Merrill, Oregon Weather
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Merrill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——75°44°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——73°45°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——63°40°-10°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——67°33°+4°
- MondayJun 8Overcast13%—56°46°-11°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle15%—60°41°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear——64°35°+4°
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:45 AM
- Moonset
- 4:07 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Merrill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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 4, 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.