Buffalo, Oklahoma Weather
Buffalo, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buffalo, Harper County.
Full aviation weather for Buffalo is published on the Buffalo Municipal Airport (KBFK) page, 3 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo: Harold Krier Field (K58) 39 km · West Woodward Airport (KWWR) 45 km · Freedom Municipal Airport (KK77) 48 km · Comanche County Airport (K3K8) 51 km · Mooreland Municipal Airport (KMDF) 55 km
Conditions reported at KBFK describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buffalo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buffalo.
About Buffalo, Oklahoma
Buffalo, Oklahoma, unfolds beneath a sky that seems to stretch into infinity, a vast canvas of cerulean blue often brushed with the bold strokes of passing clouds. It lies 66.8 miles south-south-east of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 161°T), and is situated 17.0 miles east-north-east of Laverne. The landscape here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle swell of prairie land that rises and falls like a quiet breath. Fields of amber wheat, their stalks whispering secrets to the wind, stretch towards horizons that shimmer in the persistent Oklahoma sun, their surfaces catching the light in a thousand tiny glints. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses. Even in the stillness, a vibrant energy hums, a testament to the enduring spirit of this place. The history of Buffalo is etched not in grand monuments, but in the resilience of its people and the fertile earth that sustains them. This is a land shaped by agriculture, where the prosperity of the community has long been tied to the bounty of the soil, primarily wheat and cattle ranching. The early settlers, drawn by the promise of open land and a new beginning, carved their lives out of this seemingly untamed prairie, establishing a legacy of hard work and self-reliance that continues to define Buffalo. While no dramatic rivers carve through the terrain, the lifeblood of the region flows through its irrigation ditches and the deep wells that tap into underground reserves, a constant murmur of sustenance beneath the sun-baked surface. This quiet persistence, this enduring connection to the land, forms the distinctive character of Buffalo.
Live animated radar for Buffalo 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 | Buffalo, Harper County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.835587°N, 99.630397°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 73834 |
| Area Code | 580 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buffalo, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buffalo, 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 Buffalo includes coordinates 36.835587°N, 99.630397°W, situated in Harper County. ZIP code 73834. Telephone area code: 580. 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.
