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Loyal, Oklahoma Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Loyal, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 4:20 PM
104
°
Clear
Feels like
107°
Humidity
29%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Loyal, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLoyal, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 71°H 104°
Loyal, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    41%
    0.52″
    104°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    23%
    0.13″
    90°71°-14°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    96°72°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    98°73°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    108°77°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    110°82°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    0.04″
    108°79°-2°
Loyal, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · steady
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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 8 · pk 21 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 309SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Loyal, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.0
-2.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.70 inHg
Now
972.0
mb
3h
-2.7
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972976
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.7972.1972.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Loyal, OK
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Loyal, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
131.9mi
UNLIMITED
128 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
21:20 UTC · Loyal, 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
21:20 UTC · Loyal, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Loyal, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Loyal, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Loyal, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Loyal, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Loyal, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Loyal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 28°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 73756

16-Day Forecast — Loyal

  1. Sat103°74°41%
  2. Sun90°72°23%
  3. Mon96°72°4%
  4. Tue98°73°2%
  5. Wed108°77°3%
  6. Thu110°82°11%
  7. Fri108°79°16%
  8. Sat90°74°15%
  9. Sun90°71°3%
  10. Mon91°67°2%
  11. Tue89°68°5%
  12. Wed94°70°5%
  13. Thu96°68°10%
  14. Fri98°74°15%
  15. Sat97°74°19%
  16. Sun96°71°19%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Loyal

SPC has placed Loyal 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 Loyal

  • 73756

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.