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Shawnee, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Shawnee, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 4:22 PM
99
°
Clear
Feels like
104°
Humidity
38%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Sunset
3:46 PM
Shawnee, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShawnee, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 71°H 100°
Shawnee, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.02″
    100°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    42%
    0.26″
    91°71°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    92°73°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    95°71°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    101°73°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    106°78°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    103°77°-3°
Shawnee, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 11°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 322SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the s.
Shawnee, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.2
-2.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.2
mb
3h
-2.9
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.7976.3976.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Shawnee, OK
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
4.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Shawnee, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.5mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
21:22 UTC · Shawnee, 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
21:22 UTC · Shawnee, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shawnee, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shawnee, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shawnee, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
3:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Shawnee, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Shawnee, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shawnee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 74801, 74804

16-Day Forecast — Shawnee

  1. Sat99°75°27%
  2. Sun91°69°42%
  3. Mon92°73°6%
  4. Tue95°71°2%
  5. Wed101°73°3%
  6. Thu106°78°6%
  7. Fri103°77°19%
  8. Sat83°72°14%
  9. Sun87°68°6%
  10. Mon88°65°3%
  11. Tue89°62°4%
  12. Wed89°66°6%
  13. Thu91°65°13%
  14. Fri92°71°19%
  15. Sat95°71°29%
  16. Sun93°70°20%

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 — Shawnee

SPC has placed Shawnee 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 Shawnee

  • 74804
  • 74801
  • 74802

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.