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Weather in Seward, Oklahoma

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

Seward, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
56%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Seward, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
10p
79°
11p
79°
12a
79°
1a
78°
2a
77°
3a
76°
4a
75°
5a
76°
6a
74°
15%
7a
76°
17%
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
80°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
89°
4p
92°
5p
90°
6p
90°
7p
89°
8p
84°
17%
9p
L 74°H 92°
Seward, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    23%
    89°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    89°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    92°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    58%
    78°57°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    71°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    52%
    77°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    37%
    83°61°
Seward, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 10°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 19
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 19 · pk 41 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 39 — flags snap, branches bend.
Seward, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.1
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.
Seward, OK
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Seward, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Seward, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 AM
Moonset
1:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Seward, 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 →

Seward at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°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 Seward

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.