Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall This Week

A significant heat wave is underway for the Intermountain West, Northern Plains, and Upper Great Lakes, peaking in intensity through midweek and lingering across parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest until this weekend. In southwest Texas, excessive rainfall may bring a risk for potentially life-threatening flash and arroyo flooding through Thursday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 1:30:26 am CDT

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"Less Hot" This Week

Heat Indices This Week

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A series of disturbances in the mid-levels will continue storm chances, mainly across portions of southern Oklahoma and adjacent western-north Texas, through the week.

We will still be hot but not "excessively hot" this week with near to below normal temperatures for mid-July. Temperatures will warm back towards triple digits this weekend.

Despite "less hot" temperatures this week, high humidity will still allow heat indices a few degrees above the ambient temperature. Triple digit heat indices will return this weekend with increased risk for heat related illnesses.

Scattered coverage/low chances for mainly daytime showers and thunderstorms will continue this week, primarily across portions of southern Oklahoma into western-north Texas. Temperatures will remain near to just below normal before warming by the weekend.

Local Weather History For July 14th...

Thunderstorms, with high winds and heavy rain, struck the Oklahoma
City and Tulsa areas for the second time in 4 days on this date in
1973. Flash flooding was the main concern with these storms, as over
3 inches of rain fell at Wiley Post Airport, in northwest Oklahoma
City. Strong winds did capsize 6 boats on nearby Lake Hefner.

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