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Last Map Update: Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 9:38:21 pm CDT

Elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions will occur Tuesday afternoon with warming temperatures, extremely dry air, and gusty winds. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for parts of OK and western north TX.
One more cold night before the start of a warming trend. Temperatures will again plunge subfreezing into the 20s overnight. Winds will stay light keeping the wind chill negligible although could see a wind chill toward sunrise as winds increase out of the southeast.
Near-record/record temperatures are expected for multiple days as an early-spring heat wave grips the southwestern U.S.
Near-record to record breaking temperatures are possible late this week into the weekend.
The fire danger risk will be near critical on Tuesday and Sunday staying mostly elevated on the days between.
Forecast for the next 7 days.

Local Weather History For March 16th...
On March 16, 1965, a fast moving tornado touched down several times
across Grant and Kay counties in northern Oklahoma, causing
widespread damage. The tornado first touched down southwest of Nash,
destroying a church, a parsonage, and a steel grainery. Five
farmsteads were heavily damaged and one person was injured near
Medford. In the Deer Creek area, six farmsteads were destroyed, and a
262 foot microwave tower was downed north of Braman.

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