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Pocola, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Pocola, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 4:20 PM
97
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
105°
Humidity
37%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Pocola, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPocola, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 72°H 97°
Pocola, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    97°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    42%
    0.14″
    92°72°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    96°73°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    96°70°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    97°72°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    100°72°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    95°80°-5°
Pocola, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 29°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2710SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pocola, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.0
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.44 inHg
Now
997.0
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.9997.0997.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pocola, OK
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
4.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pocola, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
71%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.5mi
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
21:20 UTC · Pocola, 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 · Pocola, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pocola, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pocola, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pocola, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
1:08 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pocola, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pocola, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pocola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 74902

16-Day Forecast — Pocola

  1. Sat97°77°4%
  2. Sun92°73°42%
  3. Mon96°73°14%
  4. Tue96°70°6%
  5. Wed97°72°9%
  6. Thu100°72°8%
  7. Fri95°80°18%
  8. Sat92°69°24%
  9. Sun91°67°12%
  10. Mon89°64°6%
  11. Tue90°64°7%
  12. Wed92°64°9%
  13. Thu92°64°17%
  14. Fri91°70°23%
  15. Sat91°69°19%
  16. Sun86°69°23%

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 — Pocola

SPC has placed Pocola 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 Pocola

  • 74902

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.