McAlester, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McAlester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle—0.03″96°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers43%0.08″91°74°-5°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle14%—97°73°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——96°72°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—97°79°-2°
AQI 44 (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 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.1 µg/m³.
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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 2.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McAlester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 74501
16-Day Forecast — McAlester
- Sat96°74°9%
- Sun91°74°43%
- Mon97°73°14%
- Tue96°70°4%
- Wed96°72°4%
- Thu99°75°3%
- Fri97°79°15%
- Sat86°73°24%
- Sun90°69°11%
- Mon91°64°7%
- Tue88°63°4%
- Wed90°66°10%
- Thu90°66°16%
- Fri91°70°19%
- Sat89°70°26%
- Sun93°67°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 — McAlester
SPC has placed McAlester 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 McAlester
- 74501
- 74502