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Ralston, Oklahoma Weather

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

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

Ralston, OK
Thursday, June 4 at 6:09 PM
85
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
88°
Humidity
59%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Ralston, OK
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRalston, OK: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 89°
Ralston, OK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    90°70°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    94°70°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    55%
    78°69°-16°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    58%
    89°67°+11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    92°72°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    24%
    93°76°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    93°73°
Ralston, OK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 43°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2813SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Ralston, OK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.8
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.11 inHg
Now
985.8
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983989
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.6982.8982.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ralston, OK
Air quality
37
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 55 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ralston, OK
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
73%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.8mi
UNLIMITED
95 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
18:09 UTC ·Ralston, 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
18:09 UTC ·Ralston, OK · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ralston, OK
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ralston, OK
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ralston, OK
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ralston, OK
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:46 AM
Moonset
2:40 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ralston, OK
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ralston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 26 (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 — Ralston

SPC has placed Ralston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Ralston

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.