Watonga, Oklahoma Weather
Watonga, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Watonga, Blaine County.
Full aviation weather for Watonga is published on the Watonga Regional Airport (KJWG) page, 2 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. 6 airfields within reach of Watonga 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 Watonga: Thomas Municipal Airport (K1O4) 31 km · Hinton Municipal Airport (K2O8) 38 km · Thomas P Stafford Airport (KOJA) 41 km · El Reno Regional Airport (KRQO) 55 km · Clinton Regional Airport (KCLK) 58 km
Conditions reported at KJWG describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Watonga specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Watonga.
About Watonga, Oklahoma
Watonga rises from the Oklahoma prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than the eye can follow. It lies 43.3 miles west-north-west of Yukon, OK (from Yukon, OK: bearing 303°T), and is situated 19.5 miles south-south-west of Okeene. Rolling grasslands, painted in shades of ochre and sage, undulate towards the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that offer a whisper of shade. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the soil and the distant promise of rain, and the sunlight, especially as it begins its descent, casts long, painterly shadows across the land. The character of Watonga is one of quiet resilience, a steadfast presence against the vast, open canvas of western Oklahoma. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of its settlers and the bounty of its soil. Watonga’s history is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heritage of the region, its economy once driven by wheat fields that shimmered golden under the summer sun. Today, that legacy continues, though the landscape also bears the marks of oil and gas exploration, a testament to the shifting economic currents. The town itself, a collection of sturdy buildings and friendly faces, holds a quiet charm, its streets lined with businesses that serve the needs of the surrounding ranches and farms. A notable feature, the Watonga Cheese Factory, has long been a source of local pride and a sweet, savory beacon for visitors, its products a delicious echo of the region’s agricultural roots.
Live animated radar for Watonga 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 | Watonga, Blaine County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.844765°N, 98.413128°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 73772 |
| Area Code | 405 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Watonga, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Watonga, 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 Watonga includes coordinates 35.844765°N, 98.413128°W, situated in Blaine County. ZIP code 73772. 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. 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.
