Independence, Oregon Weather
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Independence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle17%0.02″68°53°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——69°46°+1°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——63°46°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle38%—65°43°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——70°40°+5°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle48%0.11″54°47°-16°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast33%—63°47°+9°
Ozone at AQI 39. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.61 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.61
- 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
- 6:29 AM
- Moonset
- 2:58 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Independence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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.