Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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421 FXUS64 KTSA 041128 AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 528 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 527 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 - Temperatures near or below seasonal averages into the upcoming weekend, then begin to warm into early next week. - Rain chances increase on Thursday with another cold frontal passage; mostly dry weather is forecast Friday and through the remainder of the forecast period. && .SHORT TERM... (Through Wednesday) Issued at 1102 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 Mid/upper level trof axis over eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas late Tuesday evening will continue to slide off to the northeast and exit Wednesday morning. Cloud cover associated with the backside of the disturbance is forecast to remain over parts of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas into Wednesday morning before moving out with the departing trof. These conditions look to keep temperatures in the upper 40s and 50s for lows Wednesday morning. During the day Wednesday, westerly winds remain common for the CWA ahead of an another approaching shortwave. With the scattering of clouds forecast Wednesday afternoon, temperatures in the 60s to lower 70s look to be probable. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday Night through Tuesday) Issued at 1102 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 The shortwave out west is progged to become more of a positively tilted open wave as it moves into the central/southern Plains Thursday. Ahead of this wave, weak southerly low level flow looks to return Wednesday night into Thursday before an associated cold front drops southeast into the CWA during the day Thursday. This period of return flow will open a brief window for moisture advection back into the region, which will aid in rain chances returning Thursday afternoon/evening. With limited moisture return, rainfall amounts should remain light. Latest model solutions continue to highlight little instability ahead of the shortwave, and as such will continue to keep thunder potentials less than 10 percent. Slightly below seasonal average temperatures set in Friday in the wake of the departing shortwave and look to continue into Saturday. Beyond Saturday, extended models differ with the track of another wave that could move through the Plains. For now will hold off on adding any PoPs into the forecast for the weekend, though it is something to keep an eye on. If the wave can remain north and east of the CWA, then a return southerly winds and warmer temperatures could develop for early next week. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 527 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 MVFR ceilings will clear out of the northwest Arkansas sites this morning. VFR conditions will then prevail at all sites for the rest of the forecast period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 68 47 66 44 / 0 0 40 20 FSM 69 47 72 50 / 0 0 0 10 MLC 70 46 70 46 / 0 0 10 20 BVO 66 44 62 41 / 0 0 40 10 FYV 65 41 68 41 / 0 0 10 10 BYV 64 47 69 47 / 0 0 10 10 MKO 68 46 68 45 / 0 0 20 20 MIO 65 43 64 44 / 0 0 30 10 F10 69 46 67 44 / 0 0 30 20 HHW 71 47 73 51 / 0 0 0 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...20 LONG TERM....20 AVIATION...05