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Weather in Dale, Oklahoma

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dale, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:44 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
54%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Dale, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
8p
81°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
77°
12a
77°
1a
75°
2a
76°
3a
75°
4a
74°
5a
74°
6a
74°
7a
75°
13%
8a
73°
19%
9a
77°
11%
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
86°
3p
89°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
88°
7p
L 73°H 91°
Dale, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    19%
    88°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    86°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    84°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    75%
    78°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    75%
    67°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    77°61°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    38%
    81°60°
Dale, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · veering 22°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 16
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
avg 16 · pk 37 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dale, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.63 inHg
Now
969.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dale, OK
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Dale, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dale, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 AM
Moonset
1:53 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dale, OK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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.

ZIP codes in Dale

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.