Ponca City, Oklahoma Weather
Ponca City, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Ponca City, Kay County.
Full aviation weather for Ponca City is published on the Ponca City Regional Airport (KPNC) page, 3 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. 6 airfields within reach of Ponca City 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 Ponca City: Blackwell Tonkawa Municipal Airport (KBKN) 24 km · Perry Municipal Airport (KF22) 40 km · Strother Field (KWLD) 52 km · Caldwell Municipal Airport (K01K) 58 km · Medford Municipal Airport (KO53) 60 km
Conditions reported at KPNC describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ponca City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City unfurls across a landscape that speaks of prairie generosity and the enduring spirit of the land. It lies 40.9 miles north of Stillwater, OK (from Stillwater, OK: bearing 358°T), and is situated 3.3 miles north-west of McCord. The terrain, a broad, open expanse, rolls with a subtle grace, hinting at the vastness of the sky that presides over it. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a pale, shimmering green, stand sentinel along the few waterways, their roots grasping deep into the rich, dark soil. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and distant, ripening grain, and the light, as it begins its descent, softens the edges of the world, casting long shadows that stretch like sleepy fingers across the fields. The story of Ponca City is deeply entwined with the legacy of oil and the resourceful people who built it. The Marland Oil Company, a titan of its time, left an indelible mark, its grand estate, the Pioneer Woman Museum, a testament to that era, now standing as a proud landmark. The economy still finds its footing in agriculture, with wheat and cattle ranching forming the backbone of the surrounding countryside, but the echoes of industry also resonate, a quiet hum beneath the surface. Ponca City’s distinctive character is also shaped by its namesake, the Ponca Tribe, whose history and presence are a vital thread in the community's rich cultural fabric, a story told in art, tradition, and the very spirit of the place.
Live animated radar for Ponca City 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 | Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.706981°N, 97.085595°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74601, 74602, 74604 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ponca City, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ponca City, 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 Ponca City includes coordinates 36.706981°N, 97.085595°W, situated in Kay County. ZIP code 74601, 74602, 74604. 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.
