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Cottonwood, OK 74538 Weather
Tonight: Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers, low 63°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).
Cottonwood, OK 74538 current weather
78°F
Cloudy
Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.
H -- / L 63°
No rain expected in the next 12 hours
No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/29/2026, 11:27 AM PT
Hourly forecast
NWS, updated 10/29/2026, 11:27 AM PT
7-day forecast
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Today10/2928% chance of precipitationLow 63°High
Tonight: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Cloudy then Chance Rain ShowersFri10/3032% chance of precipitationLow 59°High 76°
Friday: A chance of rain showers before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance Rain Showers then CloudySat10/3156% chance of precipitationLow 58°High 74°
Saturday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Rain Showers LikelySun11/119% chance of precipitationLow 64°High 80°
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly CloudyMon11/277% chance of precipitationLow 62°High 81°
Monday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Chance Rain ShowersTue11/341% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 75°
Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Chance Rain ShowersWed11/4Low 46°High 72°
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly SunnyThu11/5Low High 69°
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunny
Forecast for 34.590, -96.219 from the NWS OUN office, updated 10/29/2026, 11:27 AM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov
From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.
Next 6 hours
NWS hourly forecast
- Now78°Cloudy4%5 mph
- 7 PM74°Mostly Cloudy1%3 mph
- 8 PM68°Mostly Cloudy1%2 mph
- 9 PM67°Mostly Cloudy1%2 mph
- 10 PM66°Mostly Cloudy4%1 mph
- 11 PM65°Mostly Cloudy4%1 mph
Hourly details
Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShowHide
Radar and satellite
National radarNEXRAD (up to 24 hours) and GOES
Frequently asked questions
- Will it rain in Cottonwood, OK 74538 in the next 24 hours?
- The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in Cottonwood, OK 74538 today?
- Sunrise is about 7:42 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:34 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
- What is the normal October weather in Cottonwood, OK 74538?
- At Centrahoma 2 Ese, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 75°F and the normal low is 50°F.
Rain and snow totals
Next 3 days, NWS forecast grid
- Rain (liquid)
- 0.17 in
- Snow
- 0.00 in
- Ice
- 0.00 in
Nearby hazards
Oklahoma hazardsSevere storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area
- Severe storm outlook today:General thunderstormsOutlook map
- Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
- River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
- Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported
UV and air quality forecast
EPA and AirNow
- AQI forecast today (McAlester)
- 50GoodPM2.5
- AQI forecast tomorrow (McAlester)
- 40GoodPM2.5
Drought
By countyCoal County, week of 10/27/2026
100% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.
Sun and moon
Local time, center of the area
- Sunrise
- 7:42 AM
- Sunset
- 6:34 PM
- Daylight
- 10 hr 51 min
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous 84% lit
- First light (civil dawn)
- 7:16 AM
- Last light (civil dusk)
- 7 PM
- Moonrise
- 9:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
Normal October weather
ClimateNormal October high 75°, low 50°, precipitation 4.58 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Centrahoma 2 Ese, 5 mi away.
Other places nearby
Data sources
- National Weather Service APINOAA · Official site
- Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center · Official site
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center · Official site
- National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service · Official site
- WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center · Official site
- UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA · Official site
- AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Official site
- NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service · Official site
- U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA · Official site
- BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Official site
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Official site
- Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services · Official site
- NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University · Official site
- GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research · Official site
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