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Weather in Pilot Rock, Oregon

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

Pilot Rock, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 12:52 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
36%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Pilot Rock, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
5p
62°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
49°
7a
51°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
61°
2p
60°
3p
61°
4p
L 43°H 64°
Pilot Rock, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    58°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    15%
    62°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    67°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    67°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    76°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    80°57°
Pilot Rock, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · veering 23°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 15
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 15 · pk 35 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Pilot Rock, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.4
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.33 inHg
Now
959.4
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pilot Rock, OR
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.3 Low
Pilot Rock, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:50 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pilot Rock, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:25 PM
Moonset
4:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Pilot Rock, 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 →

Pilot Rock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (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 Pilot Rock

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.