Ketchum, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ketchum, Craig County.
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Ketchum unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the Ozark foothills begin to soften their ruggedness. It lies 41.8 miles west of Bella Vista, AR (from Bella Vista, AR: bearing 274°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-west of Cleora. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent, hinting at the nearby verdant pastures and the distant promise of pine. Sunlight spills generously over the undulating land, illuminating scattered farmsteads and the quiet, unassuming roads that connect them. The character of Ketchum is one of enduring simplicity, a place where the horizon feels vast and the pace of life allows for contemplation, the sky often a canvas of shifting blues and grays. The history of Ketchum is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of this region, its economy long sustained by the fertile soil that yields crops and grazes cattle. This has always been a land of hardworking hands and a deep connection to the earth, a tradition passed down through generations. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very land itself whispers tales of its founding, of families who sought a life of honest labor under the wide Oklahoma sky. The distinctive character of Ketchum lies in this quiet resilience, a subtle strength that permeates the everyday lives of its residents, fostering a sense of rootedness and belonging that is as palpable as the warm summer breeze.
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| Location | Ketchum, Craig County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.524527°N, 95.023851°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74349, 74301 |
| 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 Ketchum, 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 Ketchum includes coordinates 36.524527°N, 95.023851°W, situated in Craig County. ZIP code 74349, 74301. 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.