Weather Blog: Summer-Like Temps Persist On Friday, Heat Continues Through The Weekend

A weak front will move into far northern of Oklahoma and southern Kansas this morning, bringing a north wind across the northern areas of the state.

What is the forecast for Friday and the weekend?

This front will become indistinct and lose its characteristics by midday on Friday. Areas north of the boundary, primarily far southern Kansas, will see highs in the upper 80s, nearing 90.

Kickoff forecast for Friday evening football games will start in the upper 80s and finish in the lower 70s.

Tulsa welcomes the Army Golden Knights Saturday morning for an 11:00 AM kickoff at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Kickoff temperatures near 80 will climb into the lower 90s by the end of the game.

The West Virginia Mountaineers travel to Stillwater for a 3:00 PM Saturday kickoff against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Tailgating in Stillwater midday will be in the mid-80s with game temperatures remaining in the lower 90s.

The University of Oklahoma Sooners are on a bye week. Their next game is the upcoming weekend's Red River Showdown against the University of Texas.

Locations near and south of the boundary, including the Tulsa metro, will experience highs in the lower to mid-90s, well above the seasonal averages. The weekend will continue to see temperatures above average, with highs in the lower to mid-90s near and west of the Tulsa metro.

As a strong upper-level trough develops and passes over the northern third of the country Saturday night and Sunday, a slightly stronger surface boundary will form and move southward into our area Sunday morning through midday.

North winds will develop from 10 to 15 mph with Sunday afternoon highs in the upper 80s in the north and lower 90s in the south. No precipitation is expected.

Following the boundary, drier air will filter in, leading to cool mornings and warm afternoons Monday and Tuesday of next week.

By mid to late next week, daytime highs will be in the mid-80s, and morning temperatures will drop into the lower 60s.

Next week is expected to stay mostly dry under a mid-level ridge of high pressure, which will be the prevailing feature near Oklahoma.

The upper airflow from the northwest on Tuesday could bring a minor disturbance near the region early Tuesday morning.

For now, we'll maintain a low-end chance of a few Tuesday morning showers near or northwest of the Tulsa metro. Most if not the entire area will remain dry for the next 7 days or longer. The drought continues.

Hurricane Kirk and soon-to-be Hurricane Leslie are currently in the open Atlantic and will not directly affect the continental United States other than some high surf and swells this weekend in the northeastern U.S. coastal areas.

An area of disturbed weather persists in the southern Gulf of Mexico, with a 40% chance of developing into a named system in the coming days.

Regardless, showers and storms are expected across the southeast Texas Gulf Coast through to the Florida region over the next several days.

Heavy rainfall could bring more flooding across part of Florida by the middle of next week. This system will not directly influence Oklahoma.

What are the major traffic projects around Tulsa this week?

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) provide daily details on several traffic advisories for the Tulsa area and surrounding regions.

To start October, here are some of the significant traffic advisories. For more information, see our detailed list.

I-244 Pavement Rehabilitation

1. Ongoing pavement work between I-44 and the Arkansas River bridge, with lane and ramp closures lasting through spring 2025.

US-75 Bridge Rehabilitation

1. Lane closures at 7th St. and off-ramp closures to 7th St. through fall 2024 for bridge rehabilitation.

US-412 Bridge Rehabilitation

1. US-412 narrowed to two lanes at 81st W. Ave. in Sand Springs through February 2025.

Turnpike Ramp Closures

1. Nightly ramp closures on the Will Rogers Turnpike for cashless tolling construction through Saturday.

Emergency Info: Outages Across Oklahoma:

Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric cooperatives, many of which have overlapping areas of coverage. Below is a link to various outage maps.

PSO Outage Map

OG&E Outage Map

VVEC Outage Map

Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map

Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Outage Map — (Note Several Smaller Co-ops Included)

The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0dCHRWMFjs4fEPKLqTLjvy

The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Apple:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weather-out-the-door/id1499556141?i=1000671646905

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