Short, Oklahoma Weather
Short, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Short, Sequoyah County.
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About Short, Oklahoma
Short lies where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb towards the Ouachita Mountains, a place where the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 13.8 miles north-north-west of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 338°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Cedarville. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees and tenacious pines, form the immediate horizon, their verdant slopes softening the sharp edges of the Oklahoma terrain. Here, streams, barely more than silver threads in the summer heat, meander through shaded ravines, their banks often fringed with ferns and wildflowers that seem to glow with an inner light during the long, humid afternoons. The sky above Short is a vast canvas, often a brilliant, unbroken blue, but prone to dramatic shifts, darkening with the sudden fury of thunderstorms that leave the landscape slick and gleaming. The history of Short is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that still stand sentinel on its outskirts, a history intertwined with the logging industry that once defined its economy, the echoes of saws and heavy machinery now faded into the quiet hum of rural life. Generations have carved a living from the fertile, if sometimes stubborn, soil, their efforts evident in the small farms and homesteads that dot the landscape, their fields a patchwork of crops that change with the seasons. While the grander narratives of statewide history might overlook its modest beginnings, Short holds its own distinct character, a resilience forged in the quiet persistence of its people and their enduring connection to this particular stretch of Oklahoma earth. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the sun's arc and the changing weather, a slower, more deliberate pulse than that found in the bustling cities, a pace that allows for the appreciation of small beauties, like the way the setting sun paints the western sky in hues of apricot and rose.
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| Location | Short, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.571476°N, 94.491327°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74948 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Short, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Short, 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 Short includes coordinates 35.571476°N, 94.491327°W, situated in Sequoyah County. ZIP code 74948. 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.
