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Yale, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Yale, OK
Saturday, July 4 at 4:21 PM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
37%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Yale, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastYale, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 73°H 98°
Yale, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    50%
    0.30″
    98°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    92°73°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    90°74°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    94°70°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    99°73°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    18%
    109°79°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Rain
    21%
    0.21″
    107°71°-2°
Yale, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
124° · backing 38°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 295SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the se.
Yale, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.9
-2.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.03 inHg
Now
982.9
mb
3h
-2.9
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.8983.0983.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Yale, OK
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 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
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
97.0mi
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
21:21 UTC · Yale, 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 · Yale, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Yale, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Yale, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Yale, OK
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Yale, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Yale, OK
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Yale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 74085

16-Day Forecast — Yale

  1. Sat100°75°50%
  2. Sun92°73°51%
  3. Mon90°74°3%
  4. Tue94°70°1%
  5. Wed99°73°3%
  6. Thu109°79°18%
  7. Fri107°71°21%
  8. Sat82°71°14%
  9. Sun84°67°6%
  10. Mon85°65°4%
  11. Tue87°61°5%
  12. Wed90°67°6%
  13. Thu94°65°16%
  14. Fri95°72°11%
  15. Sat99°70°23%
  16. Sun89°67°23%

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 — Yale

SPC has placed Yale 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 Yale

  • 74085

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.