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Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States

Last updated: 2:57 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
38°C
Feels like 41°
Clear
▲ 40°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
13 mph SSW
Humidity
36%
Dew Point
20°
Pressure
29.08 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
9.0
Cloud Cover
1%
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cherokee County is currently clear at 38°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1830 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:37AM · Sunset: 8:10PM.

52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
38°
3%
3 PM
39°
3%
4 PM
39°
3%
5 PM
40°
3%
6 PM
39°
3%
7 PM
37°
3%
8 PM
34°
3%
9 PM
32°
3%
10 PM
31°
3%
11 PM
30°
3%
12 AM
29°
3%
1 AM
27°
3%
2 AM
27°
3%
3 AM
26°
3%
4 AM
26°
3%
5 AM
24°
3%
6 AM
24°
3%
7 AM
26°
3%
8 AM
28°
3%
9 AM
31°
3%
10 AM
32°
3%
11 AM
33°
3%
12 PM
34°
3%
1 PM
36°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
40° 24°
Clear.
Sat
39° 24°
Clear.
Sun
42° 26°
Clear with a 31% chance of rain.
Mon
38° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 20% chance of rain.
Tue
43° 24°
Clear.
Wed
42° 23°
Clear.
Thu
37° 19°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 38° Clear 3% 13 mph SSW 36%
3 PM 39° Clear 3% 14 mph S 30%
4 PM 39° Clear 3% 14 mph S 31%
5 PM 40° Clear 3% 13 mph S 34%
6 PM 39° Clear 3% 13 mph S 36%
7 PM 37° Clear 3% 11 mph S 39%
8 PM 34° Clear 3% 9 mph S 43%
9 PM 32° Clear 3% 8 mph S 45%
10 PM 31° Clear 3% 8 mph S 47%
11 PM 30° Clear 3% 8 mph S 48%
12 AM 29° Clear 3% 8 mph S 49%
1 AM 27° Clear 3% 7 mph S 50%
2 AM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph S 51%
3 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph S 52%
4 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph S 55%
5 AM 24° Clear 3% 6 mph S 59%
6 AM 24° Clear 3% 7 mph S 64%
7 AM 26° Clear 3% 8 mph SSW 62%
8 AM 28° Clear 3% 9 mph SSW 59%
9 AM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph SSW 57%
10 AM 32° Clear 3% 10 mph SSW 53%
11 AM 33° Clear 3% 10 mph SSW 50%
12 PM 34° Clear 3% 11 mph SSW 46%
1 PM 36° Clear 3% 10 mph SSW 45%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/14
Clear
3%
24°
40°
Sat
8/15
Clear
3%
24°
39°
Sun
8/16
Clear
31%
26°
42°
Mon
8/17
Mostly Clear
20%
24°
38°
Tue
8/18
Clear
8%
24°
43°
Wed
8/19
Clear
19%
23°
42°
Thu
8/20
Clear
19%
19°
37°
Fri
8/21
Clear
60%
15°
38°
Sat
8/22
Clear
60%
18°
38°
Sun
8/23
Clear
14%
21°
39°
Mon
8/24
Clear
25%
22°
39°
Tue
8/25
Clear
25%
23°
40°
Wed
8/26
Clear
60%
23°
40°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
40°
Fri
8/28
Clear
60%
23°
39°
52
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
52 AQI 9.7 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
34 AQI 38 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 52 Moderate 34 52
Sun 45 Good 36 45
Mon 48 Good 37 48
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Fri Aug 14, 18:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2446 J/kg
MLCAPE1616 J/kg
MUCAPE2446 J/kg
SBCIN-10 J/kg
MLCIN-63 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.9
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear14 kt
0–1 km Shear6 kt
Eff. Shear15 kt
0–1 km SRH12
0–3 km SRH34
Eff. SRH34
Storm Motion335° @ 4 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index31.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.57 in
0–3 km LR8.6 °C/km
700–500 LR6.6 °C/km
Total Totals50.1
LCL762 hPa
LFC721 hPa
EL162 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,043 ft