May, Oklahoma Weather
May, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for May, Harper County.
Full aviation weather for May is published on the West Woodward Airport (KWWR) page, 28 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of May have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near May: Buffalo Municipal Airport (KBFK) 30 km · Gage Heibeck Airport (KGAG) 36 km · Follett Lipscomb County Airport (KT93) 39 km · Mooreland Municipal Airport (KMDF) 52 km · Freedom Municipal Airport (KK77) 60 km
Conditions reported at KWWR describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at May specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for May.
About May, Oklahoma
May, Oklahoma, unfurls across a landscape of wide horizons and resilient grasses, where the earth slopes gently toward unseen draws and coulees, etched by the patient work of wind and water. It lies 79.9 miles south of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 169°T), and is situated 16.4 miles south-south-west of Buffalo. The sky here is a grand, almost overwhelming presence, a vast canvas of cerulean that deepens to indigo as evening approaches, casting long, soft shadows across the undulating terrain. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a restless silver in the breeze, cluster near the infrequent watercourses, offering a fringe of green against the sun-baked earth. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a mixture of sun-warmed dust and the subtle perfume of wild sage, and the silence is profound, broken only by the distant caw of a crow or the whisper of wind through the sparse vegetation. May's character is deeply rooted in its agricultural heritage, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed sustenance from this often-challenging land. Wheat fields stretch to the farthest reaches of vision, their golden heads bowing in unison when the wind sweeps across the plains, a vibrant contrast to the pale, sun-bleached soil. Ranching too plays a significant role, with cattle grazing on the open pastures, their presence a quiet punctuation mark on the vastness. The local economy is intrinsically tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm dictated by the sun and the rain, and the people of May carry a quiet strength, a practicality born of generations living and working in harmony with this elemental country. The few businesses that dot the landscape, the grain elevators standing sentinel against the sky, and the small, solid homes are all part of this enduring narrative, a story of perseverance etched into the very heart of this prairie place.
Live animated radar for May and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | May, Harper County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.616979°N, 99.747343°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 73851 |
| Area Code | 580 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This May, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for May, Oklahoma, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for May includes coordinates 36.616979°N, 99.747343°W, situated in Harper County. ZIP code 73851. Telephone area code: 580. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
