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

McAlester, McAlester Regional Airport (KMLC)

Lat: 34.88°NLon: 95.78°WElev: 768ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 8:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Redden OK

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.

    High: 85 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Light south southeast wind.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  High near 78. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 78 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Light south southeast wind.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 78. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Redden OK
 34.46°N 95.93°W
7:56 am CDT May 8, 2026
9am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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