Mangum, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Mangum, Greer County.
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Mangum sits under a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast, pale blue canvas brushed with streaks of cirrus clouds that drift with a languid grace. It lies 65.8 miles west-north-west of Lawton, OK (from Lawton, OK: bearing 286°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-west of Granite. The land here is a study in muted ochres and faded greens, a sprawling expanse of rolling plains that undulate towards a horizon that promises only more sky. Dust, fine as powdered cinnamon, coats everything, a constant reminder of the sun-baked earth. In the early morning, before the heat truly asserts itself, the air carries a crisp, clean scent, a hint of dry grass and distant, unseen water. The few trees that dot the landscape, hardy mesquites and tough cottonwoods, cluster near the dry washes, their branches reaching out like supplicating hands. The history of Mangum is etched into the very grit of this place, a story of resilience and adaptation. It was a railroad town, born of a need to connect the vast agricultural heartland to the wider world, and the echoes of those iron horses still seem to whisper on the wind that sweeps across the prairies. Cotton was king once, its white bolls a fleeting promise against the relentless sun, and though the fields are now more varied, a legacy of that agricultural past remains. The local economy, while diversified, still hums with the steady beat of farming and ranching, a lifeblood drawn from the often-stubborn soil. The old courthouse, a sturdy brick sentinel, stands as a silent witness to decades of community life, its clock tower a familiar, comforting presence against the immense sky.
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| Location | Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 34.872004°N, 99.504256°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 73554 |
| Area Code | 405 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mangum, 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 Mangum includes coordinates 34.872004°N, 99.504256°W, situated in Greer County. ZIP code 73554. 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.