Sentinel, Oklahoma Weather
Sentinel, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Sentinel, Washita County.
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About Sentinel, Oklahoma
Sentinel rests in a broad expanse of Oklahoma's western plains, where the land rolls with a subtle, patient grace. It lies 58.5 miles north-west of Lawton, OK (from Lawton, OK: bearing 311°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-west of Hobart. The sky here is a vast canvas, often painted with streaks of bruised purple and molten gold at sunset, a spectacle that can make the distant horizon seem impossibly close. Fields of wheat and sorghum, golden and green in their seasons, stretch out like a rumpled quilt, broken occasionally by the stark, straight lines of fence posts and the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees offering scant shade. The air, especially in the quiet hours before dawn, carries a dry, mineral tang, the scent of sun-baked earth and resilient prairie grass. The story of Sentinel is written in the wind-swept soil and the stoic faces of its inhabitants, a lineage tracing back to the fertile promise of the Dust Bowl era, a time of hardship that forged a deep-seated resilience. Agriculture remains the lifeblood, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of Sentinel’s days. The local economy, though modest, is anchored by the steady work of farmers and ranchers, their livelihoods intricately tied to the capricious moods of the weather. While no grand monuments mark its landscape, the quiet dignity of its weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people are its most notable features, a testament to a place that has weathered storms both literal and figurative.
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| Location | Sentinel, Washita County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.157832°N, 99.175357°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 73664 |
| Area Code | 405 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sentinel, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sentinel, 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 Sentinel includes coordinates 35.157832°N, 99.175357°W, situated in Washita County. ZIP code 73664. 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. 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.
