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Welch, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Welch, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 4:21 PM
89
°
Overcast
Feels like
93°
Humidity
48%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
Welch, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWelch, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 58% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 72°H 90°
Welch, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    34%
    90°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    58%
    0.29″
    87°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    10%
    88°72°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    88°69°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    92°71°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    29%
    91°75°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    91°74°
Welch, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 112°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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 7 · pk 23 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 256SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 112° from the ene.
Welch, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.0
-3.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.0
mb
3h
-3.2
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.0983.9983.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Welch, OK
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 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
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
4.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 53

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Welch, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.5mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
21:21 UTC · Welch, 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
21:21 UTC · Welch, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Welch, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Welch, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Welch, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Welch, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Welch, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Welch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 74369

16-Day Forecast — Welch

  1. Sat94°74°34%
  2. Sun87°71°58%
  3. Mon88°72°10%
  4. Tue88°69°1%
  5. Wed92°71°1%
  6. Thu91°75°29%
  7. Fri91°74°32%
  8. Sat78°69°19%
  9. Sun80°64°10%
  10. Mon80°60°3%
  11. Tue84°61°5%
  12. Wed84°64°8%
  13. Thu85°64°20%
  14. Fri87°70°13%
  15. Sat86°69°16%
  16. Sun83°66°32%

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 — Welch

SPC has placed Welch in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Welch

  • 74369

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.