Air Quality Alert
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When
Until 3:15 PM
Where
Logan; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; Grady; McClain; Cleveland
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Norman OK
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The following statement was issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality until 10 PM CDT Saturday evening.
An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Friday, October 23rd for the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area due to expected high concentrations of ozone.
Public Health Recommendations: Persons with existing heart or respiratory ailments should reduce physical exertion and outdoor activity.
The general public is encouraged to help alleviate the problem by reducing vehicle miles traveled by riding the bus, carpooling, or avoiding unnecessary trips. The public is also asked to avoid refueling during the morning and early afternoon hours, and to avoid the use of two cycle engines such as lawn mowers, motorcycles, weed trimmers, and outboard engines. It is also advised to limit outdoor burning.
To view the latest air quality map, visit airnow.gov or the AirNow app.
For hourly updates on concentrations and possible health warnings, telephone the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality at 405-702-4100. For more information on health effects, call the American Lung Association of Oklahoma at 405-748-4674
Areas: Logan; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; Grady; McClain; Cleveland
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Observed 5:25 AM CDT at KOKC

Oklahoma City, OK weather

Clear and 55°13°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 610–12 mph19 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 68Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.13 inHg1020 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (57°14° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 79°26° today at 5 PM

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 62°17° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° 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
Fri 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	69%	0
Fri 7a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	76%	0
Fri 8a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	82%	0
Fri 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	65%	78%	0
Fri 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	71%	1
Fri 11a	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	33%	2
Fri 12p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	44%	42%	4
Fri 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	40%	80%	5
Fri 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	37%	81%	4
Fri 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	36%	79%	3
Fri 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	35%	71%	2
Fri 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	34%	76%	1
Fri 6p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	37%	74%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	40%	45%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	35%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	34%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	60%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	54%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	49%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	64%	0
Sat 2a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	54%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	30%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	42%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	41%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	69%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	67%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	76%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	73%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	49%	58%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	60%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	81%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	89%	5
Sat 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	84%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	36%	85%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	38%	86%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	82%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	84%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	86%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	91%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	92%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	84%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	83%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
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 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°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
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% 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
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
56°13°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% 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
57°14°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–61°16°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 61°.
Sunday
Dry, high 78°, low 59°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–76°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 12:00 AM–3:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Oklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1890–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SatOct 17
−6°−3°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Oklahoma City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 6:09–7:00 PM; Morning 7:27–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:10 PM; Morning 7:17–7:27 AM; first light 7:17 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 73% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:57 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Oklahoma City. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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