Sweetwater, Oklahoma Weather
Sweetwater, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sweetwater, Beckham County.
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About Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Sweetwater rests in a landscape of wide, sun-bleached plains that roll out towards horizons often softened by the hazy shimmer of heat. It lies 102.8 miles west-north-west of Lawton, OK (from Lawton, OK: bearing 304°T), and is situated 17.8 miles west-north-west of Sayre. The earth here is a palette of muted ochres and dusty greens, punctuated by the stark silhouettes of mesquite and scattered, resilient grasses that cling to the gently sloping terrain. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of prairie dust and distant, sun-baked earth, and the sky above is an immense dome, often a startling, vibrant blue, where clouds drift like slow-moving ships. In the late afternoon, the low sun casts long, languid shadows, painting the land in hues of gold and deepening rose, a quiet beauty that settles over the sparse, sturdy buildings of Sweetwater. The history of Sweetwater is as dry and enduring as the land it occupies, a testament to the tenacity of those who first settled here, drawn by the promise of opportunity and the vast, untamed frontier. Its economy has long been tied to the sturdy backbone of agriculture, the fields yielding crops that thrive under the relentless Oklahoma sun, and the livestock that graze across the expansive ranches. Yet, there's a quiet resilience in Sweetwater that speaks of a deeper strength, a character forged in the solitude of the plains and the shared experience of a close-knit community. The rhythm of life here is measured, dictated by the seasons and the simple, honest work that sustains its people, a place where the echoes of past generations seem to linger in the quiet hum of everyday life.
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| Location | Sweetwater, Beckham County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.422272°N, 99.911498°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 73666 |
| Area Code | 405 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sweetwater, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sweetwater, 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 Sweetwater includes coordinates 35.422272°N, 99.911498°W, situated in Beckham County. ZIP code 73666. 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.
