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OREGON · WHEELER COUNTY

Mitchell

143 people, 3,260 ft above sea level in Wheeler County.

3,260 ftElevation, city center
143People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 48°
Sunny now Dew point 34° · S 14 mph · high 43°
City of Mitchell River Interstate 2 miles
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The Mitchell plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Mitchell

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM PST
RIGHT NOW Grant County Regional Airport (KGCD) · 10:35 AM
Sunny
48° Sunny Feels like 43° · high of 43° near 2 PM
WindS 14 mphgusts 18
Humidity57%falling to 53% this afternoon
Pressure29.88 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 34° · Dry21° by Tuesday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 5 AMin about 18 hours · 31% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.2–0.6 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 0.8
LAST RAINNov. 90.2 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Wheeler County
NWS Pendleton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 10:47 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:55 AM4:34 PM ↓
9 h 38 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
23
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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CHANCE OF RAIN
86% · 0.06 in Sunday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 21 to 36° Drier: 21° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43° 37°
0% rain — SSW 9, gusts 36 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
41° 32°
90% rain 0.2–0.6″ S 9, gusts 35 C
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
37° 25°
30% rain up to 0.05″ SW 4 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
35° 27°
30% rain — S 2 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
33° 26°
80% rain 0.09–0.3″ SSE 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
33° 25°
20% rain — W 1 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
33° 24°
10% rain — WSW 1 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Mitchell about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific off California three days ago, and over the Pacific Northwest a day ago, about 580 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 13,500 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Pacific off the Northwest; at 10,000 feet, from the open Pacific. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Mitchell stands on

Mitchell’s center stands about 3,260 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,510 ft to 4,170 ft, a difference of 1,660 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Pisgah, about 6,800 ft, 9 miles south-southwest.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Clastic rocks and andesite flows, from the Paleocene to Early Oligocene, 28 to 66 million years old.

The section below crosses 7 rock units mapped at the surface.

Mitchell, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
2,000 ft4,000 ft MITCHELL3,260 ftHigh point of the line5,920 ftJohn Day Riverabout 1,540 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 4×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Picture Gorge Basalt

Basalt. Age: Early Miocene to Middle Miocene, 12 to 23 million years old. About 8 mi of the line.

Sedimentary rocks

Graywacke. Age: Cretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Clastic rocks and andesite flows

Andesite. Age: Paleocene to Early Oligocene, 28 to 66 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Landslide and debris-flow deposits

Coarse-detrital. Age: Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

John Day Formation of east-central Oregon

Sandstone-mudstone. Age: Late Eocene to Early Miocene, 16 to 38 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Mafic vent and intrusive rocks

Hypabyssal-basaltic-andesite, hypabyssal-andesite. Age: Eocene, 34 to 56 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 1 smaller unit along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Mitchell’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Mitchell reaches the Pacific Ocean by way of Bridge Creek, the John Day and the Columbia: about 370 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Mitchell≈ 370 mi · the Pacific Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF MITCHELL ≈ 370 mi to the Pacific Ocean Bridge Creek → John Day → Columbia

Lake on the way: Lake Umatilla.

210 miles of the trip are on the Columbia.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Mitchell; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Mitchell on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Portland OR · 139 MI 139 miles northwest Vancouver WA · 140 MI 140 miles northwest Salem OR · 143 MI 143 miles west Eugene OR · 151 MI 151 miles west
FORECASTCITY
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OREGON · WHEELER

Mitchell

143 people, 3,260 ft above sea level in Wheeler County.

3,260 ftElevation
143People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 48°
SunnyDew point 34°
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Today in Mitchell

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 38° 0%
1p partly cloudy day 42° 1%
4p partly cloudy day 42° 1%
7p partly cloudy night 41° 1%
10p mostly clear night 40° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 38° 5%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 5 AM · 31%
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Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
37
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Sun90%
Showers likely Showers likely
32
41
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Mon30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
25
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Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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B
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Thu20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Mitchell stands on

Mitchell’s center stands about 3,260 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 2,510 ft to 4,170 ft, a difference of 1,660 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Pisgah, about 6,800 ft, 9 miles south-southwest.

Mitchell, south to north Mitchell3,260 ftJohn Day Riverabout 1,540 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 8×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center3,260 ft
Within 3 miles2,510 to 4,170 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,660 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Pisgah, 6,800 ft, 9 mi south-southwest
Rock at the surfaceClastic rocks and andesite flows
Its agePaleocene to Early Oligocene, 28 to 66 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 370 mito the Pacific OceanBridge Creek → John Day → Columbia

A raindrop that lands in Mitchell reaches the Pacific Ocean by way of Bridge Creek, the John Day and the Columbia: about 370 river miles.

Lake on the way: Lake Umatilla.

210 miles of the trip are on the Columbia.