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Purcell, Oklahoma Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Purcell, OK
Thursday, June 4 at 7:54 PM
89
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
45%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Purcell, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPurcell, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 89°
Purcell, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    89°68°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    11%
    90°70°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Showers
    57%
    0.84″
    83°70°-7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    58%
    0.02″
    88°68°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    29%
    91°73°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    90°74°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    92°71°+2°
Purcell, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 40°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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 10 · pk 25 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Purcell, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.2975.6975.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Purcell, OK
Air quality
40
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 60 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Purcell, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
82.6mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
19:54 UTC ·Purcell, 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
19:54 UTC ·Purcell, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Purcell, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Purcell, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Purcell, OK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Purcell, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:44 AM
Moonset
2:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Purcell, OK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Purcell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (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 — Purcell

SPC has placed Purcell 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 Purcell

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.