Sweet Home, Oregon Weather
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Sweet Home weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast14%—74°54°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——69°47°-5°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——63°46°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle46%0.01″59°44°-4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——68°40°+9°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle45%0.10″54°50°-14°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle37%—65°48°+11°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 42 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 6:24 AM
- Moonset
- 2:58 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Sweet Home at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 12 (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.