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Rufus, Oregon Weather

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rufus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rufus, OR
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:33 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
31%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Rufus, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRufus, OR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 74°
Rufus, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    80°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    75°55°-5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    70°52°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    67°49°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    73°45°+6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.01″
    58°54°-15°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    19%
    71°49°+13°
Rufus, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · backing 102°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 32 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Rufus, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.8
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.8
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.91006.91010.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Rufus, OR
Air quality
36
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 58. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Rufus, OR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
101.5mi
UNLIMITED
139 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:33 UTC ·Rufus, OR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:33 UTC ·Rufus, OR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rufus, OR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rufus, OR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rufus, OR
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:40 AM
Sunrise
5:15 AM
Daylight
15h 31m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
4:25 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rufus, OR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
6:22 AM
Moonset
2:44 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rufus, OR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rufus at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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.

ZIP codes in Rufus

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.