Current weather · Sep 29, 2:29 AM CDT

36.7560, -95.8470

71°

Mostly ClearFeels like 71° · Humidity 73%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Tulsa, OK · grid 47,131
High
85°
Low
70°
Rain today
17%
Sunrise
7:17 AM
Sunset
7:10 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Tue 2 AM71°71°62°73%0%SE6 mph9 mph17%—10 mi-100 ft
Tue 3 AM70°70°60°71%0%SE6 mph12 mph20%—10 mi-100 ft
Tue 4 AM69°69°58°68%2%SSE7 mph13 mph44%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Tue 5 AM68°68°58°70%2%SSE7 mph14 mph37%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Tue 6 AM68°68°57°68%2%SSE8 mph15 mph44%2%—10 mi-100 ft
Tue 7 AM67°67°57°70%7%SSE8 mph15 mph54%7%—10 mi-100 ft
Tue 8 AM68°68°57°68%7%SSE9 mph17 mph52%7%—10 mi-100 ft
Tue 9 AM70°70°58°66%7%SSE10 mph18 mph74%7%—10 mi25,000 ft
Tue 10 AM74°74°58°57%11%S12 mph20 mph65%11%—10 mi25,000 ft
Tue 11 AM75°75°60°60%11%S13 mph22 mph73%11%—10 mi25,000 ft
Tue 12 PM77°77°62°60%11%S13 mph22 mph79%11%—10 mi25,000 ft
Tue 1 PMSlight chance of light rain showers78°78°64°62%17%S13 mph22 mph83%13%—10 mi11,000 ft
Tue 2 PMSlight chance of light rain showers80°82°65°60%17%S13 mph22 mph70%13%—10 mi11,000 ft
Tue 3 PMSlight chance of light rain showers81°83°66°60%17%S12 mph21 mph78%13%—10 mi11,000 ft
Tue 4 PM82°84°66°58%7%S12 mph21 mph74%7%—10 mi25,000 ft
Tue 5 PM84°86°66°55%7%SSE10 mph20 mph69%7%—10 mi25,000 ft
Tue 6 PM82°84°66°58%7%SSE9 mph17 mph74%7%—10 mi12,000 ft
Tue 7 PM82°84°65°56%4%SSE8 mph15 mph74%4%—10 mi11,000 ft
Tue 8 PM79°79°65°62%4%SE7 mph15 mph76%4%—10 mi11,000 ft
Tue 9 PM77°77°64°64%4%SE8 mph15 mph79%4%—10 mi13,000 ft
Tue 10 PM76°76°64°66%3%SE8 mph15 mph76%3%—10 mi13,000 ft
Tue 11 PM75°75°64°69%3%SE8 mph15 mph56%3%—10 mi-100 ft
Wed 12 AM75°75°63°66%3%SSE8 mph15 mph54%3%—10 mi-100 ft
Wed 1 AM75°75°63°66%3%SSE8 mph15 mph48%3%—10 mi-100 ft
Wed 2 AM74°74°63°69%3%SSE9 mph15 mph63%3%—10 mi11,000 ft
Wed 3 AM74°74°63°69%3%SSE9 mph16 mph42%3%—10 mi-100 ft
Wed 4 AM73°73°62°68%4%SSE10 mph17 mph69%4%—10 mi13,400 ft
Wed 5 AM72°72°63°73%4%SSE12 mph18 mph83%4%—10 mi11,000 ft
Wed 6 AM72°72°63°73%4%S12 mph18 mph67%4%—10 mi9,500 ft
Wed 7 AM71°71°63°76%2%S12 mph20 mph68%2%—10 mi8,500 ft
Wed 8 AM72°72°64°76%2%S13 mph21 mph64%2%—10 mi8,500 ft
Wed 9 AM74°74°66°76%2%S13 mph22 mph77%2%—10 mi9,500 ft
Wed 10 AM77°77°67°71%1%S14 mph23 mph68%1%—10 mi11,000 ft
Wed 11 AM79°79°68°69%1%S15 mph26 mph52%1%——
Wed 12 PM81°84°69°67%1%S16 mph26 mph63%1%——
Wed 1 PMChance of light rain showers82°85°69°65%26%0.00 inS16 mph28 mph58%7%——
Wed 2 PMChance of light rain showers83°87°69°63%26%0.00 inS16 mph28 mph53%7%——
Wed 3 PMChance of light rain showers83°87°69°63%26%0.00 inS16 mph26 mph55%7%——
Wed 4 PMChance of light rain showers84°88°69°61%30%0.00 inS15 mph25 mph37%14%——
Wed 5 PMChance of light rain showers86°90°69°57%30%0.00 inS14 mph24 mph60%14%——
Wed 6 PMChance of light rain showers84°88°69°61%30%0.00 inS13 mph22 mph56%14%——
Wed 7 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of moderate rain showers83°87°69°63%52%0.05 inS10 mph18 mph64%30%——
Wed 8 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of moderate rain showers80°83°69°69%52%0.05 inS10 mph17 mph48%30%——
Wed 9 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of moderate rain showers78°78°69°74%52%0.05 inS9 mph16 mph64%30%——
Wed 10 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of moderate rain showers76°76°69°79%52%0.05 inS8 mph15 mph79%30%——
Wed 11 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of moderate rain showers75°75°69°82%52%0.05 inS8 mph15 mph82%30%——
Thu 12 AMChance of thunderstorms and chance of moderate rain showers75°75°69°82%52%0.05 inS8 mph15 mph84%30%——
Thu 1 AMHeavy rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms74°74°69°84%92%0.16 inS9 mph15 mph87%24%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 29, 1:50 AM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2985°70°Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers17%wind 13 mph · gusts 22 mph
  2. WedSep 3088°67°Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers52%0.27 inwind 16 mph · gusts 28 mph
  3. ThuOct 175°62°Showers And Thunderstorms98%2.32 inwind 10 mph · gusts 17 mph
  4. FriOct 271°59°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely71%0.23 inwind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
  5. SatOct 371°58°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms30%0.03 inwind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
  6. SunOct 474°54°Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny15%0.01 inwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  7. MonOct 574°52°Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny15%0.01 inwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  8. TueOct 676°52°5%wind 6 mph
  9. WedOct 780°58°National Blend7%wind 6 mph
  10. ThuOct 880°57°National Blend5%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  11. FriOct 9~73°53°Model mean
  12. SatOct 10~76°54°Model mean
  13. SunOct 11~74°57°Model mean
  14. MonOct 12~71°51°Model mean
  15. TueOct 13~77°59°Model mean
  16. WedOct 14~76°56°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like71°
  • WindSE 6 mphgusts 9 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity73%
  • Dew point62°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
  • Moonrise8:42 PMMoonset 10:38 AM
  • Moon phaseWaning gibbous90% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 28, 7:00 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 2985°71°NWS grid 85° / 70°rain 28%thunder 13%wind 13 mph · gusts 22 mph
  2. WedSep 3086°68°NWS grid 88° / 67°rain 93%thunder 35%0.38 inwind 17 mph · gusts 29 mph
  3. ThuOct 176°61°NWS grid 75° / 62°rain 99%thunder 33%2.29 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  4. FriOct 271°60°NWS grid 71° / 59°rain 51%thunder 25%0.33 inwind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
  5. SatOct 373°59°NWS grid 71° / 58°rain 19%thunder 23%0.02 inwind 7 mph
  6. SunOct 474°53°NWS grid 74° / 54°rain 7%wind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
  7. MonOct 574°52°NWS grid 74° / 52°rain 6%wind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  8. TueOct 676°56°NWS grid 76° / 52°rain 6%wind 6 mph
  9. WedOct 780°58°Beyond the NWS gridrain 7%wind 6 mph
  10. ThuOct 880°57°Beyond the NWS gridrain 5%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  11. FriOct 979°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 1%wind 7 mph
50°68°86°WedThuFriSatSunMonTue

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 28, 7:00 PM CDT · GFS Sep 28, 7:00 PM CDT · GEFS Sep 28, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Sep 28, 7:00 AM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 28, 7:00 PM 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°73°95°WedThuFriSatSunMonTue

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2985° 70°89° 67°86° 66°0.04 in85° 67°0.07 in82° 70°0.20 in~84° 71°0.03 in
Wed Sep 3088° 67°0.27 in89° 73°85° 74°0.81 in86° 74°0.39 in86° 75°0.29 in~84° 76°0.39 in
Thu Oct 175° 62°2.32 in—75° 67°1.23 in77° 69°1.61 in76° 72°1.65 in~74° 71°1.39 in
Fri Oct 271° 59°0.23 in—69° 66°0.04 in73° 65°0.04 in70° 66°0.03 in~71° 68°0.15 in
Sat Oct 371° 58°0.03 in—69° 60°73° 59°0.07 in69° 63°0.04 in~74° 64°0.03 in
Sun Oct 474° 54°0.01 in—76° 58°75° 58°~73° 64°~78° 63°
Mon Oct 574° 52°0.01 in—75° 54°74° 54°~74° 57°~76° 58°
Tue Oct 676° 52°—74° 52°75° 54°0.02 in~74° 57°~76° 55°
Wed Oct 7——77° 53°78° 57°0.03 in~78° 57°~74° 61°0.12 in
Thu Oct 8——77° 61°78° 58°0.02 in~79° 62°~75° 60°0.01 in
Fri Oct 9——~72° 53°—~67° 54°~80° 53°
Sat Oct 10——~77° 56°—~69° 49°~82° 57°
Sun Oct 11——~77° 59°—~73° 53°~71° 59°
Mon Oct 12——~72° 50°—~74° 55°~66° 47°
Tue Oct 13——~76° 60°—~59° 59°~78° 58°
Wed Oct 14——~76° 56°———

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 Bartlesville/Philli (BVO) · 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 Wed Oct 14, 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 29—96° (2024)35° (2010)33% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 6—94° (2024)25° (2012)near normal most likely · days 8 to 1440% chance below normal · days 8 to 14
Oct 13—90° (2011)18° (2022)33% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 20—93° (2024)19° (2022)33% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 27—92° (2024)17° (2023)33% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Nov 3—88° (2012)21° (2006)equal chances · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 10—87° (2006)12° (2018)equal chances · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 17—82° (2016)8° (2014)equal chances · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 24—80° (2017)15° (2013)equal chances · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1—79° (2021)-2° (2006)equal chances · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 8—75° (2020)1° (2013)equal chances · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 15—78° (2021)-2° (2016)equal chances · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 22—84° (2025)-3° (2022)equal chances · Oct to Dec33% 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.

Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtodayLowmild
  • FlutodayLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstodayLowmild
  • SunburntodayLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtodayGoodhot
  • HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GolftodayIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayGoodwind
  • Beach and pooltodayVery goodmostly cloudy
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightGoodbright moon

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Drying laundry outsidetodayVery goodlittle sun
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestodayHighwarm
  • TickstodayHighwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststodayHighwarm

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
TuesdayPoor8:36 PM to 5:52 AM0 of 9None87%12 mph
WednesdayPoor8:34 PM to 5:53 AM0 of 9None79%3 h9 mph
ThursdayPoor8:32 PM to 5:54 AM0 of 9None70%9 h7 mph
FridayPoor8:31 PM to 5:54 AM0 of 9None60%9 h8 mph
SaturdayPoor8:29 PM to 5:55 AM0 of 10None49%10 h7 mph
SundayGood8:28 PM to 5:56 AM10 of 106 h from 8:00 PM39%Poor8 h6 mph
MondayGood8:27 PM to 5:57 AM10 of 107 h from 8:00 PM29%Poor7 h3 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
Tue6:51 AM to 7:01 AM7:01 AM to 7:51 AM6:35 PM to 7:25 PM7:25 PM to 7:35 PM
Wed6:52 AM to 7:02 AM7:02 AM to 7:52 AM6:34 PM to 7:24 PM7:24 PM to 7:34 PM
Thu6:53 AM to 7:03 AM7:03 AM to 7:53 AM6:32 PM to 7:22 PM7:22 PM to 7:32 PM
Fri6:54 AM to 7:04 AM7:04 AM to 7:54 AM6:31 PM to 7:21 PM7:21 PM to 7:31 PM
Sat6:55 AM to 7:05 AM7:05 AM to 7:55 AM6:29 PM to 7:19 PM7:19 PM to 7:29 PM
Sun6:55 AM to 7:05 AM7:05 AM to 7:56 AM6:28 PM to 7:18 PM7:18 PM to 7:28 PM
Mon6:56 AM to 7:06 AM7:06 AM to 7:57 AM6:26 PM to 7:17 PM7:17 PM to 7:27 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:17 AM, 93° E
  • SS Sunset 7:10 PM, 267° W
  • MR Moonrise 8:42 PM, 61° ENE
  • MS Moonset 10:38 AM, 296° WNW
  • Waning gibbous, 90% 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 (gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). No stretch of two good hours in the next three days.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:47 AM to sunrise 7:17 AM, and sunset 7:10 PM to 7:40 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Tue6 AM12 PM6 PM
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Thu12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Tue 2 AMNo-fly623260%10 miup to 0 ft71°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 3 AMNo-fly623290%10 miup to 0 ft70°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 4 AMNo-fly717222%10 miup to 0 ft69°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 5 AMNo-fly717232%10 miup to 0 ft68°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 6 AMNo-fly819262%10 miup to 0 ft68°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 7 AMNo-fly810177%10 miup to 0 ft67°low cloud limits height (107.51), civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Tue 8 AMNo-fly912207%10 miup to 0 ft68°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit
Tue 9 AMCaution1013217%10 mi400 ft70°gusts near or over your limit
Tue 10 AMNo-fly12172511%10 mi400 ft74°gusts near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible
Tue 11 AMNo-fly13182811%10 mi400 ft75°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible
Tue 12 PMNo-fly13182811%10 mi400 ft77°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible
Tue 1 PMNo-fly13182817%10 mi400 ft78°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible
Tue 2 PMNo-fly13182817%10 mi400 ft80°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible
Tue 3 PMNo-fly12172617%10 mi400 ft81°gusts near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible
Tue 4 PMNo-fly1217267%10 mi400 ft82°gusts near or over your limit
Tue 5 PMCaution1013237%10 mi400 ft84°gusts near or over your limit
Tue 6 PMCaution912207%10 mi400 ft82°gusts near or over your limit
Tue 7 PMCaution812194%10 mi400 ft82°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 8 PMCaution710184%10 mi400 ft79°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 9 PMCaution812194%10 mi400 ft77°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 10 PMCaution812193%10 mi400 ft76°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 11 PMNo-fly812193%10 miup to 0 ft75°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 12 AMNo-fly812193%10 miup to 0 ft75°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Wed 1 AMNo-fly819263%10 miup to 0 ft75°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)

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

  • Tue 2 AM to 8 AM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Tue 7 PM to Wed 3 AM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 6 PM to 9 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 12 PM to 8 PM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Tue 11 AM to 4 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
Tue6 AM12 PM6 PM
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Thu12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Fri12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
TuesdayDry17%0.00 in55%13 mph1 d
WednesdayWet52%0.27 in57%16 mph
ThursdayWet98%2.32 in93%10 mph
FridayShowers possible28%0.23 in90%12 mph
SaturdayShowers possible30%0.03 in87%7 mph
SundayDry10%0.01 in68%10 mph3 d
MondayDry2%0.01 in62%7 mph2 d
TuesdayDry5%0.00 in62%6 mph1 d

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 Tuesday, rated fair.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Tue Fair2:16 AM to 4:16 AM2:44 PM to 4:44 PM10:08 AM to 11:08 AM8:12 PM to 9:12 PM 90%7:17 AM, 7:10 PM
Wed Poor3:12 AM to 5:12 AM3:42 PM to 5:42 PM11:21 AM to 12:21 PM8:58 PM to 9:58 PM 82%7:18 AM, 7:08 PM
Thu Fair4:12 AM to 6:12 AM4:44 PM to 6:44 PM12:33 PM to 1:33 PM9:53 PM to 10:53 PM 73%7:19 AM, 7:07 PM
Fri Fair5:15 AM to 7:15 AM5:46 PM to 7:46 PM1:37 PM to 2:37 PM10:57 PM to 11:57 PM 64%7:20 AM, 7:05 PM
Sat Fair6:17 AM to 8:17 AM6:48 PM to 8:48 PM2:32 PM to 3:32 PM 53%7:20 AM, 7:04 PM
Sun Fair7:17 AM to 9:17 AM7:46 PM to 9:46 PM12:08 AM to 1:08 AM3:18 PM to 4:18 PM 43%7:21 AM, 7:02 PM
Mon Fair8:13 AM to 10:13 AM8:40 PM to 10:40 PM1:20 AM to 2:20 AM3:55 PM to 4:55 PM 32%7:22 AM, 7:01 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. Overnight66° · 2% · SE 5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

  2. Tuesday85° · 17% · S 10–15 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  3. Tuesday Night70° · 7% · SE 5–10 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  4. Wednesday88° · 30% · S 10–15 mph

    A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  5. Wednesday Night67° · 92% · S 10–15 mph

    A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

  6. Thursday75° · 98% · S 5–10 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

  7. Thursday Night62° · 84% · E 5 mph

    Rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  8. Friday71° · 61% · N 10 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  9. Friday Night59° · 22% · NE 5–10 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  10. Saturday71° · 30% · NE 5 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  11. Saturday Night58° · 18% · N 5 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  12. Sunday74° · 15% · N 5–10 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  13. Sunday Night54° · 15% · NE 5–10 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  14. Monday74° · 15% · NE 5 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Tulsa, OK · issued Sep 29, 12:29 AM 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 1228 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Low rain chances across northeast Oklahoma Tuesday, with isolated thunder potential.

Above normal temperatures continue through mid week.

Unsettled weather for mid to late week, with several periods of high rain chances and heavy rain potential. Limited severe weather potential will exist as well.

Short Term

1151 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

(Through Tuesday)

Low impact conditions can be expected for much of the overnight, with continued above normal low temperatures and a low chance of a light shower west of Highway 75 near daybreak. The chance for showers and perhaps an isolated thunderstorm will increase late morning and into the afternoon hours across parts of northeast Oklahoma, primarily north of I-44 as a disturbance in the increasing southwest flow aloft moves northeastward through the area. Rainfall amounts should remain fairly light through Tuesday afternoon. Afternoon temperatures will be well above normal in most areas, with low to mid 90s across most of the area along and south of I-40. Areas along the Kansas border could end up cooler than the current forecast if the shower/storm coverage is higher than expected.

Long Term

1151 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

(Tuesday Night through Monday)

The focus of this forecast package remains on the potential for multiple rounds of widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms and the most substantial rainfall this area has seen since June. The storm system of interest is onshore tonight in the southwestern United States, with Hurricane Polo just off shore of the Baja California. The moisture associated with Polo will flow into the Southern Plains as the aforementioned storm system shifts eastward toward the region. Forecast precipitable water values remain near record levels for this time of year, supporting efficient rainfall production. The heavy rainfall potential will move from west to east across the area with time, beginning Wednesday evening in areas west of Highway 75 in eastern Oklahoma and moving out by midday Friday - although chances for lighter rainfall will extend into the weekend. There has been a lot of buzz about the overall rainfall totals, and confidence is highest in some of the higher end totals /2-4 inches, locally 6-7 inches/ being realized across portions of eastern Oklahoma and much less across western Arkansas given recent model trends. The NBM QPF is hanging onto some of the higher amounts featured in older model runs, and some adjustments have been made to the NBM initialization to show some lower amounts in the eastern part of the area using varying amounts of the 12Z ECMWF. Some consideration was given to issuing a Flood Watch on this shift, but ultimately, there is enough uncertainty to warrant allowing later shifts another look. One thing that will weigh heavily is the impact of the persistent drought on how much rainfall the area can take. The heaviest amounts are actually forecast across portions of the forecast area /south of I-40/ with the highest FFG, which is another reason for pushing the watch decision to another cycle.

Fall-like temperatures will finally arrive for a multi-day period, beginning with the rain impacts Thursday into Friday, continuing behind a cold front that moves through Friday into Saturday and reinforced Sunday into Monday. This reinforcement should also lead to drier conditions into early next week. Of note, Tulsa has not seen a temperature below 60 degrees since May 25th and early next week may break that streak.

Aviation

1228 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

(06Z TAFS)

VFR conditions will prevail through the forecast period. South winds will gust to near 20 knots at times Tuesday at the northeast Oklahoma sites. The chance for any precipitation is too low to mention in the TAF's at this time.

Preliminary Point Temps / Pops

TUL 89 74 90 69 / 10 0 30 90 FSM 95 72 94 74 / 0 0 0 30 MLC 96 74 93 70 / 10 0 20 70 BVO 86 68 88 65 / 20 0 30 100 FYV 89 68 90 68 / 0 0 10 30 BYV 89 69 89 71 / 0 0 0 20 MKO 91 70 91 68 / 10 0 20 70 MIO 84 70 89 68 / 0 0 10 70 F10 92 71 90 67 / 10 0 30 80 HHW 94 72 93 72 / 0 0 10 50

TSA Watches / Warnings / Advisories

OK...None. AR...None.

Hazardous weather outlook Sep 28, 7:56 PM CDT

The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.

FLUS44 KTSA 290056
HWOTSA

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
756 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

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073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-300100-
Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Northern Crawford-
Northern Franklin-North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford-
Central and Southern Franklin-Southern Sebastian-Pushmataha-
Choctaw-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-
Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-
Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-Latimer-Western Osage-
Northern Sequoyah-Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage-
Central and Southern Sequoyah-Central Le Flore-Southeast Osage-
Southern Le Flore-
756 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
TUESDAY...No Hazards.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...Thunderstorm...High Wind...and Heavy Rain Potential.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SUNDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A strong storm system coupled with a plume of tropical moisture 
will result in widespread rains and isolated to scattered
thunderstorms Wednesday through Friday. Locally heavy rainfall is
likely, although placement of the heaviest rains remains somewhat
uncertain. Parts of eastern Oklahoma are more favored for the 
higher rain totals currently. A window of severe weather potential
may develop, especially late Wednesday afternoon and evening 
across parts of eastern Oklahoma. The heaviest rains will taper 
off by Friday, but a few showers may linger into the weekend.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

$$

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

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Tue Sep 29Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Wed Sep 300.75 in
  3. Day 3 · Thu Oct 11.25 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Oct 2–Oct 30.10 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 4–Oct 5Under 0.01 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Flash flood risk

  1. Day 1 · Tue Sep 29Below marginal
  2. Day 2 · Wed Sep 30Below marginal
  3. Day 3 · Thu Oct 1Slight
  4. Day 4 · Fri Oct 2Slight
  5. Day 5 · Sat Oct 3Below marginal

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 8
  2. Days 6–10 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 8
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 6–Oct 12
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation40% chance below normalOct 6–Oct 12

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Thu Oct 1Heavy Rain
  2. Oct 1–Oct 5Severe Drought

Drought

  1. Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D2 Severe 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, Bartlesville F P Fld

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 12 and the first fall freeze around October 21: a growing season of about 192 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 5; one spring in ten still has one after April 28.

Climate of 36.76, -95.85: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 27 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.

ElementTueWedThuFriSatSunMonTue
HeatRisk max1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little
Wet bulb globe temperature max76°79°73°69°69°70°70°72°
Heat index max86°90°75°70°70°73°73°75°
Chance of thunder max13%30%30%28%17%6%5%3%
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft-100 ft
Visibility min10 mi10 mi
Mixing height max4,600 ft5,600 ft2,200 ft2,700 ft2,400 ft2,800 ft2,400 ft2,700 ft
Transport wind max21 mph26 mph16 mph13 mph13 mph16 mph13 mph12 mph
Twenty-foot wind max12 mph15 mph9 mph10 mph6 mph9 mph6 mph6 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Bartlesville/Philli (BVO) · 9.1 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
Tue Sep 2985° / 70°—94° (2023)40° (2006)
Wed Sep 3088° / 67°—93° (2023)39° (2020)
Thu Oct 175° / 62°—91° (2019)38° (2011)
Fri Oct 271° / 59°—92° (2019)36° (2020)
Sat Oct 371° / 58°—94° (2024)36° (2020)
Sun Oct 474° / 54°—96° (2024)35° (2010)
Mon Oct 574° / 52°—92° (2024)35° (2010)
Tue Oct 676° / 52°—90° (2018)35° (2012)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Tue6:51 AM7:17 AM7:10 PM7:35 PM11 h 53 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed6:52 AM7:18 AM7:08 PM7:34 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu6:53 AM7:19 AM7:07 PM7:32 PM11 h 48 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri6:54 AM7:20 AM7:05 PM7:31 PM11 h 45 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat6:55 AM7:20 AM7:04 PM7:29 PM11 h 44 min Last quarter · 53% lit
Sun6:55 AM7:21 AM7:02 PM7:28 PM11 h 41 min Last quarter · 43% lit
Mon6:56 AM7:22 AM7:01 PM7:27 PM11 h 39 min Waning crescent · 32% lit
Tue6:57 AM7:23 AM6:59 PM7:25 PM11 h 36 min Waning crescent · 23% 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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