Weather in Oakland, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakland, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Oakland, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
48°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
Oakland, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast21%83°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers40%83°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers56%71°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle46%73°60°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle50%74°63°
Oakland, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oakland, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
093° · backing 75°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Oakland, KY
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oakland, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakland, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oakland, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oakland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.