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Weather in Dover, Oklahoma

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

Dover, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
55%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Dover, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
8p
82°
9p
80°
10p
78°
11p
78°
12a
78°
1a
78°
2a
74°
3a
74°
4a
75°
5a
74°
17%
6a
74°
10%
7a
75°
8a
80°
9a
85°
10a
82°
11a
82°
12p
78°
1p
85°
2p
83°
3p
90°
4p
91°
5p
95°
6p
91°
7p
L 74°H 95°
Dover, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    92°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    87°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    79°55°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    72°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    53%
    78°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    84°61°
Dover, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · steady
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 17
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
avg 17 · pk 37 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dover, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.7
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.58 inHg
Now
967.7
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966971
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dover, OK
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.3 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Dover, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dover, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 AM
Moonset
1:59 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dover, 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 →

Dover at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 Dover

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.