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Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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431 FXUS64 KOUN 150558 AFDOUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1258 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1255 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 - Rain chances continue today, highest in southeastern Oklahoma. - Rain chances return to northern and central Oklahoma Wednesday and Thursday as a weak front approaches. - Hot and humid towards end of the week into early next week. && .NEAR TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 1255 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 Some patchy fog could develop again early this morning but enough uncertainty that currently don`t have a mention in the forecast. Will need to monitor obs. A few of the CAMs show scattered showers developing across parts of southern OK overnight into this morning due to some weak WAA that might develop. Otherwise, south to southwest winds are expected today with temperatures warming into the low to mid 90s. Models show one or more disturbances/MCVs approaching/moving across the area today. Current satellite show an MCV in west central TX moving this way. This will bring another chance for showers/storms to portions of the area with chances (20-30%) currently confined to parts of southern OK and north TX. However, depending on the track of the MCV, chances may need to be expanded further west and north. Heavy rain and isolated areas of flooding will be the main concern, especially in SE parts of the fa which have received several inches of rain over the last couple of days. Several of the models/CAMs show any showers/storms diminishing or ending this evening with the loss of heating with most of the fa remaining dry Tues. night. Temperatures are expected to fall into the 70s tonight. && .SHORT TERM... (Wednesday through Thursday night) Issued at 1255 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 Models show a shortwave moving across the northern Plains which will push a weak near/into the area Wednesday into Thursday. The front will bring a chance (20-40%) for showers/storms to parts of northern and central OK, mostly near and north of I-40. Highs in the 90s with lows in the upper 60s and 70s are expected for the middle of the week. && .LONG TERM... (Friday through Monday) Issued at 1255 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 Models show the upper high trying to begin to build into the region towards the end of the week with high pressure influencing much of the area over the weekend into early next week. This will bring a drier forecast to much of the area. Temperatures are also expected to gradually warm with highs expected to become more consistent in the mid/upper 90s to low 100s over the weekend into next week. Unfortunately, we won`t be getting rid of the humidity quickly. With the hot and humid conditions, triple digit heat index values will become increasingly likely across at least portions of the fa. Heat advisories could be needed for multiple days later this week into early next week. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1040 PM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 All of our terminals should remain in a VFR category through much of the forecast. Surface winds should stay south-southeast at 5-10 kts tonight veering more southerly by 18Z at 10-15 kts gusting 15-20 kts. PROB30s in forecast between 21/24Z for late afternoon diurnal heating convection affecting three of our terminals in central through southeast Oklahoma to scattered light rain across northcentral Oklahoma. Any convection should be isolated with high-based ceilings just above the MVFR category, although can`t rule out brief reduced visibilities in rain should any isolated cells pass over the terminals. A low-level jet will develop with the southerly flow overnight by 05Z resulting in low-level wind shear across our two terminals in central Oklahoma. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 91 74 93 74 / 0 0 0 10 Hobart OK 96 73 97 73 / 0 0 0 10 Wichita Falls TX 94 75 96 74 / 20 10 10 0 Gage OK 95 71 97 69 / 0 0 0 30 Ponca City OK 92 74 94 74 / 0 0 0 20 Durant OK 92 74 94 75 / 30 10 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...25 SHORT TERM...25 LONG TERM....25 AVIATION...68