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Vernon, Oklahoma

Town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma

Air quality

The air at Vernon

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, McAlester (OK), 24 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good23.9 mi
  • Ozone23Good24 ppb23.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Vernon

None in the last 24 hours; 1.30 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.30in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Vernon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 14.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-40 & HenryettaI40ST240

Beside a road/14.3 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily1 instrument

Henryetta 1.0 WOK-OM-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.2 mi away/708 ft/79 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Mc Alester Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.4 mi from Vernon, Oklahoma. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:53 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 Mc Alester Regional, 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 MLCFIG. A THE SKY OVER MC ALESTER REGIONALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMc Alester Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MLCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MLC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mc Alester Regional: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLCFIG. B THE AIR AT MC ALESTER REGIONALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.4 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLEMc Alester Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MLCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MLC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mc Alester Regional, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLCFIG. C THE WIND AT MC ALESTER REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMc Alester Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MLCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MLC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mc Alester Regional, in 6 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.

Near Vernon

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

Near Vernon

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