Zion, Oklahoma Weather
Zion, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Zion, Adair County.
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About Zion, Oklahoma
Zion rests in the Ozark foothills, a place where the land itself seems to exhale. It lies 30.5 miles north-north-west of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 334°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south of Stilwell. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of oak and hickory, tumble towards the horizon, their contours softened by the persistent Oklahoma sun. Creeks, silver threads in the summer heat, wind their way through the valleys, their banks often fringed with the sturdy growth of river cane and wild plum. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs with determined grace over fences and along the edges of forgotten fields. Even in the stillness, there's a sense of quiet industry, the buzz of unseen insects and the distant murmur of wind through the leaves. The story of Zion is written in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring character of the land. This is a place shaped by generations who worked the soil and found their sustenance in its bounty, a tradition that still echoes in the small farms and gardens that dot the landscape. The economy, once more heavily reliant on agriculture, now finds a broader footing, with local businesses serving the needs of the surrounding rural population. Though no grand monuments mark its past, there's a palpable sense of history in the weathered barns and the hushed reverence for the simple structures that have weathered decades. The rhythm of life in Zion is measured, not by the frantic pulse of larger cities, but by the slow turning of seasons and the steady progression of days.
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| Location | Zion, Adair County, Oklahoma |
| Coordinates | 35.782586°N, 94.634944°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 74960 |
| Area Code | 918 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zion, Oklahoma Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zion, 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 Zion includes coordinates 35.782586°N, 94.634944°W, situated in Adair County. ZIP code 74960. 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.
