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Cartwright, Oklahoma Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Cartwright, OK
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:47 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
65%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Cartwright, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCartwright, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 87°
Cartwright, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    88°71°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    19%
    84°71°-4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    29%
    84°70°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    59%
    0.02″
    83°69°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Showers
    55%
    0.58″
    91°71°+8°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Showers
    35%
    0.68″
    89°72°-2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    90°75°+1°
Cartwright, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
110° · veering 45°
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 199SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the ese.
Cartwright, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.9
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.9
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+1.0
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-24hNOW996.3992.0993.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cartwright, OK
Air quality
39
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cartwright, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.0mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
17:47 UTC ·Cartwright, 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
17:47 UTC ·Cartwright, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cartwright, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cartwright, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cartwright, OK
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cartwright, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:57 AM
Moonset
1:46 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Cartwright, OK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cartwright at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 — Cartwright

SPC has placed Cartwright 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 Cartwright

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.