Extreme Heat and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Dangerous heat will expand from the Gulf Coast into the Southern Plains and Desert Southwest through week's end. Additional extreme heat impacting the Pacific Northwest will shift to the northern Plains by the weekend. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to continue to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to southeastern Louisiana through tonight. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 9:46:32 pm CDT

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Heat indices will climb triple digit across most areas west of I-35 on Thursday afternoon. Heat indices will exceed 105 degrees across much of southwest Oklahoma and adjacent western north Texas where a Heat Advisory will be in effect during the afternoon until sundown.

Symptoms of heat exhaustion include dizziness, thirst, heavy sweating, nausea, and weakness. Act fast by moving to a cooler area, loosening clothing, sipping cool water. Seek medical help if symptoms don't improve. Heat exhaustion can lead to heat stroke. Symptoms of heat stroke include confusion, dizziness, and becoming unconscious. Act fast by calling 911, moving the person to a cooler area, loosening clothing and removing extra layers, and cooling with water or ice. Heat stroke can cause death or permanent disability if emergency treatment is not given.

A storm system will move through the central and southern Plains bringing a low rain chance to parts of Oklahoma late this week.

The hottest conditions so far this summer will continue this week into early next week, with only a low chance for precipitation this week.

There is a 60-70% probability that our temperatures will be likely above normal with near normal rainfall. The normal high temperatures going into early-August are in the mid to upper 90s while the normal low temperatures are in the lower 70s

Local Weather History For July 22nd...

Oklahoma is typically hot and dry during the summer, but July 1983
was extremely dry. Only a trace of rain fell that month in Oklahoma
City, making it the driest July on record for the capital city. The
driest months ever recorded in Oklahoma City were January 1986 and
August 2000, when not even a trace of moisture fell.

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