Another 6-Star Weather Day Ahead

A very cool, crisp morning is underway with clear sky, light wind, and chilly temperatures across all Eastern Oklahoma. Many locations outside of the Tulsa metro will start this morning in the mid to upper 40s before southeast winds gradually return later today and afternoon highs reach the upper 70s and lower 80s. The metro region will be slightly warmer with afternoon highs in the lower to mid-80s, but still very pleasant with the influence of dry air remaining across the region. This dry air will also heat efficiently over the weekend as daytime highs will move back into the lower 90s Friday and possibly the mid-90s this weekend into early next week. A weak front may briefly reach far northern OK late Friday night into Saturday morning before either lifting northward or becoming diffuse. Pressure gradient tightening should result in gusty southwest winds Friday and even stronger winds Sunday that will support a rapid spread of grassfire combined with the worsening drought conditions across the state. 

The data continue to have issues resolving the next system nearing the region. A cut-off low will develop to our southwest this weekend and may gradually eject eastward by the middle of next week as a strong upper-level trough moves from the Pacific Northwest into the northern intermountain region. Differences in the main global models continue to exist, but this system may be close enough to spread some rain and storm chances for the area by Wednesday into the 2nd half of next week. Due to the spread in data, our probabilities will remain very low for these periods. 

Thanks for reading the Thursday morning weather discussion and blog. 

Have a super great day!

Alan Crone

KOTV

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