May, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
May weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—98°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6Clear——97°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——102°73°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—108°79°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—108°82°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—106°80°-2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 4.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
May at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 73851
16-Day Forecast — May
- Sat98°73°16%
- Sun93°72°8%
- Mon97°70°2%
- Tue102°73°5%
- Wed108°79°17%
- Thu108°82°31%
- Fri106°80°31%
- Sat94°74°8%
- Sun91°69°3%
- Mon90°67°3%
- Tue91°69°3%
- Wed95°69°6%
- Thu95°71°20%
- Fri99°74°10%
- Sat100°76°12%
- Sun93°72°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — May
SPC has placed May in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in May
- 73851