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Tahlequah, Oklahoma Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Tahlequah, OK
Tuesday, June 16 at 1:17 PM
83
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
93°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Tahlequah, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTahlequah, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 85°
Tahlequah, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    85°62°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    86°70°+1°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    87°68°+1°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Heavy Showers
    57%
    1.9″
    82°66°-5°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    33%
    84°67°+2°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    42%
    91°75°+7°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    0.39″
    78°69°-13°
Tahlequah, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · veering 177°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 3 · pk 10 @ 11:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3120SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tahlequah, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.0
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.0
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.2981.3981.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Tahlequah, OK
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
9.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55
Tahlequah, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.3mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
18:17 UTC · Tahlequah, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:17 UTC · Tahlequah, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tahlequah, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tahlequah, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tahlequah, OK
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Tahlequah, OK
The moon
Waxing Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
7:20 AM
Moonset
9:53 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Tahlequah, OK
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tahlequah at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 16, 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 — Tahlequah

SPC has placed Tahlequah in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Tahlequah

  • 74464
  • 74465

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.