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Sentinel, Oklahoma

Town in Washita County, Oklahoma

Air quality

The air at Sentinel

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Lawton (OK), 52 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 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sentinel

1.20 in in the last 24 hours, 5.00 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.20in
Last 3 days
5.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sentinel, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sentinel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-40 & Elk CityI40ST038

Beside a road/20.9 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Rocky 1.9 EOK-WH-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.2 mi away/1,703 ft/29 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RetropRETO2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/1,785 ft/111 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank77of 859

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW4803, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 16.2 mi from Sentinel, Oklahoma. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northeast (13 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW4803, north up: blowing from 13 degrees, the north northeast, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4803FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW4803PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 13°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW4803, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4803TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW4803-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,486 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.35 inHg and the temperature at 53.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.48 inHg means its barometer reads 28.88 inHg; it reports 59.0 F, 5.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW4803 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,486 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.35 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.48 and the station pressure it means, 28.88.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4803FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW4803 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 GW48035 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,486 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 HERE28.35 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.48 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.88 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED59.0 FTITLECitizen station GW4803, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4803TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW4803-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 35.02 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW4803, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4803FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW4803ELEVATION 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 32°OCT 16, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW4803, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4803TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW4803-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW4803, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Retrop (RETO2), 11.0 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 Sentinel

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

Near Sentinel

River and lake gauges