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Fairmont, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Fairmont, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 11:53 PM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
81%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Fairmont, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairmont, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 71°H 90°
Fairmont, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    60%
    99°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    31%
    90°71°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    92°71°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    96°72°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    106°77°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    110°83°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    100°80°-10°
Fairmont, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · backing 23°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 10 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fairmont, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.0
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.73 inHg
Now
973.0
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967973
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.2967.3972.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fairmont, OK
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fairmont, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
69%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.6mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
04:53 UTC · Fairmont, 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
04:53 UTC · Fairmont, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairmont, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairmont, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairmont, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairmont, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairmont, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairmont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 73736

16-Day Forecast — Fairmont

  1. Sat99°72°60%
  2. Sun90°69°31%
  3. Mon92°71°3%
  4. Tue96°72°2%
  5. Wed106°77°4%
  6. Thu110°83°14%
  7. Fri100°80°26%
  8. Sat93°71°14%
  9. Sun83°67°6%
  10. Mon89°67°2%
  11. Tue94°69°1%
  12. Wed103°74°3%
  13. Thu106°81°13%
  14. Fri108°82°9%
  15. Sat106°85°11%
  16. Sun108°83°11%

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 — Fairmont

SPC has placed Fairmont 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 Fairmont

  • 73736

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.