Freeze Warning
Ends in 6 h 41 min
When
From 11 PM this evening to 10 AM PDT Saturday.
Where
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Yakima Valley, and Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Pendleton OR
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Sub-freezing temperatures of 25 to 32 expected.
Impacts
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Yakima Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington
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Observed 2:55 AM PDT at KHRI

Echo, OR weather

Freeze Warning. 34°1° and clear now.

Forecasts agree

Now 34°1°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south. Light through 3 PM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry · up to 39°4° by 3 PM (comfortable)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 19Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 32°0° today at 7 AM
Above 40°4° today by 10 AM
High 57°14° today at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 35°2° · Clear
This morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 57°14° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 36°2° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 57°14° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 2 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	90%	2%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	9%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	36%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	91%	42%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	45%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	84%	50%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	57%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	59%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	57%	74%	2
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	34%	2
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	44%	2
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	57%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	78%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	80%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	69%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	62%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	70%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	78%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	82%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	85%	71%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	85%	73%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	81%	73%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	71%	60%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	70%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	78%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	81%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	81%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	80%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 52°11°)	41°5°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	71%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 52°11°)	41°5°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	81%	53%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 51°11°)	40°4°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	59%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 32°0°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Widespread frost before 11am. Mostly sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Widespread frost. Mostly clear. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
32°0°–37°3°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 36°2°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost between 8am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 36°2°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 56°13°, low 33°1°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 42°5°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 52°11°, low 37°3°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 37°3°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 52°11°, low 34°1°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 49°9°, low 34°1°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 57°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 57°, low 36°.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 49–59°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PDT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Umatilla River at Pendleton

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 69 cfs

Forecast peak 4.5 ft Sat 5 AM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Umatilla River near Yoakum

9.0 mi

Level: 1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Umatilla River at Umatilla

13 mi

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 206 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Butter Creek near Pine City

15 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 40Typical 118

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 29
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 16 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 30°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Hermiston Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
−7°−4°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Echo weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 29 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 49 min less
Golden hour: 5:13–6:14 PM; Morning 7:07–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:55–7:07 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3:19–6 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Echo. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 65 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Freeze Warning