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Weather in Sweetwater, Oklahoma

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

Sweetwater, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
60%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Sweetwater, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
67°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
77°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
88°
12p
91°
1p
94°
2p
98°
3p
99°
4p
100°
5p
97°
6p
93°
7p
90°
10%
8p
82°
9p
80°
10p
L 65°H 100°
Sweetwater, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    93°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    92°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    97°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    83°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    71°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    66%
    84°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Showers
    40%
    79°62°
Sweetwater, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
168° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 20
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 20 · pk 49 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 21 mph with gusts pulsing to 40 — flags snap, branches bend.
Sweetwater, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.8
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.37 inHg
Now
926.8
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 926931
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sweetwater, OK
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.6 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sweetwater, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sweetwater, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 AM
Moonset
2:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sweetwater, 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 →

Sweetwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 Sweetwater

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.