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Sterling, Oklahoma

Town in Comanche County, Oklahoma

Air quality

The air at Sterling

Index 15, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Lawton (OK), 18 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good16.8 mi
  • Ozone14Good18 ppb16.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good16.8 mi

The days ahead

Highest 70, moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 10, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sterling

2.90 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
2.90in
Last 3 days
4.60in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sterling, the next 42 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sterling, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Fort SillFSI

At an airfield/15.0 mi away/1,188 ft/36 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank461of 859

measured daily2 instruments

Sterling 6SSERO2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/1,130 ft/94 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank535of 859

Cyril 5.6 SEOK-CC-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.6 mi away/1,270 ft/46 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank105of 859

Station report

The weather at Fort Sill, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.0 mi from Sterling, Oklahoma. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Sill, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSIFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT SILLSECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Sill, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FSITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Sill: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSIFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT SILLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.4 FTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEFort Sill, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 1,188 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.66 inHg and the temperature at 54.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.28 inHg means its barometer reads 29.00 inHg; it reports 58.0 F, 3.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Fort Sill stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,188 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.66 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.28 and the station pressure it means, 29.00.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSIFIG. D WHERE FORT SILL 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 ATMOSPHEREFORT SILL4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,188 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 HERE28.66 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.28 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.00 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED58.0 FTITLEFort Sill, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Fort Sill, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sterling 6S (SERO2), 6.7 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 Sterling

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

Near Sterling

River and lake gauges