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Ballou, Oklahoma Weather

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

Ballou, OK
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:52 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
51%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Ballou, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBallou, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 85°
Ballou, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Drizzle
    53%
    0.05″
    85°69°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    19%
    83°68°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    81°70°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    45%
    0.06″
    78°69°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    68%
    82°69°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    92°70°+10°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    24%
    94°75°+2°
Ballou, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 43°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2612SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 43° from the sse.
Ballou, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.8
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.8
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.4991.7993.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ballou, OK
Air quality
37
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ballou, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
26%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.2mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
17:52 UTC ·Ballou, 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
17:52 UTC ·Ballou, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ballou, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ballou, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ballou, OK
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ballou, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:59 AM
Moonset
1:33 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Ballou, OK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Ballou at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 24 (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 — Ballou

SPC has placed Ballou in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Ballou

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.