Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 9:40:24 pm CDT

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Rain/storm chances tonight through Thursday morning across western OK and portions of western north Texas with those chances restricted to some of our counties south of I-40 by Thursday afternoon into the evening hours.

Above average heating persists through the next 7-days with this trend increasing this weekend to triple digits.

Rain/Storm chances tonight through Friday morning across some of our counties. Dry & very hot trend starting this weekend into next week Dangerous heating returning this weekend becoming most widespread by Sunday into next week

Our temperatures remain above normal and forecasted to stay that way with many areas seeing triple digit highs this weekend and with the jetstream staying in the northern half of the country with upper ridging over the southern half that trend is likely to remain through the 1st week of September. As far as the 2nd week of September, the CPC has our area outlook for a likely 60-70% probability staying above normal as well. Normal high temperatures for the 2nd week of September across our area range in the mid 80s to 90 degrees.

Local Weather History For August 26th...

On this date back in 2002, severe thunderstorms produced widespread
wind damage over a large part of northwest Oklahoma. Several large
trees were blown down, and roof damage occurred in and around
Woodward. Wind speeds as high as 80 mph were measured.

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