Gladstone, Oregon Weather
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Gladstone weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle19%0.01″72°58°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——70°54°-2°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle15%—65°46°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers71%0.01″62°46°-3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——70°43°+8°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle47%0.18″56°48°-14°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle38%—63°48°+7°
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
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 47 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 6:29 AM
- Moonset
- 2:53 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Gladstone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- 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.