Dripping Springs, Oklahoma Weather
Dripping Springs, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dripping Springs, Carter County.
Full aviation weather for Dripping Springs is published on the Ardmore Municipal Airport (KADM) page, 13 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 Dripping Springs 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 Dripping Springs: Madill Municipal Airport (K1F4) 22 km · Tishomingo Airpark (K0F9) 34 km · Sulphur Municipal Airport (KF30) 38 km · Healdton Municipal Airport (KF32) 41 km · Lake Texoma State Park Airport (KF31) 42 km
Conditions reported at KADM describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dripping Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dripping Springs.
About Dripping Springs, Oklahoma
Dripping Springs emerges from the undulating terrain of southern Oklahoma, a place where the earth breathes in the quietude of wide-open skies. It lies 41.4 miles north-west of Denison, TX (from Denison, TX: bearing 316°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east of Ardmore. The landscape here is a study in subtle contours, rolling hills draped in a mosaic of native grasses and scattered stands of post oak and blackjack, their gnarled branches reaching like patient fingers towards the horizon. The air itself carries a certain weight, a blend of dry earth, distant woodsmoke, and the faint, sweet perfume of wild blossoms, particularly potent in the hazy mornings before the sun truly asserts its dominion. Evenings bring a deepening indigo to the sky, the fading light catching the dust motes dancing in the stillness, a silent ballet performed for no audience but the land itself. The story of Dripping Springs is one of resilience and quiet determination, rooted in the rich, red soil that has sustained generations. Its economy has long been tied to the land, with cattle ranching and agriculture forming the bedrock of its livelihood, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life. This is a place where the past is not a distant echo but a palpable presence, woven into the fabric of the community through the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people. The local character is one of pragmatic warmth, a welcoming spirit extended with genuine sincerity, a characteristic often found in places where neighbors rely on one another and the vastness of the plains fosters a sense of shared experience.
Live animated radar for Dripping Springs 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 | Dripping Springs, Carter County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 34.187039°N, 97.038346°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 73401, 74338 |
| Area Code | 405, 918 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dripping Springs, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dripping Springs, 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 Dripping Springs includes coordinates 34.187039°N, 97.038346°W, situated in Carter County. ZIP code 73401, 74338. Telephone area code: 405, 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.
