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Wainwright, Oklahoma Weather

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

Wainwright, OK
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:08 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
54%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Wainwright, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWainwright, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 83°
Wainwright, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Rain
    66%
    1.6″
    85°70°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    16%
    83°68°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    11%
    82°69°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    51%
    0.20″
    78°69°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    65%
    85°69°+7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    88°70°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    23%
    90°72°+2°
Wainwright, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 63°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2314SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wainwright, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.5994.6994.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wainwright, OK
Air quality
42
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
12.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
6.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Wainwright, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.0mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
20:08 UTC ·Wainwright, 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
20:08 UTC ·Wainwright, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wainwright, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wainwright, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wainwright, OK
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wainwright, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:58 AM
Moonset
1:37 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Wainwright, OK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wainwright at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 — Wainwright

SPC has placed Wainwright 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 Wainwright

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.