Current weather · Sep 26, 7:16 PM CDT

34.5110, -99.3330

88°

Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showersFeels like 90° · Humidity 47%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Norman, OK · grid 30,53
High
94°
Low
70°
Rain today
45%
Sunrise
7:28 AM
Sunset
7:28 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

Scroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.

Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 7 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers88°90°65°47%45%0.01 inS8 mph13 mph52%29%——
Sat 8 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers86°88°65°50%45%0.01 inSSE8 mph13 mph43%29%——
Sat 9 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers80°82°65°60%45%0.01 inSSE10 mph15 mph44%29%——
Sat 10 PMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms78°78°66°67%25%0.01 inSSE10 mph15 mph55%20%——
Sat 11 PMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms77°77°65°67%25%0.01 inSSE10 mph15 mph23%20%——
Sun 12 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms75°75°65°71%25%0.01 inSSE9 mph14 mph26%20%——
Sun 1 AM74°74°65°74%7%SE9 mph14 mph23%7%——
Sun 2 AM74°74°65°74%7%SSE9 mph13 mph32%7%——
Sun 3 AM73°73°65°76%7%SSE8 mph12 mph24%7%——
Sun 4 AM72°72°65°79%6%SSE8 mph12 mph14%6%——
Sun 5 AM72°72°65°79%6%SSE7 mph9 mph31%6%——
Sun 6 AM71°71°65°81%6%S6 mph9 mph37%6%——
Sun 7 AM70°70°65°84%1%SSE6 mph8 mph26%1%——
Sun 8 AM71°71°66°84%1%SSE5 mph7 mph38%1%——
Sun 9 AM73°73°67°81%1%SSW3 mph7 mph40%1%——
Sun 10 AM78°78°67°69%0%WSW5 mph8 mph21%——
Sun 11 AM82°85°67°61%0%NW5 mph9 mph17%——
Sun 12 PM86°89°67°53%0%N5 mph9 mph21%——
Sun 1 PM89°92°66°47%1%NNE5 mph10 mph20%1%——
Sun 2 PM92°94°64°40%1%ENE5 mph10 mph25%1%——
Sun 3 PM94°95°63°36%1%ENE3 mph12 mph27%1%——
Sun 4 PM95°95°61°33%1%ENE3 mph12 mph39%1%——
Sun 5 PM96°96°60°30%1%E3 mph12 mph24%1%——
Sun 6 PM94°94°60°32%1%E3 mph10 mph28%1%——
Sun 7 PM91°91°61°37%1%E5 mph9 mph39%1%——
Sun 8 PM88°88°61°41%1%ENE6 mph9 mph14%1%——
Sun 9 PM83°83°61°48%1%NE7 mph10 mph13%1%——
Sun 10 PM80°81°62°54%1%ENE7 mph10 mph16%1%——
Sun 11 PM78°78°63°60%1%ENE7 mph9 mph15%1%——
Mon 12 AM76°76°63°64%1%E7 mph9 mph20%1%——
Mon 1 AM75°75°64°69%0%E6 mph9 mph20%——
Mon 2 AM74°74°64°71%0%ENE6 mph8 mph10%——
Mon 3 AM73°73°65°76%0%ENE6 mph8 mph9%——
Mon 4 AM71°71°65°81%0%ENE7 mph9 mph6%——
Mon 5 AM71°71°65°81%0%E6 mph9 mph11%——
Mon 6 AM70°70°65°84%0%E7 mph9 mph30%——
Mon 7 AM69°69°65°87%0%E7 mph9 mph30%——
Mon 8 AM70°70°65°84%0%ENE7 mph9 mph68%——
Mon 9 AM73°73°66°79%0%E7 mph9 mph45%——
Mon 10 AM77°77°67°71%0%ESE7 mph10 mph22%——
Mon 11 AM81°83°67°63%0%ESE7 mph10 mph19%——
Mon 12 PM86°88°66°51%0%SE6 mph12 mph16%——
Mon 1 PM89°91°65°45%0%SE6 mph12 mph13%——
Mon 2 PM92°94°64°40%0%SE6 mph12 mph19%——
Mon 3 PM94°95°62°35%0%SE5 mph12 mph25%——
Mon 4 PM94°94°61°34%0%SE5 mph12 mph31%——
Mon 5 PM94°94°60°32%0%SE5 mph10 mph33%——
Mon 6 PM92°92°60°34%0%SE5 mph10 mph34%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 1:27 PM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2694°70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms45%0.06 inwind 13 mph · gusts 21 mph
  2. SunSep 2796°69°Mostly Sunny25%0.01 inwind 9 mph
  3. MonSep 2895°73°Mostly Sunny1%wind 12 mph
  4. TueSep 2991°70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms58%0.45 inwind 16 mph · gusts 24 mph
  5. WedSep 3084°65°Showers And Thunderstorms75%0.93 inwind 16 mph · gusts 25 mph
  6. ThuOct 181°61°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely55%0.40 inwind 15 mph · gusts 23 mph
  7. FriOct 281°61°Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms22%0.08 inwind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
  8. SatOct 386°61°Sunny8%wind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  9. SunOct 483°59°National Blend13%wind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
  10. MonOct 582°61°National Blend8%wind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  11. TueOct 687°63°National Blend5%0.07 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  12. WedOct 7~75°56°Model mean
  13. ThuOct 8~78°57°Model mean
  14. FriOct 9~77°59°Model mean
  15. SatOct 10~79°59°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~80°61°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like90°
  • WindS 8 mphgusts 13 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity47%
  • Dew point65°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility—
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
  • Moonrise7:22 PMMoonset 7:23 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 1:00 PM CDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodaySep 26—70°NWS grid 94° / 70°rain 44%thunder 31%wind 13 mph · gusts 21 mph
  2. SunSep 2795°69°NWS grid 96° / 69°rain 8%thunder 13%wind 9 mph
  3. MonSep 2895°73°NWS grid 95° / 73°rain 5%thunder 14%wind 12 mph
  4. TueSep 2991°70°NWS grid 91° / 70°rain 77%thunder 31%0.67 inwind 16 mph · gusts 24 mph
  5. WedSep 3084°65°NWS grid 84° / 65°rain 77%thunder 23%1.24 inwind 16 mph · gusts 24 mph
  6. ThuOct 181°61°NWS grid 81° / 61°rain 49%thunder 29%0.55 inwind 15 mph · gusts 23 mph
  7. FriOct 281°61°NWS grid 81° / 61°rain 19%thunder 16%0.04 inwind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
  8. SatOct 386°64°NWS grid 86° / 61°rain 8%thunder 12%wind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  9. SunOct 483°59°Beyond the NWS gridrain 13%wind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
  10. MonOct 582°61°Beyond the NWS gridrain 8%wind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  11. TueOct 687°63°Beyond the NWS gridrain 5%0.07 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
59°82°104°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 1:00 PM CDT · GFS Sep 26, 1:00 PM CDT · GEFS Sep 26, 1:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Sep 26, 7:00 AM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 26, 7:00 AM CDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

50°77°104°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2694° 70°0.06 in97° 76°~95° 76°0.04 in~95° 81°0.06 in96° 72°0.02 in~91° 73°0.07 in
Sun Sep 2796° 69°0.01 in97° 70°0.01 in91° 73°94° 74°0.03 in94° 74°~92° 73°
Mon Sep 2895° 73°89° 71°97° 73°94° 73°91° 72°0.03 in~90° 71°
Tue Sep 2991° 70°0.45 in—88° 79°0.04 in86° 77°0.63 in83° 75°0.12 in~91° 76°0.03 in
Wed Sep 3084° 65°0.93 in—88° 71°1.78 in82° 72°1.10 in91° 74°0.15 in~82° 76°1.11 in
Thu Oct 181° 61°0.40 in—88° 71°0.27 in77° 68°0.25 in76° 71°1.99 in~76° 69°0.39 in
Fri Oct 281° 61°0.08 in—80° 69°0.33 in78° 65°0.20 in~75° 68°0.07 in~68° 62°0.20 in
Sat Oct 386° 61°—86° 69°80° 65°0.04 in~73° 58°~73° 63°0.02 in
Sun Oct 4——76° 62°0.03 in77° 66°0.15 in~70° 60°~78° 62°
Mon Oct 5——75° 55°70° 61°0.11 in~71° 64°~78° 63°
Tue Oct 6——76° 57°~68° 57°0.02 in~70° 56°~76° 56°
Wed Oct 7——~76° 58°—~69° 53°~79° 56°
Thu Oct 8——~80° 61°—~71° 53°~82° 58°
Fri Oct 9——~78° 61°—~74° 55°~78° 60°
Sat Oct 10——~76° 62°—~80° 59°~82° 56°
Sun Oct 11——~80° 61°—~74° 71°~65° 58°

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Altus Afb (LTS) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Sun Oct 11, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature leanwarmer 33% · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct to Dec0°20°40°60°80°100°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2685° / 54°106° (1953)28° (1984)no outlookno outlook
Oct 3—104° (2000)26° (2000)near normal most likely · days 6 to 1040% chance above normal · days 6 to 10
Oct 1079° / 52°100° (1954)27° (2000)33% chance above normal · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 1776° / 47°98° (1972)25° (1989)33% chance above normal · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 24—95° (2003)17° (1917)33% chance above normal · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct 2026
Oct 31—91° (2001)16° (1991)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 7—90° (1980)13° (1950)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 14—86° (1963)13° (1959)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 21—89° (1970)12° (1993)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 28—88° (1954)7° (2006)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 5—84° (1956)2° (2005)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 12—84° (1921)-0° (1932)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 19—88° (1955)-10° (1989)equal chances · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtomorrowLowmild
  • FlutomorrowLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hModerateheat
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstomorrowHighheat
  • SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightGoodwarm night

Outdoors

  • RunningtomorrowFairhot
  • HikingtomorrowGoodhot
  • BikingtomorrowVery goodhot
  • GolftomorrowVery goodhot
  • FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • CampingtonightGoodrain overnight
  • StargazingtonightFairbright moon

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtomorrowVery goodhot
  • GardeningtomorrowVery goodhot
  • Outdoor entertainingtomorrowVery goodhot
  • Drying laundry outsidetomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowVery goodhot
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestomorrowVery highwarm
  • TickstomorrowModeratewarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststomorrowHighwarm

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayPoor8:52 PM to 6:05 AM1 of 9None100%Fair10 mph
SundayFair8:50 PM to 6:06 AM9 of 9None98%Good7 mph
MondayPoor8:49 PM to 6:07 AM0 of 9None93%12 mph
TuesdayPoor8:48 PM to 6:08 AM0 of 9None87%16 mph
WednesdayPoor8:46 PM to 6:08 AM0 of 9None79%2 h12 mph
ThursdayFair8:45 PM to 6:09 AM4 of 92 h from 9:00 PM70%Fair12 mph
FridayFair8:43 PM to 6:10 AM5 of 9None60%Fair7 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sat7:03 AM to 7:13 AM7:13 AM to 8:02 AM6:55 PM to 7:44 PM7:44 PM to 7:53 PM
Sun7:04 AM to 7:14 AM7:14 AM to 8:02 AM6:54 PM to 7:42 PM7:42 PM to 7:52 PM
Mon7:05 AM to 7:14 AM7:14 AM to 8:03 AM6:52 PM to 7:41 PM7:41 PM to 7:50 PM
Tue7:05 AM to 7:15 AM7:15 AM to 8:04 AM6:51 PM to 7:39 PM7:39 PM to 7:49 PM
Wed7:06 AM to 7:16 AM7:16 AM to 8:05 AM6:49 PM to 7:38 PM7:38 PM to 7:48 PM
Thu7:07 AM to 7:17 AM7:17 AM to 8:05 AM6:48 PM to 7:37 PM7:37 PM to 7:46 PM
Fri7:08 AM to 7:17 AM7:17 AM to 8:06 AM6:46 PM to 7:35 PM7:35 PM to 7:45 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:28 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:28 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:22 PM, 83° E
  • MS Moonset 7:23 AM, 273° W
  • Full moon, 100% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: no-fly (thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sun 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:58 AM to sunrise 7:28 AM, and sunset 7:28 PM to 7:58 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 7 PMNo-fly8121645%88°thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 8 PMNo-fly8192445%86°thunderstorms possible, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 9 PMNo-fly10252945%80°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 10 PMNo-fly10152025%78°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMNo-fly10252925%77°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMNo-fly9222725%75°gusts near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMNo-fly922277%74°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly922267%74°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMCaution819237%73°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMCaution819236%72°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMCaution717196%72°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMNo-fly623266%71°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMNo-fly623251%70°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMGood5681%71°nothing against it
Sun 9 AMGood3481%73°nothing against it
Sun 10 AMGood5690%78°nothing against it
Sun 11 AMGood55100%82°nothing against it
Sun 12 PMGood55100%86°nothing against it
Sun 1 PMGood55111%89°nothing against it
Sun 2 PMGood55111%92°nothing against it
Sun 3 PMGood34121%94°nothing against it
Sun 4 PMGood34121%95°nothing against it
Sun 5 PMGood34121%96°nothing against it
Sun 6 PMGood34111%94°nothing against it

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Sun 1 AM to 2 PM 13 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Sun 8 PM to Mon 7 AM 11 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Mon 8 AM to 2 PM 6 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Fri 6 PM to Sat 4 AM 10 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sat 9 AM to 1 PM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayShowers possible45%0.06 in36%13 mph
SundayDry1%0.01 in30%5 mph2 d
MondayDry1%0.00 in32%7 mph1 dGood
TuesdayWet58%0.45 in45%16 mph
WednesdayWet70%0.93 in59%16 mph
ThursdayWet44%0.40 in56%15 mph
FridayShowers possible17%0.08 in47%12 mph
SaturdayDry8%0.00 in40%9 mph1 dGood

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best12:04 AM to 2:04 AM12:27 PM to 2:27 PM6:53 AM to 7:53 AM6:52 PM to 7:52 PM 100%7:28 AM, 7:28 PM
Sun Best12:50 AM to 2:50 AM1:14 PM to 3:14 PM7:58 AM to 8:58 AM7:21 PM to 8:21 PM 99%7:29 AM, 7:27 PM
Mon Good1:38 AM to 3:38 AM2:04 PM to 4:04 PM9:06 AM to 10:06 AM7:54 PM to 8:54 PM 95%7:30 AM, 7:25 PM
Tue Fair2:30 AM to 4:30 AM2:58 PM to 4:58 PM10:17 AM to 11:17 AM8:33 PM to 9:33 PM 90%7:31 AM, 7:24 PM
Wed Poor3:27 AM to 5:27 AM3:56 PM to 5:56 PM11:29 AM to 12:29 PM9:20 PM to 10:20 PM 82%7:31 AM, 7:23 PM
Thu Fair4:27 AM to 6:27 AM4:58 PM to 6:58 PM12:39 PM to 1:39 PM10:15 PM to 11:15 PM 73%7:32 AM, 7:21 PM
Fri Fair5:30 AM to 7:30 AM6:01 PM to 8:01 PM1:44 PM to 2:44 PM11:20 PM to 12:20 AM 64%7:33 AM, 7:20 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. Tonight70° · 45% · SSE 7–10 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  2. Sunday96° · 6% · E 6 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. East wind around 6 mph.

  3. Sunday Night69° · 1% · ENE 3–7 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

  4. Monday95° · ESE 7 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. East southeast wind around 7 mph.

  5. Monday Night73° · 6% · SE 5–12 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.

  6. Tuesday91° · 48% · S 12–16 mph

    A chance of rain showers between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  7. Tuesday Night70° · 75% · SE 12–16 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  8. Wednesday84° · 75% · S 16 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  9. Wednesday Night65° · 58% · S 8–12 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  10. Thursday81° · 55% · SW 12–15 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  11. Thursday Night61° · 39% · N 8–13 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  12. Friday81° · 22% · N 12 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  13. Friday Night61° · 15% · NE 8 mph

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  14. Saturday86° · 6% · NE 9 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 86.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Norman, OK · issued Sep 26, 6:33 PM CDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

KEY Messages

Updated at 620 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Additional strong to severe storms possible this afternoon and evening across the western third of the area.

Widespread beneficial rainfall expected beginning Tuesday through the end of next week.

Temperatures will remain above normal through early next week, before cooling down mid-week.

Near Term

146 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Rest of today and tonight)

A shortwave trough will continue to move through the southern Plains today. Daytime heating by the afternoon should give way to instability values upwards of 1500-2000 J/kg at least across the western half of the area. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to redevelop this afternoon across portions of northern, central and western Oklahoma and western north Texas. Deep-layer shear will be sufficient to support a few stronger storms capable of producing large hail and damaging wind gusts. Most of the activity that develops before sunset, should weaken into the night as daytime heating decreases.

Bunker

Short Term

146 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Sunday through Monday night)

A few lingering showers and thunderstorms are possible Sunday morning, most of the activity should shift to the east as the mid- level trough exits the area. Mid-level heights will increase Sunday, so afternoon highs will likely be a few degrees warmer than Saturday's temperatures. Despite the increasing mid-level heights, deep-layer moisture and daytime heating will help to support isolated to scattered thunderstorms across much of the area Sunday afternoon.

Aforementioned mid-level ridge will keep temperatures similar to Sunday's highs, and should keep most of the area dry. There is a low chance at thunderstorm development across far southeastern Oklahoma during the afternoon.

Bunker

Long Term

125 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(Tuesday through Friday)

Sub-tropical jet coming off the Pacific will bring increasing amounts of moisture, including the remnants of Hurricane Polo north and northeast ahead of strengthening western trough. This will allow precip chances to increase beginning Tuesday.

The 00Z GFS has come in more in line with the Euro in a much slower eastward progression of the upper low through the southwest into the southern Plains this week. After the initial increase in precip chances Tuesday, abundant deep layer moisture and the slow movement of the upper low will bring an extended chance of rain through the remainder of the week and perhaps into next weekend. I'm reluctant to say this, but this would bring in the possibility of an increased chance of flooding rainfall, believe it or not as we go through the week, with very little chance of severe storms.

Aviation

620 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(00Z TAFS)

Isolated storm activity will remain ongoing at least through 08Z although will lower to 30% probabilities between 04-08Z. Terminal KDUA in southeast Oklahoma may not be impacted until 04Z while terminals KWWR in northwest Oklahoma should see no impacts. Ceilings from the storm activity should stay high enough although rain could reduce visibilities to at least an MVFR category should storms move over the impacted terminals as well as localized gusty winds. By 08Z all terminals should stay in a VFR category through the end of the forecast period. Surface winds should stay out of the south with a surface trough across the Central Plains pushing into northwest Oklahoma producing a northerly wind shift at 5-10 kts by 15Z. There are several storm outflow boundaries across southwest Oklahoma into western north Texas keeping surface winds variable in direction and gusty mainly at terminals KLAW and KSPS.

Preliminary Point Temps / Pops

Oklahoma City OK 70 91 70 91 / 40 30 20 10 Hobart OK 69 93 68 92 / 30 0 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 70 98 71 97 / 60 20 10 10 Gage OK 63 88 63 86 / 10 0 10 0 Ponca City OK 65 85 66 84 / 70 10 10 10 Durant OK 70 97 70 95 / 10 30 40 20

OUN Watches / Warnings / Advisories

OK...None. TX...None.

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Marginal Risk
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27General Thunderstorms Risk
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28General Thunderstorms Risk
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 260.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 280.10 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 301.25 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 20.10 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Flash flood risk

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Marginal
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Below marginal
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Below marginal
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Slight
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30Slight

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 2–Oct 6
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 10
  4. Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 10

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Sep 29–Sep 30Heavy Rain
  2. Sep 29–Oct 3Severe Drought

Drought

  1. Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D4 Exceptional drought
  2. Outlook for Sep 2026Drought persists

Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Altus Irig Rsch Stn

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 5 and the first fall freeze around November 2: a growing season of about 210 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 19; one spring in ten still has one after April 21.

Climate of 34.51, -99.33: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 25 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max1 · Minor2 · Moderate2 · Moderate2 · Moderate1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max82°84°84°80°77°74°73°77°
Heat index max95°96°95°91°86°81°81°85°
Chance of thunder max29%20%1%35%35%22%20%8%
Mixing height max8,800 ft7,700 ft8,800 ft4,200 ft3,600 ft4,600 ft3,700 ft3,500 ft
Transport wind max16 mph15 mph18 mph18 mph21 mph18 mph15 mph15 mph
Twenty-foot wind max12 mph8 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph14 mph10 mph8 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Altus Afb (LTS) · 11 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sat Sep 2694° / 70°—106° (1953)38° (2000)
Sun Sep 2796° / 69°85° / 54°104° (1953)38° (1942)
Mon Sep 2895° / 73°—105° (1953)38° (1967)
Tue Sep 2991° / 70°85° / 54°100° (1928)40° (1916)
Wed Sep 3084° / 65°—105° (1977)28° (1984)
Thu Oct 181° / 61°87° / 55°104° (1977)39° (1985)
Fri Oct 281° / 61°85° / 54°102° (2000)40° (1975)
Sat Oct 386° / 61°84° / 54°104° (2000)40° (1975)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat7:03 AM7:28 AM7:28 PM7:53 PM12 h 0 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun7:04 AM7:29 AM7:27 PM7:52 PM11 h 58 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon7:05 AM7:30 AM7:25 PM7:50 PM11 h 55 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue7:05 AM7:31 AM7:24 PM7:49 PM11 h 53 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed7:06 AM7:31 AM7:23 PM7:48 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu7:07 AM7:32 AM7:21 PM7:46 PM11 h 49 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri7:08 AM7:33 AM7:20 PM7:45 PM11 h 47 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat7:08 AM7:34 AM7:18 PM7:44 PM11 h 44 min Last quarter · 53% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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