Afton, Oklahoma Weather
Afton, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Afton, Ottawa County.
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About Afton, Oklahoma
Afton lies under a wide, often cerulean sky, where the land rolls with a gentle, persistent undulation toward the distant, hazy horizon. It lies 36.7 miles south-west of Joplin, MO (from Joplin, MO: bearing 223°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north of Cleora. The terrain here is a patchwork of fertile fields, predominantly amber waves of wheat in the summer and a stark, stubbled brown in the autumn, interspersed with pockets of scrub oak and resilient prairie grasses that rustle in the prevailing winds. Creeks, often mere trickles in the dry season, etch sinuous paths through the landscape, their banks lined with cottonwoods whose leaves, when they catch the late afternoon sun, ignite in a fleeting, golden brilliance. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, carrying the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain and the earthy musk of turned soil, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface of this Oklahoma place. The history of Afton is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the promise it held for settlers seeking a new life. Established in the late 19th century, its economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with wheat and cattle ranching forming the bedrock of its prosperity. The railroad, a vital artery in those early days, brought with it a surge of growth, and the remnants of its influence can still be felt in the grid layout of the downtown streets and the quiet warehouses that stand as stoic reminders of a more bustling past. While the population may be modest, Afton retains a palpable sense of enduring community, a place where the pace of life allows for neighborly nods and the slow unfolding of a day, marked not by frantic urgency but by the steady, reliable rhythm of the seasons and the land.
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| Location | Afton, Ottawa County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.693687°N, 94.963017°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74331 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Afton, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Afton, Oklahoma, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Afton includes coordinates 36.693687°N, 94.963017°W, situated in Ottawa County. ZIP code 74331. Telephone area code: 918. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
