Durham, Oklahoma Weather
Durham, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Durham, Roger Mills County.
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About Durham, Oklahoma
Durham, Oklahoma, lies spread beneath a vast, indifferent sky, a scatter of buildings and fences on the rolling plains of western Oklahoma. It lies 115.4 miles east-north-east of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 68°T), and is situated 26.1 miles east of Canadian. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, cut by the occasional darker smudge of mesquite or the bleached bone-white of a dry creek bed. The wind, a constant companion, scours the landscape, shaping the low hills into smooth, patient contours and whispering through the sparse grasses. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, ethereal shadows that stretch and distort, lending a fleeting, almost dreamlike quality to the otherwise stark terrain. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers that bloom defiantly in the summer heat. The history of Durham is a quiet testament to resilience and the enduring spirit of those who sought a life on this open land. Its beginnings are tied to the westward expansion and the promise of agriculture, a gamble against the capricious weather of the prairie. The local economy, much like the land itself, has long been tethered to the rhythms of farming and ranching, with cattle grazing on the vast pastures and crops struggling for purchase in the rich, but often unforgiving, soil. While grand monuments are absent, the enduring presence of the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture speaks of generations who built their lives here with practical hands and unwavering determination. The distinctive character of Durham is not one of clamor or grand pronouncements, but of a deep, abiding stillness, a place where the vastness of the sky seems to encourage a contemplative pace of life.
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| Location | Durham, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.84199°N, 99.924838°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 73642 |
| Area Code | 405 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Durham, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Durham, 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 Durham includes coordinates 35.841990°N, 99.924838°W, situated in Roger Mills County. ZIP code 73642. Telephone area code: 405. 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.
