Ochoco West, Oregon Weather
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Ochoco West weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast16%—73°52°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——72°45°-1°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——69°45°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——59°40°-10°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——67°35°+8°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle30%0.01″57°48°-10°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle24%—64°43°+7°
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
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 46 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 6:17 AM
- Moonset
- 2:50 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Ochoco West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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.