Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KRKR

Panama, OK weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Forecasts differ

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (75°24° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for

High 85°29° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (82°28° → 70°21°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 85°29° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 82°28° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 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 1p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 84°29°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	42%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 86°30°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	32%	52%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	83°28° (likely 81°27° to 86°30°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	30%	75%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	85°29° (likely 81°27° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	27%	77%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	31%	66%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	67%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	54%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	56%	69%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	71%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	76%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	70%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	73%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	81%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	49%	83%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	84%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	84%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	83%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	32%	83%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	85%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	29%	87%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	88%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	89%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	77%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	76%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	54%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	27%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	43%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	57%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 85°29°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
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 82°28°).
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 68°20°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 71°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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
71°22°–88°31°
Low, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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
63°17°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–72°22°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 52°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 55°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–83°.

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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

Poteau River near Panama

1.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 72 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Poteau River near Poteau

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 67 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 412 ft
Flow: 163,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at R.S. Kerr Lock and Dam

14 mi

Level: 460 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:48 PM; Morning 7:16–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:58 PM; Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Panama. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,600 ft, 35 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Panama, OK weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Poteau River near Panama

Poteau River near Poteau

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at R.S. Kerr Lock and Dam

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon