Cottonwood, Oklahoma Weather
Cottonwood, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cottonwood, Coal County.
Full aviation weather for Cottonwood is published on the Atoka Municipal Airport (KAQR) page, 18 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. 4 airfields within reach of Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood: Ada Regional Airport (KADH) 51 km · Mc Alester Regional Airport (KMLC) 53 km · Tishomingo Airpark (K0F9) 59 km
Conditions reported at KAQR describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cottonwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cottonwood.
About Cottonwood, Oklahoma
Cottonwood sprawls across a gently rolling landscape, where the ochre dust of Oklahoma clings to everything like a second skin. It lies 58.5 miles north-north-east of Denison, TX (from Denison, TX: bearing 19°T), and is situated 1.5 miles north-east of Coalgate. The sky here is a vast, bruised dome, especially in the late afternoon, bleeding hues of rose and bruised plum as the sun begins its slow descent. Sparse stands of cottonwood trees, their leaves a pale, brittle green, offer scant shade, their branches skeletal fingers against the immense canvas of the sky. The terrain is a study in subtle shifts, a tapestry of dry grasses, scrub oak, and the occasional stubborn wildflower pushing through the parched earth. The air itself feels thin and warm, carrying the scent of dry earth and distant, unseen cattle. This locale, Cottonwood, carries the quiet echo of its past, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent pulse of its people and the land they cultivate. Once, the earth yielded coal, a black and gritty treasure that fueled a nascent industry and drew a hardy breed to this corner of Coal County. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the memory of that robust economy lingers, a ghost in the rust-colored soil. Today, the rhythm of life in Cottonwood is dictated by the sun and seasons, with agriculture – cattle ranching and the cultivation of hardy crops – forming the backbone of its sustenance. The distinctive character of Cottonwood is found in its unvarnished resilience, a quiet strength that has seen it weather booms and busts, its spirit as enduring as the wind that sweeps across these open plains.
Live animated radar for Cottonwood 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 | Cottonwood, Coal County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 34.555926°N, 96.203887°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74948, 74538 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottonwood, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood includes coordinates 34.555926°N, 96.203887°W, situated in Coal County. ZIP code 74948, 74538. 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.
