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Weather in Colony, Oklahoma

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

Colony, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
50%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Colony, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
8p
83°
9p
82°
10p
82°
11p
80°
12a
81°
1a
78°
2a
78°
3a
78°
4a
75°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
86°
11a
88°
12p
93°
1p
92°
2p
97°
3p
99°
4p
92°
5p
93°
6p
92°
7p
L 71°H 99°
Colony, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    25%
    90°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    85°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    93°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    47%
    81°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    48%
    72°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    82°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    32%
    85°62°
Colony, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 51°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
48
avg 20
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
avg 20 · pk 48 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 37 — flags snap, branches bend.
Colony, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.14 inHg
Now
952.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952956
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Colony, OK
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Colony, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:02 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colony, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 AM
Moonset
2:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Colony, 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 →

Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 Colony

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.