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Weather in Burns Flat, Oklahoma

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

Burns Flat, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
56%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Burns Flat, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
9p
84°
10%
10p
83°
11p
81°
12a
78°
1a
77°
2a
75°
3a
74°
4a
72°
5a
70°
6a
69°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
88°
12p
93°
1p
97°
2p
98°
3p
100°
4p
99°
5p
94°
6p
94°
7p
85°
15%
8p
L 69°H 100°
Burns Flat, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    23%
    91°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    88°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    96°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    81°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    72°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    63%
    81°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    34%
    83°60°
Burns Flat, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 66°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
44
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 24
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 24 · pk 45 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 24 mph with gusts pulsing to 44 — flags snap, branches bend.
Burns Flat, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.1
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 27.67 inHg
Now
937.1
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936941
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Burns Flat, OK
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.0 μg/m³
PM 10
5.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Burns Flat, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:04 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Burns Flat, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
2:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Burns Flat, 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 →

Burns Flat at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 Burns Flat

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.