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Weather in La Grande, Oregon

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Grande, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
46
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
35°
Humidity
37%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
La Grande, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
5p
61°
6p
57°
7p
55°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
42°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
46°
7a
48°
8a
51°
9a
54°
10a
56°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
61°
2p
61°
3p
60°
4p
L 41°H 64°
La Grande, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    34%
    53°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    29%
    56°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    63°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    74°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    79°48°
La Grande, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
336° · veering 47°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
La Grande, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
921.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.20 inHg
Now
921.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 921923
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Grande, OR
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.5 μg/m³
PM 10
2.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
La Grande, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:47 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
3:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Grande, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:23 PM
Moonset
4:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
La Grande, OR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Grande at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 La Grande

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.