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Weather in Mead, Oklahoma

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

Mead, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:32 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
61%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Mead, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
73°
1a
75°
2a
73°
3a
74°
4a
72°
5a
72°
6a
71°
7a
70°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
L 70°H 89°
Mead, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    86°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    17%
    86°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    89°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    61%
    80°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    58%
    69°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    51%
    77°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    82°65°
Mead, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · veering 22°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 15
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 15 · pk 33 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the s.
Mead, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.98 inHg
Now
981.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mead, OK
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mead, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:57 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mead, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 AM
Moonset
1:47 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mead, 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 →

Mead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 11 (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 Mead

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.