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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lawton, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
41%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Lawton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
91°
6p
89°
10%
7p
86°
15%
8p
75°
11%
9p
75°
10p
L 53°H 91°
Lawton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    32%
    82°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    81°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    90%
    64°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    90%
    58°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    16%
    62°55°
Lawton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
073° · veering 98°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 12
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 12 · pk 28 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 98° from the ene.
Lawton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lawton, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.3 μg/m³
PM 10
3.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lawton, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lawton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
2:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lawton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lawton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 1 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Lawton

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.