Observed 6:20 AM CDT at KPNC

Blackwell, OK weather

Clear and 55°13°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. 69–9 mph14 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 79°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
TonightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · 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
Sat 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	20%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	30%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	59%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	70%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	86%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	51%	89%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	48%	91%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	89%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	88%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	90%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	89%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	92%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	42%	92%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	81%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	83%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	90%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	86%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	84%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	84%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	90%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	88%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	92%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	95%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	94%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	45%	88%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	46%	84%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	75%	55%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. 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
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–67°19°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
25 mph41 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 56°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 70–78°; 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

Chikaskia River near Blackwell

1.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 245 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Arkansas City

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 664 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River near Ponca City

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 8Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Ponca City Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+10°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–6:57 PM; Morning 7:29–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:07 PM; Morning 7:18–7:29 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 25% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Blackwell. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Blackwell, OK weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chikaskia River near Blackwell

Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa

Arkansas River at Arkansas City

Arkansas River near Ponca City

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon