Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Rocky Mountain, Oklahoma

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

Rocky Mountain, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
63%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Rocky Mountain, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
70°
10p
70°
11p
69°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
71°
7a
71°
8a
73°
9a
73°
12%
10a
72°
31%
11a
74°
21%
12p
75°
22%
1p
74°
22%
2p
75°
22%
3p
76°
15%
4p
76°
17%
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
76°
11%
8p
L 69°H 78°
Rocky Mountain, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    84°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    21%
    86°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    87°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    70%
    78°57°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    69%
    65°57°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    37%
    66°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    76°62°
Rocky Mountain, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · veering 9°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 13
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 13 · pk 39 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rocky Mountain, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.57 inHg
Now
967.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rocky Mountain, OK
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rocky Mountain, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rocky Mountain, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
1:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rocky Mountain, 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 →

Rocky Mountain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 22 (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 Rocky Mountain

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.