Cushing, Oklahoma Weather
Cushing, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cushing, Payne County.
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About Cushing, Oklahoma
Cushing stretches across rolling plains, a landscape shaped by wide skies and the patient work of farmers. It lies 18.6 miles east-south-east of Stillwater, OK (from Stillwater, OK: bearing 119°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west of Drumright. The earth here is a deep, rich red, a color that seems to hold the memory of ancient seas and the promise of endless growth. Fields of wheat and sorghum ripple in the breeze, their golden and green hues shifting with the sun's slow arc across the heavens. The air itself carries a dry warmth, often touched by the scent of freshly turned soil or the faint, sweet perfume of wild sunflowers that dot the roadside verges with audacious yellow. In the quiet hours, the silence is profound, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the sharp cry of a hawk circling high above, a tiny speck against the vast, cerulean canvas. Cushing's story is deeply entwined with the bounty and the grit of Oklahoma's land, its economy historically tied to agriculture and, more recently, to the flow of oil that courses beneath its surface. The town’s early days were fueled by the promise of fertile ground, attracting settlers who established ranches and farms that still define the surrounding countryside. Later, the discovery of oil brought a surge of industry, leaving a legacy of pipelines and storage tanks that are a distinctive, if sometimes stark, element of the regional character. This blend of rural tradition and industrial pulse gives Cushing a unique rhythm, a quiet resilience evident in the sturdy brick buildings of its downtown and the enduring spirit of its people, who understand the value of hard work and the beauty of a hard-won harvest.
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| Location | Cushing, Payne County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.985064°N, 96.76697°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74023 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cushing, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cushing, 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 Cushing includes coordinates 35.985064°N, 96.766970°W, situated in Payne County. ZIP code 74023. 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.
