McAlester, Oklahoma Weather
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McAlester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Rain41%0.28″84°71°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast21%—83°68°-1°
- FridayJun 5Heavy Drizzle16%—84°69°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers53%0.12″80°70°-4°
- SundayJun 7Showers64%—84°69°+4°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle46%—90°71°+6°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast24%—92°74°+2°
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.0 µg/m³. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 49 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 3:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
McAlester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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 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 — McAlester
SPC has placed McAlester 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.