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Bessie, Oklahoma

Town in Washita County, Oklahoma

Air quality

The air at Bessie

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Lawton (OK), 58 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
  • Ozone9Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Highest 70, moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bessie

1.70 in in the last 24 hours, 8.80 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.70in
Last 3 days
8.80in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bessie, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Bessie, OklahomaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bessie, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ClintonCLK

At an airfield/11.0 mi away/1,615 ft/66 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank601of 859

I-40 & Elk CityI40ST038

Beside a road/22.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Clinton 5.2 SSWOK-WH-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/1,632 ft/83 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WeatherfordWEAO2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.8 mi away/1,663 ft/114 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank534of 859

Station report

The weather at Clinton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.0 mi from Bessie, Oklahoma. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Clinton, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CLKFIG. A THE SKY OVER CLINTONSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEClinton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CLKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CLK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Clinton: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CLKFIG. B THE AIR AT CLINTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.4 FTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 46.4 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEClinton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CLKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CLK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Clinton, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CLKFIG. C THE WIND AT CLINTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEClinton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CLKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CLK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Clinton, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Weatherford (WEAO2), 18.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Oklahoma

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Bessie

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Bessie

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