prospect, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    17%
    56°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    60°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    82°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°49°
Prospect, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
343° · veering 132°
Direction
NNW
343°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 132° from the nnw.
Prospect, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
928.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.42 inHg
Now
928.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927931
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Prospect, OR
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Prospect, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:15 PM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
4:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prospect, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:52 PM
Moonset
4:07 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Prospect, 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 →

Prospect at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Prospect

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.