Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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672 FXUS64 KTSA 271710 AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1210 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1132 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026 - Shower and isolated storm coverage expected to expand tonight through early Sunday with overall rainfall amounts remaining light. Mostly dry weather on Monday. - Above normal temperatures continue through early next week. - Unsettled weather for mid to late week. Expect several periods of high rain chances and heavy rain potential. Some severe weather potential will exist as well. && .SHORT TERM... (Through Sunday) Issued at 1132 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026 Shower and thunderstorm coverage is expanding late this evening as expected across north central into northeast Oklahoma in association with an increasing low level jet and a mid level disturbance evident on water vapor satellite to the west of the area near the Oklahoma/Kansas border. This activity will gradually shift eastward through daybreak, with a more southeastward expansion into the daylight hours Sunday following the movement of the disturbance. Coverage should decrease some during the afternoon with low chances focusing across southeast Oklahoma into west central Arkansas. Any heavier rainfall totals through Sunday afternoon should be fairly spotty, but given precipitable water values just below seasonal maxes, localized totals up to an inch or so may occur. Highs during the day should be a couple of degrees under the NBM values with lingering clouds and showers and have been adjusted that direction using the short-term blended guidance. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday Night through Saturday) Issued at 1132 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026 Overall, the period from Sunday night through Monday night will be relatively quiet comparatively, with low shower and thunderstorm chances focused along and south of I-40 through Monday afternoon and dry conditions Monday night. Temperatures during both the overnight and the daytime will continue to be above seasonal normals. The focus of the forecast next week remains on the much anticipated slow-moving storm system set to move across the southern United States and the increased likelihood of a heavy rainfall event for the region. The evolution of the storm system remains very much uncertain, but model trends point toward a more delayed eastward movement than previous. After the aforementioned dry Monday night, shower and thunderstorm chances begin to increase once again across mainly northeast Oklahoma during the day Tuesday and into Tuesday night in response to a lead disturbance forecast to move through the region ahead of the main upper level system. This should keep high temperatures cooler across northern areas, with summer-like temperatures hanging on south of I-40. Tuesday nights lows will be warmer than previous nights, reflecting an increase low level wind speeds and moisture. As the main storm system shifts east toward mid to late week, high shower and thunderstorm chances will spread from west to east, with multiple rounds of heavy rainfall possible given precipitable water forecasts near seasonal maxes. Temperatures during the latter part of next week and into the early part of the next weekend should be below normal and more fall-like. Current projections indicate that the main storm system should shift east of the area by the weekend, with only low chances for additional rainfall lingering. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1210 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026 Scattered showers will end from west to east through mid afternoon, moving out of NW AR sites over the next couple of hours. Outside of some VSBY reduction in heavier showers, VFR conditions will prevail through the period. Widely scattered showers cannot be ruled out this evening, mainly across SE OK, but chances look too low to mention at this point. Some very patchy fog may also develop overnight across NW AR, but will also leave out of mention for now given low probability and coverage expected. Winds will be out of the southeast to east through the period and generally remain light. Bowlan && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 66 85 68 89 / 20 10 0 10 FSM 64 88 66 92 / 10 10 0 0 MLC 65 90 67 93 / 30 30 0 0 BVO 61 84 63 87 / 20 10 0 10 FYV 61 83 60 87 / 10 10 0 0 BYV 61 82 59 86 / 10 10 0 0 MKO 64 86 66 90 / 20 20 0 10 MIO 64 81 65 86 / 10 10 0 10 F10 65 87 67 90 / 20 20 0 10 HHW 66 89 67 93 / 30 30 0 0 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...22 LONG TERM....22 AVIATION...04