Briggs, Oklahoma Weather
Briggs, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Briggs, Cherokee County.
Full aviation weather for Briggs is published on the Tahlequah Municipal Airport (KTQH) page, 12 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 Briggs 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 Briggs: Hefner Easley Airport (KH68) 42 km · Smith Field (KSLG) 45 km · Mid America Industrial Airport (KH71) 53 km · Muskogee-Davis Regional Airport (KMKO) 54 km · Sallisaw Municipal Airport (KJSV) 55 km
Conditions reported at KTQH describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Briggs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Briggs.
About Briggs, Oklahoma
Briggs sleeps in the rolling terrain of eastern Oklahoma, where the land begins its gentle tilt toward the Arkansas River basin. It lies 30.4 miles east-north-east of Muskogee, OK (from Muskogee, OK: bearing 66°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east of Tahlequah. Here, the sky feels vast, a canvas for clouds that drift with a slow, deliberate grace, casting moving shadows across fields of native grass and scattered stands of oak and hickory. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant whisper of wind through the trees, a quiet symphony that underscores the unhurried rhythm of life. Small creeks, often no more than a whisper of water after a dry spell, meander through the landscape, their banks lined with tenacious wildflowers and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The history of Briggs is tied to the land and the hardy souls who first settled it, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the quiet solitude. Though it may not boast grand monuments, its past is etched in the weathered wood of old farmhouses and the stories passed down through generations. The local economy, like much of rural Oklahoma, has long been rooted in agriculture, with cattle grazing on the pastures and crops like hay and sorghum taking advantage of the region's climate. While the days of large-scale industry may have passed, a spirit of self-reliance and neighborly support persists, a quiet strength that defines Briggs. The land itself, with its subtle undulations and the rich, red soil, continues to be the enduring character of this particular corner of Cherokee County.
Live animated radar for Briggs 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.
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| Location | Briggs, Cherokee County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.927034°N, 94.874676°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74464 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Briggs, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Briggs, 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 Briggs includes coordinates 35.927034°N, 94.874676°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 74464. 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.
