Weather in Merrill, Oregon
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Merrill, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
41°
Humidity
35%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Merrill, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
5p
66°
6p
62°
7p
57°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
45°
12a
43°
1a
42°
2a
39°
3a
37°
4a
35°
5a
34°
6a
36°
7a
43°
8a
49°
9a
53°
10a
56°
11a
59°
12p
62°
1p
65°
2p
65°
3p
64°
4p
Merrill, OR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—55°36°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—55°34°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—63°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—71°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—71°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—76°43°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—81°47°
Merrill, OR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Merrill, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
337° · veering 43°
Direction
NNW
337°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Merrill, OR
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.1 Low
Merrill, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:14 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
3:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Merrill, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:52 PM
- Moonset
- 4:01 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Merrill, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
plant
Merrill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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).