Tulsa, Oklahoma Weather
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Tulsa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 3:28 PM CST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——74°47°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——72°53°-2°
- ThursdayNov 12Clear——67°44°-5°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——56°41°-11°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——54°39°-2°
- SundayNov 15Light Rain37%0.13″54°42°0°
- MondayNov 16Light Rain24%0.15″46°41°-8°
Air quality now AQI 36 · Good
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. 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 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:31 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Tulsa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 61°F (high 74°F, low 47°F), 9°F above the 52°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 31 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 8 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Tulsa
- Tue74°48°0%
- Wed72°53°0%
- Thu67°44°0%
- Fri56°41°0%
- Sat54°39°2%
- Sun54°42°37%
- Mon46°41°24%
- Tue56°45°2%
- Wed54°47°22%
- Thu61°54°24%
- Fri63°59°29%
- Sat62°36°38%
- Sun42°29°29%
- Mon32°25°13%
- Tue45°25°16%
- Wed59°35°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Tulsa
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Tulsa — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 4) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Tulsa
Tulsa sits in Tulsa County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 37m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 42m — a swing of +4h 55m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Oklahoma City, the state’s largest city, lies about 101 miles to the WSW. The nearest town Tulsa tracks is Oklahoma City, roughly 101 miles to the WSW.
Air quality in Tulsa
Air quality in Tulsa’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 49). See the full air-quality history for Tulsa.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Tulsa's warmest stretch (~83°F) and January its coldest (~39°F); precipitation crests in May at 5.7 inches and ebbs in February to 1.6 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 1.6″ | 3 |
| February | 43° | 1.6″ | 4 |
| March | 52° | 3.1″ | 5 |
| April | 61° | 4.4″ | 6 |
| May | 70° | 5.7″ | 7 |
| June | 79° | 4.7″ | 7 |
| July | 83° | 3.8″ | 5 |
| August | 82° | 3.4″ | 5 |
| September | 74° | 3.9″ | 6 |
| October | 62° | 3.8″ | 5 |
| November | 50° | 2.7″ | 4 |
| December | 41° | 2.4″ | 4 |
Regional context
Similar climates Catoosa, OK, Turley, OK, Broken Arrow, OK
Tulsa's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 39°F Januarys with 83°F Julys — a 45°F swing. About 41 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 60 days a year.
Summer convection drives Tulsa's precipitation: May logs 5.7 inches on 7.4 rainy days, against February's 1.6 inches on 3.7 — warm-season storms carry Tulsa's moisture. That puts Tulsa in a summer-convective cohort with places like Catoosa, OK, Turley, OK and Broken Arrow, OK.
The cool-season window in Tulsa starts at March 31, when nights stop freezing — think peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. In Tulsa, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past Tulsa's frost date. Tulsa's window closes around November 4 as Tulsa's overnight lows return below freezing. In about half of years, Tulsa's last freeze comes after March 31.
Similar climates: Catoosa, OK, Turley, OK, Broken Arrow, OK, Oakhurst, OK, Jenks, OK.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Tulsa?
- Frost typically leaves Tulsa by March 31 and returns to Tulsa near November 4.
- What is the rainy season in Tulsa?
- Rainfall in Tulsa peaks in May near 5.7 inches, out of about 41 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Tulsa?
- Tulsa peaks in July, when the mean runs near 83°F.
- What is the coldest month in Tulsa?
- January is Tulsa's coldest month, averaging about 39°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Tulsa?
- In Tulsa, sow peas and hardy greens around March 31; Tulsa's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Tulsa get?
- Tulsa records around 60 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Tulsa?
- Because Tulsa bottoms near 39°F in January, that winter low sets Tulsa's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Tulsa?
- Tulsa's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Tulsa?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Tulsa in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Tulsa?
- Current conditions for Tulsa and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Tulsa forecast updated?
- The Tulsa forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Tulsa?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Tulsa are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Tulsa?
- The next few days in Tulsa's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Tulsa sits at 36.1°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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