Outdoor conditions in

Cottonwood

Oklahoma
Now
  1. 80°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms24% rain74% humidityGusts 14 mph
  2. 82°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms24% rain69% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 83°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms46% rain67% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 84°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms46% rain65% humidityGusts 14 mph
  5. 85°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms46% rain63% humidityGusts 13 mph
  6. 83°Showers And Thunderstorms83% rain67% humidityGusts 12 mph
  7. 81°Showers And Thunderstorms83% rain72% humidityGusts 12 mph
  8. 80°Showers And Thunderstorms83% rain72% humidityGusts 10 mph
  9. 75°Showers And Thunderstorms83% rain82% humidityGusts 14 mph
  10. 70°Showers And Thunderstorms83% rain93% humidityGusts 18 mph
  11. 67°Showers And Thunderstorms83% rain97% humidityGusts 18 mph
  12. 66°Rain Showers Likely71% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
  13. 63°Rain Showers Likely71% rain97% humidityGusts 21 mph
  14. 61°Rain Showers Likely71% rain97% humidityGusts 18 mph
  15. 60°Chance Rain Showers33% rain93% humidityGusts 18 mph
  16. 59°Chance Rain Showers33% rain90% humidityGusts 18 mph
  17. 58°Chance Rain Showers33% rain83% humidityGusts 21 mph
  18. 58°Chance Rain Showers33% rain77% humidityGusts 23 mph
  19. 56°Chance Rain Showers33% rain74% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 55°Chance Rain Showers33% rain66% humidityGusts 28 mph
  21. 55°Mostly Cloudy0% rain59% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 53°Mostly Cloudy0% rain61% humidityGusts 30 mph
  23. 54°Mostly Sunny0% rain59% humidityGusts 31 mph
  24. 56°Mostly Sunny0% rain53% humidityGusts 30 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today carries a thunderstorm chance.

Rain
83%
Humidity
63–97%
Wind
21 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
71%
Humidity
41–97%
Wind
31 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–77%
Wind
14 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
39–93%
Wind
9 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
37–80%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 85° / 63°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.83% rain · Humidity 63–97% · Wind 21 mph
  2. 64° / 53°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.71% rain · Humidity 41–97% · Wind 31 mph
  3. 65° / 45°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–77% · Wind 14 mph
  4. 69° / 42°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 39–93% · Wind 9 mph
  5. 75° / 47°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 37–80% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

McAlester area · Updated Thu 11:26 AM
14GoodUS AQI

Good through Mon 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground14 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Cottonwood radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Cottonwood.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 8 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
74%
Wind
8 mph
Gusts
14 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes McAlester area, about 36 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Cottonwood, OK, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.