Observed 3:55 PM CDT at KCSM

Bessie, OK weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south-southeast. 610–15 mph24 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (79°26° then, 76°24° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 59°15° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 61°16° by 3 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 73°23° · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	39%	73%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	39%	83%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	40%	87%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	86%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	91%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	58%	91%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	86%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	86%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	91%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	93%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	91%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	68%	88%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	85%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	59%	85%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	54%	87%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	48%	84%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	45%	80%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	43%	85%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	40%	86%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	61%	85%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	65%	93%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	60%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	30%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	33%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	36%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	54%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	76%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	75%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	67%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	75%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	84%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	57%	72%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	86%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	48%	92%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	44%	94%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	46%	89%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 67°19° / 45°7°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–79°26°
Low, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers likely before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  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
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  30% chance
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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
64°18°–82°28°
Low, likely
42°6°–66°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 57°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 70–80°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Washita River near Clinton

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 22 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Washita River near Cordell

11 mi

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 179 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Washita River near Foss

15 mi

Level: 6.3 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Washita River at Foss Reservoir

15 mi

Level: 1638 ft
Flow: 144,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 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 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–7:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Clinton-Sherman Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Bessie weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 6:14–7:05 PM; Morning 7:34–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:15 PM; Morning 7:24–7:34 AM; first light 7:24 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 86% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Bessie. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,800 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.