Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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920 FXUS64 KTSA 031811 CCA AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1211 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1210 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 - Above normal temperatures and dry weather expected this week. - Breezy conditions develop Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, but should remain below advisory criteria. - A weak cold front will drop temperatures slightly for Friday. A stronger front on Saturday will drop temperatures below seasonal average late this upcoming weekend into early next week. && .SHORT TERM... (Through tonight) Issued at 1210 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 Southerly winds remain somewhat elevated across much of the forecast area ahead of a weak surface frontal boundary that is currently draped from southeast KS to northwest OK. This boundary may briefly push into portions of far northeast OK later this afternoon, but wont have any impacts with it before lifting back northward later this evening. Pleasant conditions will persist through tonight, with light to moderate southerly winds prevailing and a few high clouds streaming in. Overnight lows will be mild for early November and will range from the mid-40s across far southeast OK and west-central AR to upper-40s and lower-50s elsewhere. Mejia && .LONG TERM... (Tomorrow through Monday) Issued at 1210 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 Winds will begin to increase before sunrise tomorrow, becoming breezy/gusty by midday. Gusts between 25-35 mph will be common, highest gusts expected across northeast OK and far northwest AR, as a surface pressure gradient tightens in response to a developing lee cyclone. Limited fire weather concerns will occur through the daytime as dry air aloft mixes to the surface in combination to the breezy conditions. Also, in response to the drier air, temperatures are anticipated to warm into the mid-upper 70s in the afternoon for many locations, with the exception of far northwest AR and higher terrain areas. On Wednesday, another weak and non-impactful frontal boundary will push into northeast OK and will turn winds out of the northeast briefly before it lifts northward Wednesday night, bringing back south/southeast winds. Southerly winds on Thursday will crank up and become breezy again as the pressure gradient tightens ahead of the next upper-level wave. This next wave will move off the Rockies and over the Plains late Thursday night into Friday morning and will help drag a surface cold front through the area on Friday morning. Limited moisture will be available and it appears, at this time, that much of the forcing for showers and thunderstorms will remain northeast and east of the forecast area. Thus, no precipitation is expected. Temperatures will drop, but will remain unseasonably mild behind the front on Friday until another, stronger, dry cold front pushes through the forecast area on Saturday afternoon/evening. Temperatures will then drop below average for Sunday and Monday. Rainfall with and behind this front also looks unlikely at this time. Mejia && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1210 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 VFR conditions are likely to prevail through the forecast period for all sites. Skies remain clear today before FEW to SCT high clouds overspread the region. Southerly winds this morning have been gusty south of a frontal boundary positioned just north of the I-44 corridor. Winds decrease this evening but remain light out of the south overnight as LLWS develops over much of NE OK and NW AR. Sfc winds intensify late tomorrow morning into the afternoon, gusting out of the south to 20-25 kts areawide. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 53 79 53 75 / 0 0 0 0 FSM 46 77 51 77 / 0 0 0 0 MLC 49 78 54 79 / 0 0 0 0 BVO 48 78 48 73 / 0 0 0 0 FYV 46 71 51 74 / 0 0 0 0 BYV 48 71 54 73 / 0 0 0 0 MKO 49 77 53 76 / 0 0 0 0 MIO 50 74 51 73 / 0 0 0 0 F10 50 78 53 77 / 0 0 0 0 HHW 46 76 51 77 / 0 0 0 0 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...67 LONG TERM....67 AVIATION...43