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Elk City, Oklahoma Weather

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

Elk City, OK
Thursday, June 4 at 4:38 PM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
53%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Elk City, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElk City, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 91°
Elk City, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    91°71°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°70°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    68%
    0.04″
    89°67°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    68%
    92°66°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    11%
    101°75°+9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    11%
    102°78°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    100°77°-2°
Elk City, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · steady
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 13 · pk 27 @ 10:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Elk City, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.6
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.01 inHg
Now
948.6
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 946950
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW949.8946.4946.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Elk City, OK
Air quality
41
AQI
Hazardous
-2 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 423 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 423 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 423
Elk City, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.5mi
UNLIMITED
110 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
16:38 UTC ·Elk City, 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
16:38 UTC ·Elk City, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Elk City, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elk City, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elk City, OK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Elk City, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
4:53 AM
Moonset
2:55 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Elk City, OK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Elk City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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 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 — Elk City

SPC has placed Elk City 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 Elk City

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.