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Weather in Vale, Oregon

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

Vale, OR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
25%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Vale, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
66°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
55°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
54°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
L 44°H 73°
Vale, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    61°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    58°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    75°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    72°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    77°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    85°52°
Vale, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · backing 18°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
avg 11 · pk 26 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Vale, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.69 inHg
Now
937.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936941
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Vale, OR
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Vale, OR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:49 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vale, OR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:25 PM
Moonset
3:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Vale, 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 →

Vale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 Vale

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.