Heat advisory effective through Saturday night
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By Brian Sargent
Published: July 24, 2008
A heat advisory is effective through Saturday night for central and parts of western Oklahoma, extending from the Oklahoma-Kansas border to the Oklahoma-Texas border. Sunny, dry conditions should continue to produce triple-digit temperatures through the weekend.
Rain chances will remain low, with a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight in parts of southern Oklahoma, according to the National Weather Service. A better chance of rain could come early next week as the remnants of Hurricane Dolly ride all the way around the high pressure ridge to eventually bring rain into the southern plains.
Today's highs should be in the upper 90s in the east to the lower 100s in western Oklahoma.
Thursday night will be partly cloudy with lows in the 70s.
Skies will be mostly sunny on Friday with highs in the 90s and low 100s and lows in the 70s.
Heat advisory
• Until 9 p.m. Saturday: Alfalfa, Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, McClain, Murray, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole, Stephens, Tillman, Woods and Woodward.
A heat advisory means there will be heat index of at least 105 degrees, but less than 115 degrees for less than 3 hours per day, or nighttime lows of at least 80 degrees for 2 straight days.
Oklahoma forecast
• Today: Highs from the upper 90s to lower 100s.
• Tonight: Lows from 70 to 80.
• Friday: Highs from the mid-80s to 100. Slight chance of rain and thunderstorms.
Oklahoma City-area forecast
• Today: Mostly sunny. Highs about 100. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid-70s. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Friday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Friday night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southerly winds about 10 mph.
