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Alex, Oklahoma Weather

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

Alex, OK
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:53 PM
83
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
89°
Humidity
65%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Alex, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlex, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 89°
Alex, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    91°68°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    90°69°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    13%
    85°69°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    65%
    0.14″
    81°70°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    57%
    92°70°+11°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    93°71°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    24%
    93°75°
Alex, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · backing 6°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
13
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 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2314SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the e.
Alex, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.8
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.8
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.9979.9981.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Alex, OK
Air quality
32
AQI
Hazardous
+4 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 391 by mid-afternoon.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 391 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 391

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Alex, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
74%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.8mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
17:53 UTC ·Alex, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:53 UTC ·Alex, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Alex, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alex, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alex, OK
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Alex, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:05 AM
Moonset
1:48 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Alex, OK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alex at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 — Alex

SPC has placed Alex in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Alex

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.