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Athena, Oregon Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Athena, OR
Thursday, June 4 at 4:33 PM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
54%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:05 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Athena, OR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAthena, OR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 72°
Athena, OR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    72°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    67°51°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    65°47°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    69°42°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    18%
    0.06″
    69°50°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    36%
    0.17″
    57°47°-12°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    28%
    0.37″
    51°47°-6°
Athena, OR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · backing 60°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 30 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2011SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 60° from the sw.
Athena, OR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.9
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.29 inHg
Now
957.9
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955958
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.0954.7955.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Athena, OR
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-10 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
6.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28
Athena, OR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.8mi
UNLIMITED
153 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
16:33 UTC ·Athena, 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
16:33 UTC ·Athena, OR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Athena, OR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Athena, OR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Athena, OR
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
5:05 AM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Athena, OR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
6:47 AM
Moonset
3:41 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Athena, OR
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Athena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of June 4, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Athena

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.