Temperature
55 F at 2 AM; 70 F at its warmest, 12 PM Thursday, and 55 F at its coolest, 2 AM.
- Now
- 55F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 70F
- 12 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 55F
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, Oklahoma
Small airport in Cleveland County, Oklahoma...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Canadian River at Norman affecting Cleveland and McClain Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Canadian River at Norman. * WHEN...From Friday morning to late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...At 99.0 feet, Flooding to depths of 5 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 92.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 94.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 98.7 feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 94.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 98.5 feet on 05/24/2015. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 830 AM CDT.
55°
58°/48°
Partly cloudy·
Feels like 55°·Moderate breeze 17 mph N
Alert. A Flood Warning is in force for University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport until 5:30 AM Monday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport is 55° and partly cloudy at 2 AM. The dew point is 49°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north at 17 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 58° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 40° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 82°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 59°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:54 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:03 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 18 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
17Air quality
81%Humidity
43%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
55feels55
17mph
Today
Oct 16
5848
24mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
5940
12mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
6439
12mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7045
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7650
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8057
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8261
overcast
55°
58°48°
59°40°
64°39°
70°45°
76°50°
80°57°
82°61°
As of 2:00 AM in University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, Oklahoma.
Air quality
The air at University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport
Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Oklahoma City (OK), 18 miles off.
17Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good4.9 mi
- Ozone15Good16 ppb4.9 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-
- Nitrogen dioxide1Good1 ppb18.5 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm18.5 mi
The days ahead
Highest 80, moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 16, good.
GoodModerate
- 16YesterdayOct 15
- 30TodayOct 16
- 50SatOct 17
- 70SunOct 18
- 80MonOct 19
- 80TueOct 20
Smoke, the next 42 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport
1.55 in in the last 24 hours, 4.60 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 1.55in
- Last 3 days
- 4.60in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 34%
Visibility
How far you can see at University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- OUN
- ICAO
- KOUN
- IATA
- OUN
- Field elevation
- 1,182 ft
- Serves
- Norman
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- OUN
- Wind now
- From 360° at 16 mph, read 16 Oct, 01:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 | 4,748 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 36° / 216° | 13 mph head, on 03 | 9 mph from the left |
| 17 / 35 | 5,200 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | 16 mph head, on 35 | None |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Norman/Westheimer (OUN), University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 49 F, the air 80% saturated; the humidity ran from 79% at 12 AM to 100% at 8 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 49F
- 2 AM
- Humidity now
- 80%
- Humidity, range
- 79 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
20 mph from the north at 2 AM; at its strongest 25 mph, 4 PM Thursday, with a gust of 36 mph at 12 AM.
- Now
- 20mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 25mph
- 4 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 36mph
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.36 inHg at 2 AM, rising 0.10 inHg over 3 hours; 0.39 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.36inHg
- 2 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.10inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.39inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 4 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 4 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 400 ft at 8 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 9,000ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 8 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
1.06 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.74 in, in the hour to 4 AM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 1.06in
- Wettest hour
- 0.74in
- 4 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 5
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Norman/Westheimer: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/1,171 ft/11 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
I-40 & I-240I40ST164
Beside a road/15.0 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Shawnee Lake No. 1SHLO2
At a river or reservoir gauge/24.1 mi away/1,056 ft/126 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Fort Reno #1S2022
At a soil climate station/37.2 mi away/1,400 ft/218 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Norman 3.1 WNWOK-CV-12
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/1,181 ft/1 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
NormanNMNO2
At a cooperative observer's station/4.9 mi away/1,152 ft/30 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Norman (NMNO2), 4.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Oklahoma
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Normancity, 2 mi
- Moorecity, 6 mi
- Goldsbytown, 7 mi
- Newcastlecity, 8 mi
- Noblecity, 9 mi
- Valley Brooktown, 11 mi
- Coletown, 12 mi
- Blanchardcity, 13 mi
- Washingtontown, 13 mi
- Slaughtervilletown, 13 mi
- Del Citycity, 14 mi
- Smith Villagetown, 14 mi
Airports near University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport
- OKC Will Rogers World AirportOKC, 12 mi
- Tinker Air Force BaseTIK, 13 mi
- Wiley Post AirportPWA, 22 mi
- Clarence E Page Municipal AirportRCE, 26 mi
- Sundance AirparkHSD, 28 mi
- Chickasha Municipal AirportCHK, 30 mi
- Shawnee Regional AirportSNL, 31 mi
- El Reno Regional AirportRQO, 34 mi