Merlin, Oregon Weather
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Merlin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast13%—78°56°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——76°48°-2°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——82°47°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——72°41°-10°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——80°37°+8°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle28%0.02″53°48°-27°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast21%—75°44°+22°
Ozone at AQI 36 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 by mid-afternoon.
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 36 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
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
- 6:19 AM
- Moonset
- 3:08 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Merlin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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.