Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KMKO

Sour John, OK weather

Clear and 54°12°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. 58–6 mph9 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 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

About the same as this time yesterday (53°12° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 82°28° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 57°14° tonight at 5 AM

This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · 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 7a	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	3%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	6%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	11%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	59%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	81%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	37%	84%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	79%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	30%	85%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	29%	75%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	46%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	39%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	69%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	72%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	76%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	77%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	70%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	62%	54%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	59%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	85%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	87%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	42%	88%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	33%	89%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	32%	89%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	31%	88%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	33%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	93%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	96%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	78%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 55°13°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°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: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 62°17°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% 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
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 64°18°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  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
65°18°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–71°22°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Highs 72–80°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (TSA) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Illinois River (AR OK) near Tahlequah

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 254 cfs

Forecast peak 4.9 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Webbers Falls Lock and Dam

4.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 490 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River (AR OK) at Gore

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.4 ft
Flow: 48 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Tenkiller Lake

5.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 625 ft
Flow: 565,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 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 9Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

MUSKOGEE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1905–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

—SunOct 18
−6°−4°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Sour John 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 14 min less
Golden hour: 5:58–6:49 PM; Morning 7:19–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:49–6:59 PM; Morning 7:09–7:19 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Sour John. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,100 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sour John, OK weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Illinois River (AR OK) near Tahlequah

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Webbers Falls Lock and Dam

Illinois River (AR OK) at Gore

Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Tenkiller Lake

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