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.

Partly Cloudy

61°F

16°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 8:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Sterling OK

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 76 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sterling OK
 34.75°N 98.16°W
7:56 am CDT May 8, 2026
9am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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