Gates, Oregon Weather
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Gates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Drizzle18%0.04″65°55°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——65°51°0°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle26%—61°46°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers66%0.04″53°44°-8°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle——67°41°+14°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle59%0.23″53°48°-14°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle47%—62°48°+9°
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. 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 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 2.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 2:55 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Gates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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.