Fossil, Oregon Weather
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Fossil weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast15%—72°53°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——70°44°-2°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——69°47°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle——59°45°-10°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——65°40°+6°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle30%0.01″58°51°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast26%—63°46°+5°
Ozone at AQI 63. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — 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 63. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 6:17 AM
- Moonset
- 2:44 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive
Fossil at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 16 (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.