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Weather in Mount Vernon, Oregon

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

Mount Vernon, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
51
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
37°
Humidity
35%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Mount Vernon, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
6p
66°
7p
60°
8p
56°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
47°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
42°
6a
46°
7a
50°
8a
53°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
67°
5p
L 42°H 70°
Mount Vernon, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    28%
    57°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    57°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    64°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    76°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    80°47°
Mount Vernon, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 50°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 13
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 13 · pk 27
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Mount Vernon, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
919.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.14 inHg
Now
919.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 918922
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Vernon, OR
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Mount Vernon, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:55 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
3:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Vernon, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:31 PM
Moonset
4:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mount Vernon, 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 →

Mount Vernon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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).

ZIP codes in Mount Vernon

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.