Velma, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Velma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers17%0.88″91°74°-9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——99°72°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——100°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——106°74°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——107°78°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——104°80°-3°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49), ratio 0.70 with 12 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.
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
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49), ratio 0.70 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Velma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 73491
16-Day Forecast — Velma
- Sat100°76°2%
- Sun91°75°17%
- Mon99°72°7%
- Tue100°73°4%
- Wed106°74°2%
- Thu107°78°7%
- Fri104°80°6%
- Sat91°71°7%
- Sun92°69°6%
- Mon90°68°5%
- Tue87°70°3%
- Wed90°69°5%
- Thu93°69°17%
- Fri94°72°19%
- Sat100°74°16%
- Sun97°69°16%
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 — Velma
SPC has placed Velma in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Velma
- 73491