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Weather in Lawton, Oklahoma

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

Lawton, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
59%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Lawton, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
30%
11p
83°
21%
12a
79°
12%
1a
77°
2a
75°
3a
74°
4a
72°
5a
72°
6a
72°
7a
74°
8a
75°
9a
78°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
90°
1p
92°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
94°
5p
93°
6p
90°
7p
87°
8p
82°
9p
83°
10p
L 72°H 94°
Lawton, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    28%
    89°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    86°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    94°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    64%
    78°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    71°59°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    80°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    85°64°
Lawton, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 53°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 14
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 14 · pk 31 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lawton, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.48 inHg
Now
964.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lawton, OK
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lawton, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:03 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lawton, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
1:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lawton, 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 →

Lawton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°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.

ZIP codes in Lawton

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.