Golden, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Golden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle52%0.02″90°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle12%0.02″93°75°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—93°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——96°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——97°76°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear11%—96°75°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
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 47 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Golden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 74737
16-Day Forecast — Golden
- Sun90°71°52%
- Mon93°75°12%
- Tue93°70°19%
- Wed96°70°2%
- Thu99°73°4%
- Fri97°76°4%
- Sat96°75°11%
- Sun97°73°13%
- Mon101°72°6%
- Tue104°76°6%
- Wed108°74°3%
- Thu112°75°11%
- Fri108°86°14%
- Sat99°80°17%
- Sun103°80°16%
- Mon101°75°19%
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 — Golden
SPC has placed Golden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Golden
- 74737