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Lawton, Oklahoma Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lawton, OK
Monday, July 6 at 2:28 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
86%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Lawton, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLawton, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 96°
Lawton, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Clear
    96°67°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    101°73°+5°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    108°73°+7°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    107°82°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    104°82°-3°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    102°81°-2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    98°75°-4°
Lawton, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
017° · backing 83°
Direction
NNE
017°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5 mph
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 mph · pk 21 mph @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lawton, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.76 inHg
Now
973.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.4972.2973.9
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lawton, OK
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
35μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lawton, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
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
07:28 UTC · Lawton, 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
07:28 UTC · Lawton, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lawton, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lawton, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lawton, OK
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:58 AM
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Lawton, OK
The moon
Last Quarter
65% illuminated
Moonrise
12:15 AM
Moonset
12:53 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lawton, OK
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lawton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP codes: 73501, 73505, 73507

15-Day Forecast — Lawton

  1. Mon96°67°5%
  2. Tue101°73°5%
  3. Wed108°73°3%
  4. Thu107°82°2%
  5. Fri104°82°7%
  6. Sat102°81°9%
  7. Sun98°75°7%
  8. Mon101°77°8%
  9. Tue107°79°5%
  10. Wed110°81°3%
  11. Thu114°83°4%
  12. Fri114°83°17%
  13. Sat117°85°11%
  14. Sun99°77°13%
  15. Mon97°71°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Lawton

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Lawton

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Lawton

  • 73503
  • 73505
  • 73501
  • 73507
  • 73502
  • 73506

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.