Weekend Warming Trend Brings Storm Chances Next Week

Mostly sunny skies are expected on Friday, but cooler temperatures stick around as gusty northwest winds continue.

Here are the details from News On 6 Meteorologist Alan Crone:

Day three of windy weather will be expected across the state as a powerful and vigorous upper-level system remains entrenched across the upper Midwest. Northwest winds from 20 to 35 mph will be likely for most of the day before diminishing later Friday evening. Fire spread rates remain very high on Friday. Avoid burning or any activities that may spark a fire. 

Clouds will be more numerous and optically thick across extreme northeastern OK and western Arkansas for part of the day, while sunshine is more likely near and west of the Tulsa metro. Temps will remain the mid-50s on Friday across the far eastern sections and into the lower 60s west of the metro. Clouds will clear later Friday night statewide with light winds and dry air across the area bringing the possibility of freezing temps. A freeze warning will be required for these areas of northern OK for a few hours early Saturday. Gusty southwest winds return Saturday with sunshine and highs reaching the lower 70s by afternoon. Strong south winds again are likely Sunday with afternoon highs reaching the lower 80s in advance of a strong upper-level trough nearing the western U.S. Fire spread rates will also remain high this weekend despite increasing low-level moisture Sunday afternoon and evening. This upper-level feature will bring several days of unsettled weather, including the potential for strong and severe storms across the southern plains and Oklahoma.

A dry line, cold front and abundance of gulf moisture will play a role in severe storm chances early next week. The specifics are still yet to be known with high confidence regarding exact timing and probabilities for strong to severe storms, but the expected parameters based upon this pattern should result in severe weather threats for part of the area. Our actual probabilities will remain somewhat low now for next week but will more than likely be increasing later this weekend for part of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Based on preliminary data, all modes of severe weather threats will be possible. 

Thanks for reading the Friday morning weather discussion and blog.

Have a super great day!

Alan Crone

KOTV

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