Putnam, Oklahoma Weather
Putnam, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Putnam, Dewey County.
Full aviation weather for Putnam is published on the Thomas Municipal Airport (K1O4) page, 25 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. 4 airfields within reach of Putnam 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 Putnam: Clinton Regional Airport (KCLK) 35 km · Thomas P Stafford Airport (KOJA) 44 km · Watonga Regional Airport (KJWG) 49 km
Conditions reported at K1O4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Putnam specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Putnam.
About Putnam, Oklahoma
Putnam rests in the vast, rolling plains of western Oklahoma, a place where the sky stretches wide and the land unfolds in gentle, sun-baked waves. It lies 71.4 miles west-south-west of Enid, OK (from Enid, OK: bearing 239°T), and is situated 14.6 miles west-north-west of Thomas. The horizon is a clean, sharp line, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees or a distant, wind-worn barn. Here, the air often carries the dry, clean scent of dust and sun-ripened grass, and the light at dusk spills across the landscape in hues of ochre and rose, painting the world with a quiet, enduring beauty. The terrain is predominantly grassland, punctuated by shallow draws and ephemeral creeks that trickle after the infrequent rains, lending a subtle, textured character to the otherwise open expanse. This is a landscape shaped by agriculture, a history rooted in the tenacious spirit of those who first broke the prairie soil. The local economy has long been tied to the cultivation of wheat and the raising of cattle, a steady, honest livelihood that persists even as the world outside rushes forward. Putnam itself is a testament to this enduring connection, a small collection of buildings that mark a point of human habitation against the immense backdrop of the plains. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions, only the quiet hum of everyday life, the occasional rumble of a tractor on a dusty road, and the enduring presence of a community that understands the slow, measured cadence of the land.
Live animated radar for Putnam 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Putnam, Dewey County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.855601°N, 98.968427°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 73659 |
| Area Code | 405 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Putnam, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Putnam, 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 Putnam includes coordinates 35.855601°N, 98.968427°W, situated in Dewey County. ZIP code 73659. 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. 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.
