Preston, Oklahoma Weather
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Preston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle47%0.02″83°69°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast13%—84°68°+1°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle17%—81°69°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers54%0.27″78°69°-3°
- SundayJun 7Showers74%—83°68°+5°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm48%—86°70°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy16%—88°74°+2°
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:00 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Preston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (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 — Preston
SPC has placed Preston 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.