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Dangerous Heat in the West; Coastal Flooding & High Rip Current Risk through the Weekend on the East Coast; Flash Flooding Concerns in the Southeast and Southwest

A dangerous, record heat wave continues across portions of the West through Tuesday. High rip current risk and dangerous surf continue through the weekend. There are flash flooding concerns through the weekend for portions of the Southeast and Southwest. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 10:24:18 am CDT

With increasing chances for moderate-to-heavy rainfall by Monday and Tuesday, locally heavy rainfall totals and subsequent flooding will be possible.
An early taste of fall temperatures remains on track as we move into next week. Just how cool conditions are any given day will likely be dependent on precipitation and cloud cover.
There is a low-to-medium chance for high temperatures to be below 70 degrees on Tuesday, August 26, with the greatest chances being across central and northern Oklahoma. With this comes the potential to threaten all-time coldest high temperature records for the month of August.
Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected on Saturday afternoon and evening across central and northern Oklahoma. A few thunderstorms may produce strong winds and brief heavy rainfall.
7-Day Forecast for Oklahoma and western north Texas.
There will remain a medium chance for cooler than average temperatures and above-average rainfall as we head towards the Labor Day Holiday and first days of September.

Local Weather History For August 23rd...
The Lawton Municipal Airport was damaged on August 23, 1993, by winds
from an isolated severe thunderstorm. Several hangar doors were
heavily damaged, and an airplane was flipped on its back. Damages
totaled over $500,000.

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