Ponca City, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ponca City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy37%—87°65°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——91°71°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——88°70°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——96°69°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—103°77°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—95°79°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle23%—103°72°+8°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 54
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ponca City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 74601, 74604
16-Day Forecast — Ponca City
- Sun87°65°37%
- Mon91°71°1%
- Tue88°70°5%
- Wed96°69°2%
- Thu103°77°13%
- Fri95°79°23%
- Sat103°72°23%
- Sun95°72°9%
- Mon101°76°3%
- Tue98°71°1%
- Wed115°79°3%
- Thu119°81°11%
- Fri92°78°16%
- Sat90°71°25%
- Sun91°69°16%
- Mon94°71°23%
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.
ZIP codes in Ponca City
- 74601
- 74604
- 74602