Ballou, Oklahoma Weather
Ballou, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ballou, Mayes County.
Full aviation weather for Ballou is published on the Mid America Industrial Airport (KH71) page, 15 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Ballou have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Ballou: Claremore Regional Airport (KGCM) 31 km · Dobie's Airport (K0K6) 35 km · Stearmans Roost Airport (KOK1) 38 km · Sam Riggs Airpark (K11) 42 km · Vinita Municipal Airport (KH04) 54 km
Conditions reported at KH71 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ballou specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ballou.
About Ballou, Oklahoma
Ballou rests in a broad, fertile valley where the land begins its gentle slope toward the Arkansas River basin. It lies 29.3 miles north-north-east of Muskogee, OK (from Muskogee, OK: bearing 20°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-south-east of Chouteau. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, cradles fields of wheat and corn that stretch toward horizons often painted in shades of amber and rose as the sun dips low. Scattered farmsteads, their white fences stark against the verdant expanse, mark the scattered settlements, and the air, especially in the languid evenings of late spring, carries the sweet, earthy scent of burgeoning life and distant, unseen blossoms. The roads, mostly gravel and red clay, wind their way between these fields, their dust rising in lazy plumes behind the occasional pickup truck, a quiet testament to the working landscape. This corner of Mayes County, Oklahoma, has always been shaped by the land and the persistent spirit of those who sought to coax a living from it. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and abundant water, established farms that continue to form the backbone of Ballou's economy, a continuity felt in the slow, deliberate rhythm of the seasons. While no grand monuments define its history, the echoes of generations of farmers and ranchers are present in the weathered barns and the stoic, enduring character of the people. The nearby waterways, though not a dominant feature of Ballou itself, contribute to the overall moisture and richness of the soil, a subtle but vital aspect of the region's agricultural success.
Live animated radar for Ballou and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Ballou, Mayes County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.145928°N, 95.19024°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74352 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ballou, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ballou, Oklahoma, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Ballou includes coordinates 36.145928°N, 95.190240°W, situated in Mayes County. ZIP code 74352. 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. 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.
