Weather in Altus, Oklahoma
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altus, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
49%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Altus, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
11%
11p
77°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
69°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
85°
10a
91°
11a
94°
12p
98°
1p
100°
2p
102°
3p
104°
4p
103°
5p
98°
6p
96°
7p
90°
8p
90°
15%
9p
87°
31%
10p
Altus, OK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast21%93°74°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—91°71°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm25%101°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers43%83°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle46%75°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle57%84°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers48%88°65°
Altus, OK
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Altus, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · steady
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 18
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Altus, OK
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Altus, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Altus, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:47 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Altus, OK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Altus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.