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Broken Bow, Oklahoma Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Broken Bow, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 4:20 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
54%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Broken Bow, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBroken Bow, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 92°
Broken Bow, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    94°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.02″
    92°75°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    40%
    0.04″
    94°68°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    93°69°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    94°71°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    97°70°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    97°75°
Broken Bow, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
143° · steady
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4023SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
Broken Bow, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.4
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.4
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.7997.4997.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Broken Bow, OK
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 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
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Broken Bow, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
85%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.4mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
21:20 UTC · Broken Bow, 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
21:20 UTC · Broken Bow, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Broken Bow, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Broken Bow, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Broken Bow, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Broken Bow, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Broken Bow, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Broken Bow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 74728

16-Day Forecast — Broken Bow

  1. Sat93°74°5%
  2. Sun92°75°17%
  3. Mon94°68°40%
  4. Tue93°69°7%
  5. Wed94°71°6%
  6. Thu97°70°3%
  7. Fri97°75°5%
  8. Sat93°72°10%
  9. Sun92°68°8%
  10. Mon89°65°7%
  11. Tue90°65°5%
  12. Wed91°63°9%
  13. Thu91°63°16%
  14. Fri90°67°29%
  15. Sat82°68°23%
  16. Sun83°70°13%

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 — Broken Bow

SPC has placed Broken Bow 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 Broken Bow

  • 74728

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.