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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

Golden, OK
Sunday, July 5 at 3:37 AM
72
°
Rain
Feels like
71°
Humidity
84%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Golden, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGolden, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 71°H 91°
Golden, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    44%
    0.42″
    91°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    11%
    0.04″
    90°74°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    94°69°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    96°72°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    98°73°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    96°76°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    19%
    95°74°-1°
Golden, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
248° · backing 175°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 6
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 6 · pk 30 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Golden, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.1
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.1
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981004
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.9998.31002.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Golden, OK
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.

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
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Golden, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
7.1mi
GOOD
67 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
08:37 UTC · Golden, 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
08:37 UTC · Golden, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Golden, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Golden, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Golden, OK
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Golden, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Golden, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Golden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below 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

15-Day Forecast — Golden

  1. Sun91°71°44%
  2. Mon90°74°11%
  3. Tue94°69°5%
  4. Wed96°72°3%
  5. Thu98°73°2%
  6. Fri96°76°9%
  7. Sat95°74°19%
  8. Sun97°71°14%
  9. Mon95°71°8%
  10. Tue99°76°7%
  11. Wed102°75°5%
  12. Thu98°69°10%
  13. Fri97°70°23%
  14. Sat90°69°19%
  15. Sun93°71°25%

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 includes Golden in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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

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.