Ralston, Oklahoma Weather
Ralston, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ralston, Pawnee County.
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About Ralston, Oklahoma
Ralston breathes the quiet spirit of Oklahoma's prairie heartland. It lies 32.4 miles north-east of Stillwater, OK (from Stillwater, OK: bearing 34°T), and is situated 5.1 miles south-south-west of Fairfax. The land here, a gentle swell of earth, rolls out under an immense sky, its horizons vast and unbroken save for the occasional stand of trees that cluster around farmsteads or follow the whisper of a creek bed. The soil, a rich, loamy red, seems to hold the warmth of countless sun-drenched afternoons, and in the early morning, a fine mist often clings to the low-lying fields, softening the edges of the world before the sun burns it away. The air itself carries the scent of dry grass and the distant promise of rain, a constant, subtle perfume that defines the very character of this place. This is a land where history is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring legacy of agriculture and the quiet resilience of its people. Ralston, like many places in Pawnee County, owes its existence to the fertile ground and the dreams of those who sought to cultivate it. The local economy, historically tied to farming and ranching, still pulses with the rhythm of the seasons, the planting and the harvest dictating the flow of life. While the grander narratives of industry may have bypassed these rolling plains, there is a distinct character here, a self-sufficiency born from generations of working the land, where community bonds are as strong as the roots of the ancient oaks that dot the landscape.
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| Location | Ralston, Pawnee County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.503939°N, 96.732256°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74650 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ralston, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ralston, 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 Ralston includes coordinates 36.503939°N, 96.732256°W, situated in Pawnee County. ZIP code 74650. 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.
