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Chelsea, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Chelsea, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 10:29 PM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
82%
Wind
26 mph
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
Chelsea, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChelsea, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 68% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 69°H 89°
Chelsea, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    68%
    0.41″
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    34%
    89°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    93°71°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    89°70°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    91°72°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    92°74°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    90°72°-2°
Chelsea, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
133° · backing 5°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
26
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
49
avg 8
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 49 @ 10:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 495SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 26 mph with gusts pulsing to 39 — flags snap, branches bend.
Chelsea, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.8
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.8
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.1985.8987.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Chelsea, OK
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
windy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Chelsea, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.6mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
03:29 UTC · Chelsea, 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
03:29 UTC · Chelsea, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chelsea, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chelsea, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chelsea, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chelsea, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
11:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chelsea, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chelsea at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 74016

16-Day Forecast — Chelsea

  1. Sat93°75°68%
  2. Sun89°71°34%
  3. Mon93°71°6%
  4. Tue89°70°1%
  5. Wed91°72°2%
  6. Thu92°74°12%
  7. Fri90°72°25%
  8. Sat88°70°18%
  9. Sun81°69°12%
  10. Mon87°65°2%
  11. Tue87°67°2%
  12. Wed91°70°4%
  13. Thu94°75°13%
  14. Fri93°75°10%
  15. Sat90°77°7%
  16. Sun97°75°23%

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 — Chelsea

SPC has placed Chelsea in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Chelsea

  • 74016

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.