Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sat, Sep 5, 2026 at 10:16:43 pm CDT

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Labor Day Weekend Forecast

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The heat can sneak up on you quickly. Do these things to help deal with the dangerous heat.

Another hot day is in store Sunday, with high temperatures up to 104 degrees and heat indices up to 110 degrees forecast. Make sure to take precautions if planning time outside!

Dangerous heat and humidity will continue throughout the Labor Day Weekend. While most areas will remain dry, very low chances for rain/storms exist across southeastern Oklahoma on both Saturday and Sunday.

Hot and humid conditions continue with very low rain and storm chances across southeast Oklahoma this weekend. Additional precipitation chances are possible by the middle of next week.

Local Weather History For September 5th...

Beckham County in western Oklahoma was pounded with large hail back
on this day in 2008. Thunderstorms developed in the Texas Panhandle
and moved east through the evening hours, developing into supercells.
Baseball-size hail was the greatest impact, with damage to windows
and businesses reported.

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