Alan Crone's Weather Blog: Tracking Storm Chances For The Weekend

Above normal temperatures will remain through the end of the week before a strong cold front rolls across the state Saturday bringing a chance of storms across eastern OK followed by colder air Sunday into early next week.   A few of the storms Saturday night may be strong to severe across far southeastern OK and northeast TX.  

The weather is relatively mild for the next few days.   A weak front has entered the state last night into early this morning with nothing more than a wind shift.   The winds will return from the south and increase speeds by Friday as the next storm system nears the state.   Temperatures will stay in the upper 60s today for afternoon highs with morning lows in the 40s and 50s for the next few days.   Some afternoon high temperatures will be near 70 for the next few days with others staying in the upper 60s.

The weekend will feature strong south winds Saturday with morning lows in the 50s and highs in the upper 60s near 70 with increasing clouds as the next strong upper level system nears the state.   A surface cold front will roll across the state Saturday afternoon and evening from western OK into the eastern part of the state by evening.   Storms will begin to develop along and ahead of the front Saturday afternoon but become more likely along and east of highway 69 by late evening.   A few of storms may become severe.

The Sunday forecast remains “iffy” with different solutions offered by the various models.  I spare all the specifics at this hour.   Basically the GFS is faster and “more open” with the upper trough while the EURO is “more closed” and slower with the system.   EURO would keep us quite chilly and wet for the Sunday period while the GFS would see the rain ending early Sunday morning with improving conditions by afternoon.   We’ll keep a decent chance of rain in the Sunday forecast at this point, but will of course be making changes to this period as we draw near the event.  

We’ll more than likely see another minor warm-up early next week before a strong cold front brings much colder air back to the state for the middle of next week. 

Thanks for reading the abbreviated Wednesday morning weather discussion and blog.

Have a super great day!

Alan Crone

KOTV