Howe, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Howe, Le Flore County.
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Howe rests in a verdant pocket of Le Flore County, where the Ouachita Mountains begin their gentle, forested rise from the flatlands. It lies 32.9 miles south-south-west of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 204°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south of Poteau. The air here carries the humid breath of pine and damp earth, especially after a rain, and the sunlight, filtering through the dense canopy, often paints the undergrowth in shifting, dappled mosaics. Roads, often unpaved and winding, trace the contours of the land, disappearing into hollows and emerging onto small, sun-kissed clearings that might hold a scattering of homes. The dominant colors are the deep greens of mature trees, the muted browns of weathered wood and exposed soil, and the occasional startling blue of a wild iris or the flash of a cardinal’s wing. The history of Howe is intrinsically tied to the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its soil, a legacy that still whispers in the quietude of the landscape. This industrious past shaped the early settlement, drawing families who worked the mines, their lives etched by the rhythm of pickaxe and lamp. Though the major mining operations have long since ceased, the spirit of self-reliance and close-knit community endures, a quiet strength in the face of changing times. The local economy now leans more towards timber and agriculture, with small farms dotting the surrounding hillsides, their fields a patchwork of cultivation against the wilder backdrop. The silence that often settles over Howe is not an emptiness, but a fullness, a testament to lives lived close to the land and the echoes of generations past.
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| Location | Howe, Le Flore County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 34.951211°N, 94.63717°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74940 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Howe, 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 Howe includes coordinates 34.951211°N, 94.637170°W, situated in Le Flore County. ZIP code 74940. 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.