Cottonwood, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottonwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°76°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain33%0.06″91°74°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°75°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——91°71°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——94°73°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——97°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—96°74°-1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cottonwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Cottonwood
- Sat97°76°5%
- Sun89°75°33%
- Mon94°75°8%
- Tue91°71°2%
- Wed94°73°3%
- Thu97°74°3%
- Fri96°74°10%
- Sat95°72°18%
- Sun78°70°13%
- Mon83°67°5%
- Tue89°69°2%
- Wed96°71°4%
- Thu97°74°7%
- Fri97°77°6%
- Sat98°78°13%
- Sun98°74°20%
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 — Cottonwood
SPC has placed Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood
- 74538