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Weather in Oroville, Washington

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

Oroville, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
59
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
52°
Humidity
34%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Oroville, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
5p
62°
6p
61°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
44°
6a
48°
7a
51°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
60°
19%
2p
56°
26%
3p
54°
24%
4p
L 43°H 64°
Oroville, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    18%
    63°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    70°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    68°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    78°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    80°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    81°54°
Oroville, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
354° · backing 71°
Direction
N
354°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 24 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 71° from the n.
Oroville, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oroville, WA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.3 Low
Oroville, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:37 AM
Sunrise
5:13 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
4:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oroville, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:08 PM
Moonset
4:23 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Oroville, WA
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 →

Oroville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 9 (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 Oroville

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.