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Tropical Depression Two in the Gulf; Severe Weather in the East on Tuesday

Tropical Depression Two is expected to gradually strengthen and could bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast through Wednesday, where a Tropical Storm Watch and Storm Surge Watch is in effect. Numerous severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are expected from the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Tuesday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 7:40:30 pm CDT

Tuesday afternoon and early evening will feature the hottest conditions so far this summer across Oklahoma and western-north Texas. Heat indices as high as 115 degrees will be possible in spots across central and eastern Oklahoma. Make sure to take precautions if you have to be outdoors during this time!
Summertime heat, with heat indices exceeding 100-105 degrees in the afternoon and early evening, will continue this week into weekend. Hoping for relief from precipitation? Don't count on it, with only very low (20% or less) chances towards the end of the week.
The hottest conditions so far this summer are expected this week into weekend, with only a very low chance for precipitation on Friday.

Local Weather History For July 20th...
The summer of 2011 brought brutal heat and exceptional drought to
Oklahoma and western north Texas. The average temperature during the
month of July at Oklahoma City was 89.3 degrees which is 7.2 degrees
above average. This makes July 2011 the warmest of any months, since
temperature records began in the early 1890s.

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