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Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall This Week

A significant heat wave continues for the Rockies, Northern Plains, and Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic, peaking in intensity through midweek and lingering across parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest until this weekend. Excessive rainfall my bring life-threatening and locally catastrophic flash and urban flooding across portions of southwestern Texas through early Friday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 8:50:22 pm CDT

Daily storm chances through the end of the week before the pattern becomes drier heading into next week. Triple digit heat indices will return this weekend with increased risk for heat related illnesses.
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.
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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