Weather Blog: A Steady State Pattern Continues For Oklahoma

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Friday, September 27th 2024, 7:10 am

By: News On 6

TULSA, Okla. -

Scattered clouds will drift over the eastern third of Oklahoma this morning into midday as Hurricane Helene continues to affect South Florida and southern Georgia. An upper-level cutoff low that influenced our weather on Tuesday will merge with the tropical circulation to our east.

While the primary impact will stay well east of our area, cloud cover will increase from midday to early afternoon, with isolated showers possible along the eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas border. The remnants of the tropical system and cutoff low will stay over parts of Tennessee and Kentucky for the next few days before moving eastward.

Oklahoma will experience a relatively calm upper air pattern through the weekend until a strong trough crosses the northern United States on Monday and Tuesday, bringing another surface boundary across our area on Tuesday.

temp timeline 9-27-24

The stronger atmospheric lift will stay well north of the boundary, with minimal low-level moisture ahead of the front. This front will not bring any rain to the state. The rest of next week is expected to be uneventful in the weather, including dry conditions across Oklahoma.

The stronger northern polar jet is positioned to the north but is anticipated to shift southward over the next 7 to 10 days, potentially bringing occasional storm systems closer to the southern Plains.

The temperatures are expected to stay relatively consistent and slightly above seasonal norms in the coming days. This translates to morning lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s and daytime highs generally in the lower to mid-80s. By Monday afternoon, the highs could climb into the upper 80s, just ahead of the front arriving on Tuesday.

highs today 9-27-24

Afternoon highs approaching 84 this afternoon, Friday Night Football will kick off in the mid-70s and wrap up with fourth-quarter temperatures in the lower 70s for most of the Tulsa metro region. Game locations east of the metro, in some of the valley locations of eastern Oklahoma, will finish in the upper 60s.

high school football temps 9-27-24

Auburn, Alabama was impacted by eventful precipitation yesterday from Hurricane Helene. A few showers may linger early this morning but should move quickly away from the immediate region. The anticipation is kickoff weather for the OU Sooners and Auburn University will be into the upper 70s, with game time temperatures finishing in the lower 80s. No rain is expected.

The Oklahoma State and Kansas State game in Manhattan, KS will kick off in the lower 70s with afternoon highs reaching near 80 by the end of the game. No precipitation is expected.

sat highs 9-27-24

Saturday afternoon highs in North Texas will be in the mid-80s. Game time temperatures at the University of North Texas for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane contest will kick off in the lower 80s and finish in the lower 70s.

Update on Hurricane Helene:

Hurricane Helene has weakened into a tropical storm as it moves through Georgia. It became a dangerous Category 4 and made landfall near Perry, Florida, a little after 11:20 p.m. ET. Helene came ashore amid warnings from the National Hurricane Center that the enormous system could create a "nightmare" storm surge.

Authorities are rescuing people trapped by floodwaters and more than three million customers were in the dark across much of the southeastern U.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)