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Cookson, Oklahoma

Community in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Air quality

The air at Cookson

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Stilwell (OK), 15 miles off.

15Good
  • Ozone15Good20 ppb14.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.6 ppb14.9 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm14.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cookson

0.21 in in the last 24 hours, 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.21in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cookson, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cookson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Tahlequah MuniTQH

At an airfield/15.6 mi away/873 ft/20 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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I-40 & SallisawI40ST308

Beside a road/19.5 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily1 instrument

Cookson 4.2 NEOK-CH-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/790 ft/63 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW6761, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 18.9 mi from Cookson, Oklahoma. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (343 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 12 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW6761, north up: blowing from 343 degrees, the north northwest, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 12; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6761FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW6761PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 343°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW6761, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6761TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6761-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 544 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.34 inHg and the temperature at 57.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.24 inHg means its barometer reads 29.65 inHg; it reports 59.0 F, 1.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW6761 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 544 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.34 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.24 and the station pressure it means, 29.65.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6761FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW6761 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION EW67612 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT544 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.34 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.24 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.65 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED59.0 FTITLECitizen station EW6761, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6761TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6761-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 35.46 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW6761, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6761FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW6761ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 78°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.46 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW6761, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6761TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6761-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW6761, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Oklahoma

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

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Near Cookson

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