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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns West; Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms from Plains to mid-Atlantic

Thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall is expected from the Central Plains to the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and across the Southeast. Severe weather from the Upper Midwest to Central Plains increases on Friday. Major to Extreme HeatRisk continues across the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley late this week. Fire weather concerns for the northern Rockies and northern Plains today. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Sep 10, 2026 at 9:54:51 am CDT

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop and shift southward through the day Thursday along a slow moving frontal boundary. A few storms could become strong to severe, especially during the afternoon, across southeast Oklahoma into west central Arkansas. Locally damaging wind gusts will be the primary concern with the strongest storms.
Showers and thunderstorms will become more widespread across NE OK Thursday morning and spread south into the afternoon along a slow moving frontal boundary. Meaningful rainfall is expected across a good portion of the forecast area through Thursday night.
A brief and minor cool down is forecast through Friday with hot weather returning this weekend and continuing through next week.
Drought conditions over the past week have worsened across all eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.
A cold front brings cooler temperatures and increased shower and thunderstorm chances late week. Unseasonably hot weather will return over the weekend and continue into next week.
KINX Radar (Tulsa, OK).
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