Optima, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Optima weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——94°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—96°71°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——99°69°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——102°72°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle26%—105°77°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle47%0.01″107°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—103°74°-4°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 5.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43), ratio 0.65 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Optima at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Optima
- Sat94°68°5%
- Sun96°70°19%
- Mon99°69°9%
- Tue102°72°9%
- Wed105°77°26%
- Thu107°74°47%
- Fri103°74°47%
- Sat95°72°15%
- Sun99°70°1%
- Mon101°70°1%
- Tue93°65°3%
- Wed96°69°13%
- Thu96°72°29%
- Fri99°73°13%
- Sat99°75°19%
- Sun95°72°26%
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 — Optima
SPC has placed Optima in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Optima
- 73945