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

Watonga, Watonga Airport (KJWG)

Lat: 35.86°NLon: 98.42°WElev: 1549ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 9 May 5:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Watonga OK

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Mostly clear, then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 58 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  High near 71. North northeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly clear, then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 71. North northeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Watonga OK
 35.84°N 98.41°W
1:27 am CDT May 9, 2026
6am CDT May 9, 2026-6pm CDT May 15, 2026
 
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