Weather in Alex, Oklahoma
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alex, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
62%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Alex, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
77°
10p
77°
11p
74°
12a
75°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
72°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
78°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
89°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
Alex, OK
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast26%86°68°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm12%87°67°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm21%91°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers72%77°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle72%71°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle53%76°63°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle33%82°62°
Alex, OK
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alex, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 31°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 16
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alex, OK
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alex, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:00 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alex, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:55 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alex, OK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Alex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 17 (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.