Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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718 FXUS64 KTSA 050233 AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 933 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...New SHORT TERM... .SHORT TERM... (The rest of tonight) Issued at 933 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Loss of daytime heating has allowed storms across the area to weaken over the last hour or so but a few strong storms will remain possible over the next few hours. Scattered coverage will likely continue into the overnight hours along and ahead of the cold front as it pushes further south into SE OK and WC AR. Made a few adjustments to PoPs and sky cover based on latest trends through 06z. PoPs in the 06z-12z time period pretty much will be left as is, but did make a few tweaks to sky cover. Temperatures in the overnight period look reasonable and will not adjust at this time. Remaining first period elements will be left as they are. Updated ZFP/PFM/AFM already sent. && .LONG TERM... (Tomorrow through Thursday) Issued at 200 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Much more pleasant conditions are expected to persist from tomorrow well into next week in the wake of tonight`s cold frontal passage, with temperatures nearer to seasonal normals and lower dew points. Showers and thunderstorms should linger to some extent post-daybreak tomorrow to the south of I-40, with a likelihood of little to no severe weather potential remaining. Dry weather should extend from tomorrow night through Saturday night, but the dry period will likely be short lived, given persistent troughing expected to be in the vicinity allowing for multiple disturbances to move through the area. In addition, moisture should steadily climb, especially in southeast Oklahoma and into western Arkansas, through next week. The combination of the increased moisture and upper level disturbances will keep shower and thunderstorm chances in the forecast through at least mid week. Sunday night and into Monday remains the most likely time frame for extensive thunderstorms from MCS activity, including some severe weather and heavy rain/flooding potential, although those details remain somewhat uncertain. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 629 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Scattered showers and thunderstorms may affect any of the TAF sites this evening into the early overnight hours as a cold front sags slowly south across the area. VFR conditions will prevail outside of storm areas. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 70 90 66 93 / 60 10 0 0 FSM 75 92 68 94 / 70 10 0 0 MLC 72 88 65 92 / 70 30 0 10 BVO 65 88 61 92 / 50 0 0 10 FYV 69 88 62 92 / 60 10 0 0 BYV 69 86 62 90 / 70 0 0 0 MKO 70 87 65 90 / 70 10 0 0 MIO 66 85 63 90 / 70 0 0 0 F10 70 86 65 90 / 70 20 0 0 HHW 73 87 68 89 / 40 30 10 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...23 LONG TERM....22 AVIATION...05