Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Guymon / Guymon Municipal Airport (KGUY)

Lat: 36.68°NLon: 101.51°WElev: 3123ft.

A Few Clouds

81°F

27°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 30.24 in (1019.2 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 2 Aug 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Optima OK

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Optima OK
 36.76°N 101.36°W (Elev. 3038 ft)
9:45 am CDT Aug 2, 2025
12pm CDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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