Observed 2:25 PM PDT at KDLS

Rufus, OR weather

Sunny and 57°14°, jacket by 7 PM.

Forecasts differ

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 28Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

8°4° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

High 60°16° today at 5 PM
Low 41°5° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon
Rain Monday from 11 AM (40%)

This afternoonUp to 60°16° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 43°6° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 5 PM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · Rain 11 AM–noon (40%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	45%	52%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	81%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	82%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	81%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	38%	82%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	82%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	50%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	55%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	56%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	58%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	60%	77%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	61%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	65%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	66%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	68%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	66%	79%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	76%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	82%	2
Sun 3p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	42%	2
Sun 4p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	42%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	82%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	49%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	50%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	63%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	64%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	70%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	68%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	52%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	43%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	79%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	81%	73%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	82%	82%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	71%	1
Mon 11a	Showers	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	76%	2
Mon 12p	Showers	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	80%	1
Mon 1p	Showers	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	73%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 59°15°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 53°12°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 45°7°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 58°14°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 53°12°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 52°11°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
28°−2°–40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  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
48°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 43°.
Monday
42% chance of rain, high 58°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 51–59°.

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

Deschutes River (OR) at Moody

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 4,350 cfs

Forecast peak 2.9 ft Sun 11 AM

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Klickitat River near Pitt

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 596 cfs

Forecast peak 3.9 ft Wed 5 AM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Columbia River at The Dalles Dam

22 mi

Level: 76.0 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 30 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 49 min less
Golden hour: 5:19–6:20 PM; Morning 7:13–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:32 PM; Morning 7:01–7:13 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking west from Rufus. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.