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Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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061 FXUS64 KOUN 300619 CCA AFDOUN Area Forecast Discussion...corrected National Weather Service Norman OK 119 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 ...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 119 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 - Continued rain chances through the holiday weekend. - Cooler temperatures continue. && .NEAR TERM... (Through Saturday) Issued at 1239 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 Storms to our west will continue to propagate east and southeast early this morning. They are expected to gradually decrease in intensity and areal coverage as they approach western Oklahoma. Some isolated heavier rainfall amounts may still be possible, but chances of that occurring look minimal. Scattered activity will likely continue through much of the day across western into central sections of Oklahoma as well as north Texas. Instability will be limited as cloud cover and precip will limit daytime insolation, keeping any storms will below severe levels. Daytime temperatures once again will only climb into the 70s and lower 80s, some 15-20 degrees below late August norms. && .SHORT TERM... (Saturday night through Monday night) Issued at 1239 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 Models show multiple minor shortwaves moving out of the central Rockies and Plains Saturday and with this expect to see afternoon convection develop a bit farther east across the central Plains southward through the panhandles. This activity will have a much better chance of holding together this evening and moving southeast across at least the western half of Oklahoma and western north Texas overnight Saturday night. Severe potential remains low, however isolated heavy rainfall does appear possible across northern Oklahoma as well as southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas. Meanwhile, a stronger more compact shortwave will move through the central Plains Sunday with associated surface front moving into northwest Oklahoma Sunday morning and then sliding southeast across perhaps the western half of the area during the day Sunday. As slightly drier air filters into the area behind the front, the higher rain chances should shift eastward during the day Sunday. The initial front becomes a bit ill-defined Sunday night as the aforementioned shortwave drops south through eastern Kansas into the Ozarks and eastern Oklahoma. As this occurs, it will bring a bit of a reinforcing shot of cooler air southward, which will push the front through the area and aid in producing an area of precip, mainly along an east of I-35 Monday. Temperatures look to remain well below normal through the holiday weekend. Western Oklahoma should finally see some sunshine Monday. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Friday) Issued at 1239 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 The rest of the area should see the sun Tuesday as the storm systems finally give us a break and shift to our east. Temperatures will respond, but remain well below normal for early September. A stronger cold front will move south through the area late Wednesday, putting a stop to any warming trend we might of had moving into the middle of the week. This front may also tap into some moisture as it moves through giving parts of the area another chance for a few showers. Most of the area should warm into the low/mid 80s ahead of the front Wednesday, but many areas will drop back into the 70s by Thursday. With the lower dewpoints, overnight low will drop into the 50s by the end of the week across most of the area. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1026 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025 Low ceiling will keep our terminals across central OK in IFR category through 10Z then improve to an MVFR category at least until 01Z, while our two terminals in northcentral OK currently in a VFR category is expected to degrade to a MVFR category by 09Z at least through 01Z. Ceiling over our terminals in western OK & northern TX currently in a MVFR category is expected to degrade to IFR category by 08Z and may not improve to MVFR conditions till 15Z while our lone terminal KDUA in southeast OK should remain in IFR to possibly LIFR category through 16Z. A storm system currently moving across the TX/OK Panhandles may start impacting our western terminals by 09Z with TSRA and a reduction in visibility in rain. This system may move into central OK by 14Z where PROB30s are in place. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 77 68 79 66 / 40 60 50 20 Hobart OK 81 67 85 65 / 70 80 40 20 Wichita Falls TX 82 69 83 67 / 60 70 60 20 Gage OK 77 63 82 59 / 80 60 20 10 Ponca City OK 78 66 78 62 / 40 70 60 30 Durant OK 81 70 81 67 / 30 60 60 30 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...30 SHORT TERM...30 LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...68