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Elk City, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Elk City, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 10:31 PM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
56%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Sunset
3:56 PM
Elk City, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElk City, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 72°H 93°
Elk City, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    24%
    100°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    93°72°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    95°69°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    101°74°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    105°78°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    106°85°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    101°80°-5°
Elk City, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
097° · backing 58°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 23
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 259SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Elk City, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.93 inHg
Now
945.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944949
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW949.2944.2945.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elk City, OK
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 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
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Elk City, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
68%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.4mi
UNLIMITED
146 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
03:31 UTC · Elk City, 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
03:31 UTC · Elk City, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elk City, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elk City, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elk City, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:59 AM
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
3:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elk City, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
11:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elk City, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elk City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 73644

16-Day Forecast — Elk City

  1. Sat100°74°24%
  2. Sun93°75°13%
  3. Mon95°69°3%
  4. Tue101°74°4%
  5. Wed105°78°5%
  6. Thu106°85°17%
  7. Fri101°80°17%
  8. Sat93°70°13%
  9. Sun85°67°6%
  10. Mon90°68°2%
  11. Tue95°69°2%
  12. Wed102°74°7%
  13. Thu104°80°10%
  14. Fri106°82°8%
  15. Sat104°82°10%
  16. Sun105°80°17%

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 — Elk City

SPC has placed Elk City 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 Elk City

  • 73644
  • 73648

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.