Pronghorn, Oregon Weather
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Pronghorn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Clear——75°45°—
- MondayAug 3Clear——77°44°+2°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——89°45°+12°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——97°50°+8°
- ThursdayAug 6Clear——103°56°+6°
- FridayAug 7Clear——96°55°-7°
- SaturdayAug 8Clear——93°51°-3°
AQI 16 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:51 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
August Arrives Dimmed
Pronghorn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
16-Day Forecast — Pronghorn
- Sun75°45°0%
- Mon77°44°0%
- Tue89°45°0%
- Wed97°50°0%
- Thu103°56°0%
- Fri96°55°0%
- Sat93°51°1%
- Sun90°47°0%
- Mon88°47°0%
- Tue91°47°1%
- Wed88°50°1%
- Thu84°50°6%
- Fri91°47°6%
- Sat93°50°6%
- Sun89°52°7%
- Mon91°49°14%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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.
Sun & seasons in Pronghorn
Pronghorn sits in Deschutes County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 31m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 52m — a swing of +6h 39m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Portland, the state’s largest city, lies about 118 miles to the NW. The nearest town Pronghorn tracks is Eugene, roughly 96 miles to the W.
Air quality in Pronghorn’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 23). See the full air-quality history for Pronghorn.
ZIP codes in Pronghorn
- 97701