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Stratford, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Stratford, OK
Monday, July 6 at 2:10 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
52%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Sunset
3:44 PM
Stratford, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStratford, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 91°
Stratford, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    91°71°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    94°72°+3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    103°73°+9°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    103°80°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    98°79°-5°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    12%
    95°77°-3°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    21%
    95°74°
Stratford, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · veering 8°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3 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 3 mph · pk 9 mph @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 172SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stratford, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.3
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.3
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.3973.9976.3
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Stratford, OK
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
8.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Stratford, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.0mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
19:10 UTC · Stratford, 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
19:10 UTC · Stratford, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stratford, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stratford, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stratford, OK
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
3:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Stratford, OK
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
12:09 AM
Moonset
12:47 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Stratford, OK
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stratford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 74872

16-Day Forecast — Stratford

  1. Mon91°71°3%
  2. Tue94°72°13%
  3. Wed103°73°2%
  4. Thu103°80°1%
  5. Fri98°79°4%
  6. Sat95°77°12%
  7. Sun95°74°21%
  8. Mon98°76°13%
  9. Tue104°78°6%
  10. Wed108°80°3%
  11. Thu109°81°3%
  12. Fri88°66°12%
  13. Sat91°67°11%
  14. Sun93°65°17%
  15. Mon76°69°16%
  16. Tue73°69°12%

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 — Stratford

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Stratford

  • 74872

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.