Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KGUY

Optima, OK weather

Mostly cloudy and 68°20°, storms tomorrow ~7–6 AM (89%).

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the west-southwest. Gusts to 23 mph36 km/h around 11 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 7 AM
High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Rain and storms tomorrow from 7 AM (90%, 4.4 in113 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow night 9 PM–midnight
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h Monday from noon

This afternoonNear 72°22° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Storms 7 AM–noon (80%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 64°18° · Storms all afternoon (90%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Storms all night (80%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (80%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	53%	100%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	98%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	48%	95%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	46%	95%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	89%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	85%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	89%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	57°14°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	83%	67%	0
Sun 4a	Showers	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	93%	83%	0
Sun 6a	Showers	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	53°12°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	92%	0
Sun 7a	Showers	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	53°12°	50%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	92%	0
Sun 8a	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	52°11°	50%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	50%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	98%	0
Sun 10a	Rain	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	80%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	90%	99%	1
Sun 11a	Thunderstorms	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	80%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	87%	99%	1
Sun 12p	Thunderstorms	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	80%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	84%	99%	0
Sun 1p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	90%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	81%	100%	0
Sun 2p	Rain	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	90%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	75%	100%	1
Sun 3p	Rain	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	90%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	73%	98%	2
Sun 4p	Drizzle	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	100%	2
Sun 5p	Thunderstorms	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	68%	92%	0
Sun 6p	Drizzle	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	72%	96%	0
Sun 7p	Thunderstorms	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	75%	95%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	81%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	87%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	50%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	90%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	50%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	93%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Thunderstorms	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	50%, 0.18 in4.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	95%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	96%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	100%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	100%	95%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	80%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	100%	94%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	80%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	100%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	46°8°	80%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	100%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	46°8°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	100%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	100%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	96%	94%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	90%	86%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	81%	96%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	75%	83%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 69°21° / 40°4°. Rain, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Storms 0.68 in17 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Thunderstorms, 52°11°
  80% chance · 0.9 in23 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 65°18°
  90% chance · 1.1 in27 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 60°16°
  70% chance · 1.1 in27 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Thunderstorms, 51°11°
  80% chance · 1.1 in29 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 10am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 68°20° / 39°4°. Storms 0.21 in5.3 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 52°11°
  80% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 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 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–61°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 66°19° / 37°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
60°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
35°2°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
89% chance of rain, high 65°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
77% chance of rain, high 67°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–73°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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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

Beaver River at Goodwell

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 89 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 83

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Hooker · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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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: 6:21–7:13 PM; Morning 7:45–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 7:13–7:23 PM; Morning 7:35–7:45 AM; first light 7:35 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 82% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:19 AM · rises 5:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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