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Weather in Wakita, Oklahoma

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

Wakita, OK
Sunday, May 17 at 5:57 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
65%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Wakita, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
12a
83°
12%
1a
78°
2a
72°
3a
74°
4a
72°
5a
72°
6a
71°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
82°
10a
87°
11a
88°
12p
91°
1p
87°
2p
86°
13%
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
82°
7p
83°
8p
82°
9p
82°
10p
80°
11p
L 71°H 91°
Wakita, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    93°72°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    94°75°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    70%
    80°55°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    17%
    77°51°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    52%
    75°58°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    87°54°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Showers
    18%
    91°62°
Wakita, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · veering 9°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 19
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 19 · pk 44 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 36 — flags snap, branches bend.
Wakita, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.35 inHg
Now
960.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wakita, OK
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wakita, OK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wakita, OK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 AM
Moonset
2:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wakita, 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 →

Wakita at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 28 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Wakita

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.