Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lawton, Lawton Municipal Airport (KLAW)

Lat: 34.56°NLon: 98.42°WElev: 1109ft.

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 8 May 6:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Lawton OK

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lawton OK
 34.61°N 98.4°W
3:37 am CDT May 8, 2026
7am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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