Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 10:30:23 pm CDT

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A few remnant rain showers will be possible in southern Oklahoma and western north Texas overnight but severe weather is no expected

A series of disturbances in the mid-levels will increase storm chances mainly across southern Oklahoma and adjacent western north Texas through the first half of this upcoming week

We will still be hot but not "excessively hot" this upcoming week with near to below normal temperatures for mid-July

Light rain showers possible tonight near and south of the Red River with storm chances through much of next week across some parts of our forecast area. Temperatures still hot but not excessively hot and more seasonably normal through next week.

Although seasonably normal this week…there is a 40-50% probability our temperatures will be leaning above normal for the following week we go into late July. The normal high temperatures going into late-July are in the mid to upper 90s while the normal low temperatures are in the lower 70s

Local Weather History For July 12th...

Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging winds to much of
northern Oklahoma on July 12, 1958. Baseball-size hail fell near
Jefferson and Pond Creek, in Grant County. Winds gusting to 90 mph
caused widespread damage near Stillwater, including damage to the
Oklahoma State University football stadium. The storms also destroyed
a bus station near Perkins, just south of Stillwater.

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