Near Normal Temps Return 

The intense summer heat has moved out of the area, but warm temperatures stick around on Wednesday.

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

A sunshine and cloud mix returns today with afternoon highs in the lower 90s for the Tulsa metro. Upper 80s will remain for other locations south and east of Tulsa. While a stray shower or two remains possible across southern section’s today and tomorrow, our next stronger system nears the state for part of the weekend. The low-pressure area remains across the far eastern areas of the ArkLaTex region this morning and may still be able to produce a few additional showers later today across part of southeastern OK. These should be fewer than yesterday, but we’ll keep a mention today and tomorrow for a few locations across the southern third of the area. Highs will be very similar to yesterday with upper 80s and lower 90s area-wide. Some mid-80s will remain across far southeastern OK where more clouds should remain compared to the north.

Friday into the weekend the low-pressure area keeps moving east while the next storm system begins influencing the state from the Rockies with a few scattered storm chances.

A lead wave will eject from the front range of the Rockies into the central plains Saturday with a stronger disturbance nearing the state Sunday into Monday. This brings a few scattered shower or storm chances this weekend near our area. A few scattered showers will be possible Saturday across far eastern OK and western Arkansas, but slightly higher chances arrive Sunday evening into Monday morning. A surface cold front is expected to move across the area sometime Tuesday or Wednesday with another decent chance of showers and storms followed by another notable reduction in temps for a few days next week. Until then, we’re expecting gradually increasing afternoon highs through the end of the week with temps reaching the mid-90s Friday. The return of southeasterly winds later tonight through the weekend will also increase the heat index values a few degrees above the projected highs. While not a major issue, you’ll feel slightly more humidity Friday through the weekend.

Thanks for reading the Wednesday morning weather discussion and blog.

Have a super great day!

Alan Crone

KOTV

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