Welling, Oklahoma Weather
Welling, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Welling, Cherokee County.
Full aviation weather for Welling is published on the Tahlequah Municipal Airport (KTQH) page, 11 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 Welling 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 Welling: Hefner Easley Airport (KH68) 41 km · Muskogee-Davis Regional Airport (KMKO) 49 km · Sallisaw Municipal Airport (KJSV) 50 km · Smith Field (KSLG) 51 km · Mid America Industrial Airport (KH71) 55 km
Conditions reported at KTQH describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Welling specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Welling.
About Welling, Oklahoma
Welling rests in a hollow where the land begins to gather itself, a gentle rise of red earth against the vast, bruised canvas of the Oklahoma sky. It lies 27.8 miles east-north-east of Muskogee, OK (from Muskogee, OK: bearing 71°T), and is situated 4.6 miles south-east of Tahlequah. Here, the landscape is a patient, unfolding narrative of oak and hickory, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers, their leaves whispering secrets to the wind that sweeps across the open fields. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying grass and damp soil, a subtle perfume that clings to everything. Small creeks, their beds often dry ribbons of stone and sand, snake through the terrain, hinting at the water that nourishes this place during wetter seasons. The quiet here is profound, broken only by the distant hum of a passing truck or the sharp call of a hawk circling overhead, a sound that seems to echo the spaciousness of the surrounding country. The roots of Welling run deep into the rich soil, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who settled this corner of Cherokee County. For generations, the economy has been tied to the land, to the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a rhythm dictated by the sun and the rain. The legacy of the Cherokee Nation is an intrinsic part of Welling's character, a subtle but persistent influence that shapes the local understanding of community and belonging. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the history is etched in the weathered barns and the stoic faces of its residents, a quiet acknowledgment of the past that informs the present. Life in Welling moves at its own measured pace, a steady beat that finds beauty in the simple continuity of days and the shared understanding of a life lived close to the earth.
Live animated radar for Welling 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.
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| Location | Welling, Cherokee County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.877869°N, 94.901064°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74471 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Welling, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Welling, 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 Welling includes coordinates 35.877869°N, 94.901064°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 74471. 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.
