Elkton, Oregon Weather
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Elkton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——70°54°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——70°47°0°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——69°46°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——64°43°-5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast12%—77°40°+13°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle38%0.10″53°48°-24°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast29%—64°50°+11°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.63 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.63 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.63
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 AM
- Moonset
- 3:05 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Elkton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.