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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Sep 13, 2026 at 1:20:36 am CDT

Expect dangerous heat today, with heat indices up to 109 degrees this afternoon. A Heat Advisory is in effect from 12 PM to 7 PM today.
Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, especially across northern Oklahoma. Hot conditions continue through at least midweek next week. Elevated fire weather conditions are expected across northwest Oklahoma on Monday.

Local Weather History For September 13th...
On this date in 2011, both Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls had their
last high temperature of at least 100 degrees for the year 2011.
Oklahoma City came in with a high of 102 degrees while Wichita Falls
had 105. This is significant because both Oklahoma City and Wichita
Falls set a record for the most 100-degree days in a year. Oklahoma
City accumulated 63 days with temperatures of at least 100 degrees,
while Wichita Falls had a whopping 100 days.

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