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OKLAHOMA · NOWATA COUNTY

Watova

32 people, 740 ft above sea level in Nowata County.

740 ftElevation, city center
32People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Clear 40°
Clear now Dew point 33° · Calm · high 46°
City of Watova River Interstate 2 miles
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The Watova plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Watova

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Bartlesville Municipal Airport (KBVO) · 6:53 PM
Clear
40° Clear Feels like 40° · high of 46° near 7 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity76%rising to 79% by morning
Pressure30.20 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 33° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Wednesday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 50.02 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Nowata County
NWS Tulsa and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 7:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:59 AM5:14 PM ↓
10 h 15 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
27
GOODAir quality index · ozone
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 39° More humid: 38° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 61° / 35°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
46° 34°
0% rain — E 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
56° 29°
0% rain — ESE 5 C
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 31°
0% rain — SSE 3 B
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
63° 37°
0% rain — SSE 7 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 47°
30% rain — S 12 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 51°
20% rain — SSE 6 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 52°
40% rain up to 0.4″ S 12 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Watova about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over the Ozarks a day ago, about 540 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,800 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Watova stands on

Watova’s center stands about 740 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 670 ft to 800 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Nowata Formation (shale), from the Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old.

The section below crosses 7 rock units mapped at the surface.

Watova, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
600 ft700 ft800 ft900 ft WATOVA740 ftLong Mound840 ftHigh point of the line900 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Nowata Formation

Shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Coffeyville and Checkerboard Formations or Checkerboard Limestone

Shale, sandstone, limestone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Seminole Formation

Shale, sandstone, conglomerate. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Oolagah Formation

Limestone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Fort Scott Limestone

Limestone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Labette Formation

Shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 0.7 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 1 smaller unit along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Watova’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Watova reaches the Gulf of America by way of Oologah Lake, the Verdigris, the Arkansas and the Mississippi: about 1,100 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Watova≈ 1,100 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF WATOVA ≈ 1,100 mi to the Gulf of America Oologah Lake → Verdigris → Arkansas → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: Oologah Lake, Murray Lake and Ozark Lake.

600 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Watova; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Watova on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Owasso OK · 25 MI 25 miles southwest Tulsa OK · 37 MI 37 miles south Wichita KS · 119 MI 119 miles northwest Oklahoma City OK · 131 MI 131 miles southwest Norman OK · 134 MI 134 miles southwest Springfield MO · 137 MI 137 miles east
FORECASTCITY
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OKLAHOMA · NOWATA

Watova

32 people, 740 ft above sea level in Nowata County.

740 ftElevation
32People
1 sq miLand
Clear 40°
ClearDew point 33°
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Today in Watova

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 46° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 43° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 41° 2%
4a mostly cloudy night 40° 2%
7a mostly cloudy day 39° 2%
10a partly cloudy day 47° 2%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINWednesday · 30%
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Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
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Wed30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Thu20%
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Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Watova stands on

Watova’s center stands about 740 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 670 ft to 800 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country.

Watova, south to north Watova740 ftLong Mound840 ftHigh point900 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center740 ft
Within 3 miles670 to 800 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (130 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceNowata Formation
Its ageCarboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,100 mito the Gulf of AmericaOologah Lake → Verdigris → Arkansas → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Watova reaches the Gulf of America by way of Oologah Lake, the Verdigris, the Arkansas and the Mississippi: about 1,100 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Oologah Lake, Murray Lake and Ozark Lake.

600 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.