Altus, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——103°77°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle——96°80°-7°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——100°73°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——104°77°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——108°79°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——108°86°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——106°86°-2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.70 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 5.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.70 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Altus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 26°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 73521
16-Day Forecast — Altus
- Sat103°77°1%
- Sun96°80°9%
- Mon100°73°5%
- Tue104°77°3%
- Wed108°79°2%
- Thu108°86°6%
- Fri106°86°7%
- Sat94°78°9%
- Sun99°73°5%
- Mon94°70°3%
- Tue95°73°3%
- Wed91°73°6%
- Thu95°70°17%
- Fri96°75°13%
- Sat100°76°19%
- Sun99°73°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Altus
SPC has placed Altus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Altus
- 73521
- 73523
- 73522