Gowen, Oklahoma Weather
Gowen, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gowen, Latimer County.
Full aviation weather for Gowen is published on the Wilburton Municipal Airport (KH05) page, 9 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. 5 airfields within reach of Gowen 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 Gowen: Mc Alester Regional Airport (KMLC) 28 km · Arrowhead Airport (K91F) 33 km · Stigler Regional Airport (KGZL) 57 km · Fountainhead Lodge Airpark (K0F7) 58 km
Conditions reported at KH05 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gowen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gowen.
About Gowen, Oklahoma
Gowen rests in the rolling hills of southeastern Oklahoma, where the land begins its gentle descent towards the Arkansas River basin. It lies 60.2 miles south of Muskogee, OK (from Muskogee, OK: bearing 186°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-south-west of Wilburton. The terrain here is a mosaic of dense oak-hickory forests, their leaves turning a riot of amber and crimson in the autumn light, interspersed with meadows of tall, whispering grass. Small creeks, their beds smoothed by countless years of flow, meander through the landscape, their banks often lined with the sturdy, dark trunks of sycamore trees. The air itself carries a peculiar, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil, pine needles, and the distant, sweet fragrance of wild honeysuckle that blooms in the warmer months. Even on a clear day, a soft haze often hangs in the distance, softening the edges of the horizon and lending the entire scene a quiet, almost dreamlike quality. The history of Gowen is intrinsically tied to the rich veins of coal that lie beneath its soil, a legacy that shaped its early development. For decades, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of coal carts were the soundtrack to life here, a testament to the arduous labor that fueled the region's economy. While the active mining days have largely passed, the echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the stoic character of its residents and the enduring sense of community. Today, the local economy leans more towards agriculture and small businesses, with cattle ranches dotting the surrounding countryside and the gentle hum of tractors replacing the deeper thrum of industry. Gowen retains a slow, steady pulse, a place where neighbors still know each other by name and the pace of life is dictated by the changing seasons rather than the relentless ticking of a clock.
Live animated radar for Gowen 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 | Gowen, Latimer County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 34.881487°N, 95.476923°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74578, 74545 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gowen, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gowen, 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 Gowen includes coordinates 34.881487°N, 95.476923°W, situated in Latimer County. ZIP code 74578, 74545. 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.
