Weather Blog: Fantastic Fall Weekend As A Warming Trend Arrives

Awesome weather continues across Green Country as the weekend arrives!

What is the forecast today?

Steady south-southeast winds will usher in another quick warm-up for our Friday. Temperatures will climb another few degrees over the past few days with highs in the mid-70s this afternoon. If you’re headed to Oktoberfest, HallowZooeen, or any other outdoor activities late in the day, the weather will be ideal as temperatures cool.

It'll be another day of elevated fire danger as well. South-southeast winds gusting over 20 miles per hour would allow any fires that spark to spread pretty quickly, so it won’t be an ideal afternoon for outdoor burning. If you had prescribed burns planned, Saturday and Sunday will be better for that as winds trend lighter over the weekend.

What is the weekend forecast?

Saturday and Sunday will be beautiful too! We’ll continue with cool mornings and sunny, warm afternoons as highs reach the upper 70s with lighter southeast winds.

What is the forecast for next week?

Meaningful rain chances are still, unfortunately, very hard to come by. A strong storm system this weekend will bring good rains to the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, but by Monday that system will shift mostly to our north, leaving us with only a slight chance for a few showers near and north of Tulsa from Monday into early Tuesday.

We’re seeing signs of another surge of much warmer temperatures next week, so enjoy the fall weather while we’ve got it!

What are the major traffic projects around Tulsa this week?

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) provide daily details on several traffic advisories for the Tulsa area and surrounding regions.

To start October, here are some of the significant traffic advisories. For more information, see our detailed list.

I-244 Pavement Rehabilitation

1. Ongoing pavement work between I-44 and the Arkansas River bridge, with lane and ramp closures lasting through spring 2025.

US-75 Bridge Rehabilitation

1. Lane closures at 7th St. and off-ramp closures to 7th St. through fall 2024 for bridge rehabilitation.

US-412 Bridge Rehabilitation

1. US-412 narrowed to two lanes at 81st W. Ave. in Sand Springs through February 2025.

Emergency Info: Outages Across Oklahoma:

Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric cooperatives, many of which have overlapping areas of coverage. Below is a link to various outage maps.

PSO Outage Map

OG&E Outage Map

VVEC Outage Map

Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map

Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Outage Map — (Note Several Smaller Co-ops Included)

The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0dCHRWMFjs4fEPKLqTLjvy

The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Apple:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weather-out-the-door/id1499556141?i=1000672483482

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