Spiro, Oklahoma Weather
Spiro, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Spiro, Le Flore County.
Full aviation weather for Spiro is published on the Robert S Kerr Airport (KRKR) page, 24 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. 5 airfields within reach of Spiro 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 Spiro: Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM) 25 km · Sallisaw Municipal Airport (KJSV) 28 km · Arrowhead Assault Strip (KAZU) 36 km · Stigler Regional Airport (KGZL) 43 km
Conditions reported at KRKR describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Spiro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Spiro.
About Spiro, Oklahoma
Spiro unfolds onto a landscape where the Ouachita Mountains begin their slow, dignified descent towards the Arkansas River valley. It lies 16.0 miles south-west of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 231°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west of Pocola. The terrain here is a gentle rolling of green, punctuated by stands of oak and pine, their leaves whispering secrets to the humid air. The land itself feels patient, accustomed to the long summer days where the sun hangs heavy and the evenings bleed into twilight with a painter's slow brushstrokes of lavender and rose. There's a quiet grace to the way the roads curve, following the natural contours of the earth, leading the eye towards distant, hazy horizons. The history of Spiro is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the promise of prosperity it offered. Once a vital stop on the Midland Valley Railroad, the town's early economy was fueled by agriculture, particularly cotton and later, coal mining in the surrounding hills, a legacy that still whispers in the older structures. While the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of self-reliance and community endures, manifesting in the bustling local businesses and the warm, open greetings offered to newcomers. The nearby Arkansas River, a broad, unhurried ribbon of water, has always been a silent witness to the ebb and flow of life in Spiro, shaping its character and connecting it to a wider world.
Live animated radar for Spiro 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 | Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.241207°N, 94.619944°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74959 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Spiro, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Spiro, 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 Spiro includes coordinates 35.241207°N, 94.619944°W, situated in Le Flore County. ZIP code 74959. 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.
