Weather Blog: Winds Increase As Fall Weather Continues

Our fantastic fall stretch rolls along across Green Country!

What is the forecast for today?

After another cold start, a return to south winds will usher in a quick warm-up for our Thursday. The afternoon hours will be terrific as highs settle right around the 70-degree mark.

If you’re headed to Oktoberfest in Tulsa late in the day, the weather will be ideal!

Fire Danger & Burn Ban:

An increase in south winds will, unfortunately, bring another increase in fire danger. South winds gusting over 20 miles per hour would allow any fires that spark to spread pretty quickly, so it won’t be an ideal afternoon for outdoor burning. Friday will bring very similar wind and fire spread conditions with southeast winds again gusting at or above 20 miles per hour.

What's the forecast for the weekend?

A steady warming trend will into the weekend as we keep that southerly wind component going. We’ll rebound to the upper 70s on Saturday and Sunday, so yet again if you have outdoor plans you’ll be in really good shape!

Meaningful rain chances are still, unfortunately, very hard to come by. We will have at least a slight chance of showers on Monday as a fast-moving storm system brushes our viewing area, though that’s unlikely to bring good rainfall amounts to eastern Oklahoma. We’re seeing signs of another surge of much warmer temperatures next week, so enjoy the fall weather while we’ve got it!

What are the major traffic projects around Tulsa this week?

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) provide daily details on several traffic advisories for the Tulsa area and surrounding regions.

To start October, here are some of the significant traffic advisories. For more information, see our detailed list.

I-244 Pavement Rehabilitation

1. Ongoing pavement work between I-44 and the Arkansas River bridge, with lane and ramp closures lasting through spring 2025.

US-75 Bridge Rehabilitation

1. Lane closures at 7th St. and off-ramp closures to 7th St. through fall 2024 for bridge rehabilitation.

US-412 Bridge Rehabilitation

1. US-412 narrowed to two lanes at 81st W. Ave. in Sand Springs through February 2025.

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)

The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0dCHRWMFjs4fEPKLqTLjvy

The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Apple:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weather-out-the-door/id1499556141?i=1000672483482

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