Ripley, Oklahoma Weather
Ripley, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ripley, Payne County.
Full aviation weather for Ripley is published on the Cushing Municipal Airport (KCUH) page, 14 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 Ripley 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 Ripley: Stillwater Regional Airport (KSWO) 23 km · Chandler Regional Airport (KCQB) 34 km · Stroud Municipal Airport (KSUD) 34 km · Biggs Skypatch Airport (K3OK) 41 km · Jones Memorial Airport (K3F7) 50 km
Conditions reported at KCUH describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ripley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ripley.
About Ripley, Oklahoma
Ripley breathes the wide Oklahoma sky, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath under a vast, ever-changing canvas of blue. It lies 10.9 miles south-east of Stillwater, OK (from Stillwater, OK: bearing 128°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-north-west of Cushing. Rolling plains, painted in hues of ochre and faded green, stretch out to a horizon that feels both distant and intimately close, broken only by the occasional cluster of sturdy farmhouses and the skeletal silhouettes of wind-battered trees. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses, a testament to the elemental forces that shape this country. Even in the quiet of midday, a subtle hum seems to emanate from the soil, a deep, resonant pulse of life that is both grounding and exhilarating. As dusk approaches, the western sky ignites in a spectacle of molten gold and bruised purples, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch across the fields, transforming the ordinary into something profound and hushed. The history of Ripley is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of those who coaxed a living from this often-unforgiving terrain. Founded on the promise of agricultural prosperity, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, with wheat fields rippling like golden seas in the summer breeze and cattle grazing on the sparse but resilient pastures. The railroad, a lifeline in its early days, brought with it the dreams and struggles of settlers, shaping the very layout of the small downtown, where weathered brick buildings stand as quiet witnesses to generations of commerce and community. Though the agricultural rhythm still dictates much of life, the subtle shift towards diversified farming and the quiet hum of local businesses now contribute to Ripley's enduring character, a place where the past and present are woven together by the simple, persistent thread of human endeavor.
Live animated radar for Ripley 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 | Ripley, Payne County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 36.017837°N, 96.905584°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74062 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ripley, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ripley, 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 Ripley includes coordinates 36.017837°N, 96.905584°W, situated in Payne County. ZIP code 74062. 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.
