Mild Afternoon Before The Next Cold Front

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TULSA, Okla. - Expect cool and cloudy conditions as you head out the door early Wednesday morning.

Here are the details from News On 6 Meteorologist Alan Crone:

Stubborn clouds remain parked across most of northeastern Oklahoma on Wednesday morning but should begin thinning from the west to east as the day progresses. Morning lows in the 50s and 60s will be likely with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s. North winds remain for the day at 10 to 15 mph. Active weather returns soon with storms chances followed by a pleasant weekend.

The upper airflow remains from the northwest for the next several days. A weak disturbance arrives later this morning through mid-day across southeastern Kansas into northwestern Arkansas. This may bring a few spotty showers across far NE OK and NW Arkansas by midday to afternoon, but the chance remains very low. Storms will develop across the front range of the Rockies today and drop southward into the high plains of Texas and part of western Oklahoma this afternoon. These storms will remain well west of the area, but a few leftovers may move eastward Thursday morning and reach I-35 before dissipating. We’ll have a low chance of a shower or two Thursday due to this feature. Storms will be more likely to move into the area late Thursday evening into pre-dawn Friday as a complex of storms will move east.

A much stronger upper-level low diving from southern Canada will force a strong storm system into the state Thursday night and early Friday. Pockets of heavy rain, and even some strong and severe storms, will be possible with his system. A surface cold front will arrive Friday and move through southern Oklahoma by the afternoon. Severe threats by Friday afternoon will be focused across Southeastern Oklahoma into North Texas. A surface ridge of high pressure building through the central plains will bring spectacular weekend weather across Oklahoma. Temperatures will be in the 50s in the metro for morning lows followed by daytime highs in the mid-70s Saturday and the upper 70s Sunday. A few weak waves will generate a few clouds through the weekend. The upper airflow will bring several weak disturbances near the area by the middle of next week constituting a low chance for scattered showers and storms, but currently mostly west of the area.

Thanks for reading the Wednesday morning weather discussion and blog.

Have a super great day!

Alan Crone

KOTV