Weather in Ames, Oklahoma
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ames, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
62%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Ames, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
11p
80°
12a
80°
1a
79°
2a
76°
3a
79°
4a
72°
5a
73°
11%
6a
76°
7a
77°
8a
80°
9a
85°
10a
89°
11a
83°
12p
89°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
91°
4p
95°
5p
86°
6p
95°
7p
89°
10%
8p
86°
15%
9p
86°
10p
Ames, OK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—94°71°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm—93°72°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm15%95°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle64%80°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle29%76°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers58%77°59°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle33%85°61°
Ames, OK
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ames, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
175° · veering 23°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
44
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 20
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Ames, OK
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ames, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:58 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ames, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:37 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ames, OK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ames at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 24 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.