Storms in the Central U.S.; Dangerous Heat in the South; Critical Fire Weather in the West

A cold front moving across the U.S. will bring strong to severe storms from the South-Central Plains to the Upper Midwest. Storms may produce damaging winds, large hail, and a couple of tornadoes. Dangerous heat continues in the south, especially, Texas. Temperatures moderate slightly in the Southwest. Critical fire weather conditions persist in the Great Basin and into northeastern California. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jul. 14, 2020 at 4:22:33 am CDT

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Hot and very humid weather will persist in central Oklahoma from Kansas to the Red River. In southwestern Oklahoma and adjacent areas of Texas, drier air will arrive from the west sending the afternoon maximum temperature near 110 degrees F.

Except for a few brief breaks after thunderstorms, hot weather is expected to continue through this week.

Elevated to Near Critical fire weather conditions are expected in southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas Monday and Tuesday afternoons.

Overnight storms will be possible again Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Otherwise, above-average temperatures are expected through next weekend.

Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Oklahoma City, OK	03:52	Mostly Cloudy	10	80	73	79	SSE 18	-	29.79
Stillwater, OK	03:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	79	74	84	E 14	-	29.80
Lawton, OK	03:53	Clear	10	82	69	64	SSE 13	-	29.77
Wichita Falls, TX	03:52	Clear	10	76	65	68	SW 7	-	29.79
Ponca City, OK	03:53	Mostly Clear	10	80	74	81	SE 22G29	-	29.78
Enid, OK	02:56	Mostly Clear	10	78	78	100	ESE 15	-	29.78
Alva, OK	03:55	Mostly Cloudy	10	78	78	100	SE 12	-	29.77
Woodward, OK	03:55	Clear	10	77	69	78	SE 13	-	29.80
Gage, OK	03:53	Clear	10	79	72	79	SE 9	-	29.76
Watonga, OK	03:55	Clear	10	80	74	80	ESE 5	-	29.80
Clinton, OK	03:53	Clear	10	81	66	60	SSE 20	-	29.76
Weatherford, OK	03:55	Clear	10	82	69	65	SSE 13G18	-	29.76
Hobart, OK	03:53	Clear	10	84	67	56	S 22	-	29.73
Altus, OK	03:55	Clear	10	82	66	59	SE 9	-	29.75
Frederick, OK	03:53	Clear	10	82	65	56	SE 12	-	29.73
Ardmore, OK	03:55	Clear	10	78	76	91	ESE 6	-	29.82
Ada, OK	03:30	Clear	10	78	78	100	SSE 6	-	29.86
Shawnee, OK	03:35	Clear	10	78	78	100	SE 9	-	29.83

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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