Weather Blog: Rain Chances Return Thursday

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Thursday, December 26th 2024, 7:09 am

By: News On 6

TULSA, Okla. -

I hope you and your loved ones had a wonderful Christmas!

More rain and more dreary weather are on the way as we go through our day after Christmas.

What’s the Forecast for Thursday?

Drizzly and foggy conditions have been stuck across Green Country recently, and I’d expect that to continue for much of our Thursday. Your travel plans may be a little slower than usual at times! Temperatures once again will not move much today, with highs ranging from the lower 50s west of Tulsa to the upper 50s east of Tulsa.

Rain will become more widespread during the afternoon hours through early evening, particularly from the I-44 corridor to the south. Some embedded strong storms could occur in far southeastern Oklahoma with strong gusty wind potential.

There will be a bigger severe weather potential south of our viewing area across the ArkLaTex region.

Most of the steady rains will eventually come to an end across southeastern Oklahoma tonight as the upper-level low responsible for the rains exits the area. But we could still wind up with some nagging drizzle and more fog lingering into Friday morning as a damp and humid airmass hangs around.

Friday into the Weekend

Sunshine may still be hard to come by on Friday, but slightly warmer temperatures should occur as southwest winds return to usher us towards the upper 50s.

Another fast-moving low-pressure system looks to zip across Oklahoma on Saturday, and though widespread storms are currently not expected, this system may bring us one more day of damp and drizzly/wet conditions.

After Saturday’s system, we do look to shift towards a drying pattern for at least a few days as we head toward the new year!

What Changes Are Expected Next Week?

A pattern change is likely to influence the Southern and Central Plains next week. Another strong disturbance will move across the region on Monday, bringing a surface low-pressure area across northern Oklahoma by Monday afternoon.

Highs on Monday could reach the mid to upper 60s before the system moves eastward, allowing much colder weather to return early next week.

This pattern may bring precipitation chances, which we will monitor as we approach New Year’s.

Emergency Info: Outages Across Oklahoma:

Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric cooperatives, many of which have overlapping areas of coverage. Below is a link to various outage maps.

PSO Outage Map

OG&E Outage Map

VVEC Outage Map

Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map

Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Outage Map — (Note Several Smaller Co-ops Included)