Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Ripley, Oklahoma Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Ripley, OK
Sunday, July 5 at 7:30 PM
85
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
93°
Humidity
66%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Ripley, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRipley, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 91°
Ripley, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    31%
    88°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    91°71°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    90°71°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    100°71°+10°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    107°80°+7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    102°78°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    17%
    100°78°-2°
Ripley, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
069° · backing 58°
Direction
ENE
069°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 mph · pk 20 mph @ 8:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 119SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ripley, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.5
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.5
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.4982.2982.4
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ripley, OK
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ripley, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.6mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
00:30 UTC · Ripley, 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
00:30 UTC · Ripley, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ripley, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ripley, OK
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ripley, OK
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Ripley, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
68% illuminated
Moonrise
12:09 AM
Moonset
12:47 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ripley, OK
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ripley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 74062

16-Day Forecast — Ripley

  1. Sun88°65°31%
  2. Mon91°72°6%
  3. Tue90°71°1%
  4. Wed100°71°3%
  5. Thu107°80°11%
  6. Fri102°78°21%
  7. Sat100°78°17%
  8. Sun99°77°8%
  9. Mon101°77°7%
  10. Tue101°79°5%
  11. Wed101°77°4%
  12. Thu109°77°11%
  13. Fri114°81°16%
  14. Sat97°72°20%
  15. Sun101°72°17%
  16. Mon109°74°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Ripley

SPC includes Ripley in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Ripley

  • 74062

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.