Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KMKO

Tahlequah, OK weather

Clear and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 51Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 56°13° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 81°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Clear
This morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by midnight · 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 2a	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	11%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	10%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	7%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	8%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	33%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	7%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	18%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	50%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	61%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	79%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	34%	73%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	30%	73%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	29%	75%	5
Sat 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	28%	79%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	26%	85%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	30%	86%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	67%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	41%	86%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	67%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	84%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	85%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	86%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	33%	86%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 83°28°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	31%	87%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 84°29°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	88%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	27%	89%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	30%	85%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	33%	90%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	96%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	91%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	87%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	74%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South 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
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°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 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°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 79. South 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.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 79°26°).
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°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 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 74°23°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 74°23°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.4 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°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 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
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  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
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 71–79°; chance of precipitation on 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

Illinois River (AR OK) near Tahlequah

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 254 cfs

Forecast peak 4.9 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Baron Fork at Eldon

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 35 cfs

Forecast peak 5.6 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Illinois River (AR OK) at Chewey

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 210 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Flint Creek (OK) near Kansas

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 26 cfs

Forecast peak 6.0 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:48 PM; Morning 7:18–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:58 PM; Morning 7:08–7:18 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2:41–6 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Tahlequah. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,100 ft, 25 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Tahlequah, 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

Baron Fork at Eldon

Illinois River (AR OK) at Chewey

Flint Creek (OK) near Kansas

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon