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Alva, Oklahoma Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alva weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alva, OK
Sunday, July 5 at 3:14 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
35%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Sunset
3:57 PM
Alva, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlva, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 95°
Alva, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    93°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    96°71°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    97°72°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    107°74°+10°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    18%
    109°81°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    34%
    106°79°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    12%
    106°78°
Alva, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · backing 171°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 169SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 171° from the e.
Alva, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.46 inHg
Now
963.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.5959.4963.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alva, OK
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+13 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
7.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Alva, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
99.9mi
UNLIMITED
101 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:14 UTC · Alva, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:14 UTC · Alva, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alva, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alva, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alva, OK
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
3:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alva, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
11:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alva, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alva at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 73717

16-Day Forecast — Alva

  1. Sun94°66°11%
  2. Mon96°70°2%
  3. Tue97°72°2%
  4. Wed107°74°5%
  5. Thu109°81°18%
  6. Fri106°79°34%
  7. Sat106°78°12%
  8. Sun103°75°5%
  9. Mon108°79°2%
  10. Tue114°79°3%
  11. Wed120°89°7%
  12. Thu119°93°18%
  13. Fri101°83°20%
  14. Sat98°75°26%
  15. Sun98°73°16%
  16. Mon99°73°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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.

ZIP codes in Alva

  • 73717

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.