Weather in John Day, Oregon
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
John Day, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
35%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
John Day, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
5p
68°
6p
65°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
49°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
46°
7a
49°
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
John Day, OR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast27%55°42°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle29%55°37°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—64°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—67°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—69°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—76°40°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—79°46°
John Day, OR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
John Day, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
309° · steady
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
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
John Day, OR
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
John Day, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:54 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
3:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
John Day, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:31 PM
- Moonset
- 4:00 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
John Day, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
John Day at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (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).