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Bessie, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Bessie, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 8:37 PM
89
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
27%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
3:54 PM
Bessie, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBessie, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 95°
Bessie, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    16%
    104°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    95°72°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    98°72°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    104°75°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    107°78°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    108°86°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    103°81°-5°
Bessie, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
359° · backing 158°
Direction
N
359°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 8
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 8 · pk 34
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2210SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bessie, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.4
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.30 inHg
Now
958.4
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957962
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.8957.0959.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bessie, OK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
windy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bessie, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
89.7mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
01:37 UTC · Bessie, 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
01:37 UTC · Bessie, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bessie, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bessie, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bessie, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:57 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
3:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bessie, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
11:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bessie, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bessie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 73622

16-Day Forecast — Bessie

  1. Sat104°73°16%
  2. Sun95°72°15%
  3. Mon98°72°3%
  4. Tue104°75°3%
  5. Wed107°78°3%
  6. Thu108°86°9%
  7. Fri103°81°7%
  8. Sat97°67°9%
  9. Sun87°69°6%
  10. Mon90°69°3%
  11. Tue98°70°3%
  12. Wed104°76°7%
  13. Thu106°82°15%
  14. Fri108°82°19%
  15. Sat106°84°23%
  16. Sun107°83°16%

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 — Bessie

SPC has placed Bessie in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Bessie

  • 73622

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.