Nowata, Oklahoma Weather
Nowata, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nowata, Nowata County.
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About Nowata, Oklahoma
Nowata rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle push and pull of the prairie, where the earth rolls in broad, shallow waves under an immense sky. It lies 19.3 miles east of Bartlesville, OK (from Bartlesville, OK: bearing 100°T), and is situated 17.7 miles east-south-east of Dewey. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry sweetness, a blend of sun-baked soil and distant, ripening fields. Scattered farmsteads punctuate the horizon, their silos like stoic sentinels against the wide expanse, and the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees offers a splash of verdant relief to the prevailing ochre and gold of the cultivated land. The Verdigris River, a ribbon of slow-moving water, threads its way through the periphery, its presence felt more in the subtle green of its banks than in any grand display. The story of Nowata is one woven from the threads of the oil boom and the enduring legacy of agriculture. Once a bustling hub during the early 20th century oil and gas discoveries, its fortunes rose and fell with the price of black gold, leaving behind a quiet resilience that permeates its streets. Today, the town’s economy is a more grounded affair, rooted in the fertile soil that yields wheat and cattle, a familiar rhythm that has sustained generations. The old brick buildings along the main street, some bearing the faint patina of a bygone era, speak of a history that is not so much buried as it is a quiet, ever-present undercurrent to the town's present. Nowata’s distinct character is found in this blend of quiet industry and the lingering echoes of its more boisterous past.
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| Location | Nowata, Nowata County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.700645°N, 95.638034°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74048 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nowata, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nowata, 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 Nowata includes coordinates 36.700645°N, 95.638034°W, situated in Nowata County. ZIP code 74048. 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.
