River Bottom, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for River Bottom, Muskogee County.
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River Bottom carries the quiet hum of a place where the earth breathes deep, a low-lying expanse where the Arkansas River has long dictated the contours of the land. It lies 10.7 miles south-east of Muskogee, OK (from Muskogee, OK: bearing 136°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-north-east of Keefton. Here, the terrain folds gently, a patchwork of fertile soil and meandering waterways that, in the humid Oklahoma air, often shimmer with an almost liquid light as dusk descends. Cypress knees, gnarled and wise, stand sentinel along the water's edge, their dark forms softened by the encroaching shadows. The air itself, thick with the scent of damp earth and distant hayfields, carries the murmur of insects and the occasional, resonant call of a heron. The history of River Bottom is written in the slow, steady work of agriculture, a legacy of families who coaxed sustenance from this alluvial soil for generations. Cotton and soybeans have long been the steady heartbeat of its economy, fields stretching out like rumpled blankets under the vast prairie sky. While not a place of grand monuments, its distinctive character lies in this enduring connection to the land, a resilience born of working with the river's moods and the sun's persistent gaze. The quiet dignity of its people, accustomed to the rhythm of the seasons and the shared labor of the harvest, forms the enduring, unstated landmark of River Bottom.
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| Location | River Bottom, Muskogee County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.6357°N, 95.2378°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74423 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for River Bottom, 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 River Bottom includes coordinates 35.635700°N, 95.237800°W, situated in Muskogee County. ZIP code 74423. 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.