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Meridian, Oklahoma Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Meridian, OK
Sunday, July 5 at 3:23 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
57%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Meridian, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMeridian, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 91°
Meridian, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    90°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    93°73°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    96°71°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    107°71°+11°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    110°82°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    108°85°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    13%
    0.04″
    105°70°-3°
Meridian, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
133° · backing 41°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 126SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 41° from the se.
Meridian, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973980
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.5973.3979.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Meridian, OK
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
6.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Meridian, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.7mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
20:23 UTC · Meridian, 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
20:23 UTC · Meridian, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Meridian, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Meridian, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Meridian, OK
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Meridian, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
11:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Meridian, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Meridian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 73058

16-Day Forecast — Meridian

  1. Sun90°65°28%
  2. Mon93°73°7%
  3. Tue96°71°1%
  4. Wed107°71°2%
  5. Thu110°82°5%
  6. Fri108°85°21%
  7. Sat105°70°13%
  8. Sun105°74°8%
  9. Mon109°78°4%
  10. Tue113°78°4%
  11. Wed120°84°3%
  12. Thu125°90°11%
  13. Fri100°81°16%
  14. Sat96°72°20%
  15. Sun97°70°17%
  16. Mon104°71°16%

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 — Meridian

SPC includes Meridian 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 Meridian

  • 73058

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.