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Fairfax, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Fairfax, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 10:20 PM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
83%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Fairfax, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairfax, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 67% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 69°H 87°
Fairfax, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    0.44″
    95°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    29%
    87°69°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°73°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°70°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    98°73°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    105°76°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    95°73°-10°
Fairfax, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
107° · backing 22°
Direction
ESE
107°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 7
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 7 · pk 33 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 22° from the ese.
Fairfax, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.4
+5.0 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.4
mb
3h
+5.0
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978984
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.2978.2983.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fairfax, OK
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 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
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fairfax, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.6mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
03:20 UTC · Fairfax, 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
03:20 UTC · Fairfax, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairfax, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairfax, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairfax, 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
1:13 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairfax, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
11:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairfax, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairfax at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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: 74637

16-Day Forecast — Fairfax

  1. Sat95°71°67%
  2. Sun87°69°29%
  3. Mon90°73°6%
  4. Tue91°70°1%
  5. Wed98°73°3%
  6. Thu105°76°13%
  7. Fri95°73°27%
  8. Sat83°68°18%
  9. Sun82°65°9%
  10. Mon84°66°3%
  11. Tue90°67°2%
  12. Wed97°70°3%
  13. Thu103°76°13%
  14. Fri104°80°7%
  15. Sat99°81°9%
  16. Sun106°79°13%

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 — Fairfax

SPC has placed Fairfax 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 Fairfax

  • 74637

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.