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Temple, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Temple, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 4:20 PM
101
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
30%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Temple, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTemple, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 101°
Temple, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    101°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    13%
    0.83″
    94°76°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    100°72°+6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    104°75°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    107°76°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    108°80°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    105°82°-3°
Temple, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · veering 44°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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 9 · pk 21 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 44° from the s.
Temple, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.3
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.3
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.2977.2977.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Temple, OK
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46), ratio 0.69 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
4.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 39

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46), ratio 0.69 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.69
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Temple, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
133.3mi
UNLIMITED
133 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 · Temple, 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 · Temple, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Temple, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Temple, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Temple, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:57 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Temple, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Temple, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Temple at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 73568

16-Day Forecast — Temple

  1. Sat100°75°1%
  2. Sun94°76°13%
  3. Mon100°72°8%
  4. Tue104°75°3%
  5. Wed107°76°3%
  6. Thu108°80°2%
  7. Fri105°82°5%
  8. Sat91°75°7%
  9. Sun97°71°6%
  10. Mon94°68°6%
  11. Tue91°72°3%
  12. Wed93°70°6%
  13. Thu95°69°14%
  14. Fri97°74°19%
  15. Sat102°78°17%
  16. Sun100°70°19%

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 — Temple

SPC has placed Temple in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Temple

  • 73568

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.