Zion, Oklahoma Weather
Zion, Oklahoma — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Zion, Adair County.
Full aviation weather for Zion is published on the Tahlequah Municipal Airport (KTQH) page, 37 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 Zion 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 Zion: Sallisaw Municipal Airport (KJSV) 41 km · Smith Field (KSLG) 47 km · Drake Field (KFYV) 49 km · Fort Smith Regional Airport (KFSM) 55 km
Conditions reported at KTQH describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Zion specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Zion.
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.
Live animated radar for Zion 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
