Ballou, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ballou weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast68%—87°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°72°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——92°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——97°70°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—95°80°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast21%—97°77°+2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 5.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ballou at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Ballou
- Sun87°67°68%
- Mon90°72°2%
- Tue92°70°5%
- Wed97°70°1%
- Thu98°77°5%
- Fri95°80°19%
- Sat97°77°21%
- Sun97°73°7%
- Mon100°74°7%
- Tue101°71°3%
- Wed105°77°2%
- Thu115°74°8%
- Fri92°77°14%
- Sat93°72°23%
- Sun95°70°20%
- Mon99°72°19%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Ballou
SPC includes Ballou in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Ballou
- 74352