Rhododendron, Oregon Weather
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Rhododendron weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle20%—61°50°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle——57°44°-4°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle53%0.03″54°41°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Snow Shwrs74%0.45″47°39°-7°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle——60°38°+13°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle59%0.16″49°45°-11°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle51%—55°44°+6°
Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 5.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- 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
- 2:50 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Rhododendron at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (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.