Observed 5:35 PM CDT at KAXS

Altus, OK weather

Windy and 81°27°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 81°27°

Windy

Wind: 20 mph32 km/h; From the south-southeast. Easing to 9 mph14 km/h by 2 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.05 inHg1018 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 58°14° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 80°27° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 63°17° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Sunday afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 6p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	41%	25%	1
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	33%	0
Fri 8p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	38%	0
Fri 9p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	57%	80%	0
Fri 10p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	59%	85%	0
Fri 11p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	83%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	72%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	59%	0
Sat 2a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	58%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	75%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	90%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	90%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	93%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	45%	95%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	95%	5
Sat 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	36%	95%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	34%	95%	4
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	36%	94%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	36%	95%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	96%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	95%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	57%	93%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	91%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	93%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	98%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	97%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	98%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	98%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	98%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	97%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	73%	94%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	64%	93%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	57%	84%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	50%	84%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	45%	82%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	43%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	39%	76%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	42%	76%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 12 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 58°14°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 78°26°).
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Storms 0.56 in14 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.52 in13 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 63°17°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.91 in23 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.38 in9.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–81°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 61°.
Sunday
Dry, high 80°, low 58°.
Rest of week
Highs 71–78°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

North Fork of the Red River near Headrick

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 104 cfs

Reading from Fri 5 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork of the Red River near Tipton

12 mi

Level: 6.4 ft
Flow: 291 cfs

Reading from Fri 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Fork of the Red River near Elmer

13 mi

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 22 cfs

Reading from Fri 5 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork of the Red River at Lake Altus at Lugert

16 mi

Level: 1539 ft
Flow: 43,300 cfs

Reading from Fri 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

This week 10Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–5:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Altus 3s Mesonet · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2007–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 6:18–7:08 PM; Morning 7:34–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:18 PM; Morning 7:24–7:34 AM; first light 7:24 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:05 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Altus. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.