TULSA, Okla. – The air feels strangely still across eastern Oklahoma this morning, as though the state is holding its breath before the cold rushes in. After a run of sunny, mild afternoons, a powerful Arctic front is set to barrel through by late Saturday, sending temperatures tumbling nearly 30 degrees and triggering the region’s first hard freeze of the season.
According to the National Weather Service in Tulsa, Saturday will start deceptively warm, with highs in the lower 70s before gusty northwest winds sweep through late in the day. Those winds could top 30 mph by evening, pulling frigid air deep into Green Country. By sunrise Sunday, temperatures are expected to plunge into the mid-20s, with wind chills dropping into the teens—making it feel more like January than early November.
Forecasters warn that Sunday night could bring a widespread hard freeze, especially across Osage, Pawnee, and Creek counties. Sensitive vegetation, outdoor pipes, and pets will need protection as frost forms rapidly under clear skies. The front’s passage may also kick up brief blowing dust Saturday evening, especially along I-44 between Tulsa and Claremore.
The bitter cold lingers into Monday morning before moderation begins midweek, but the damage will be done—the growing season will officially end across much of eastern Oklahoma.
Veterans Day looks milder with sunshine and highs near 60°F, though another gusty system could approach by midmonth. For now, Tulsa’s weekend weather offers one clear message: fall’s warmth is leaving fast, and winter’s edge has arrived with authority.
Five-Day Forecast for Tulsa, OK:
Fri: 75/47 – Sunny, pleasant; light breeze.
Sat: 73/40 – Warm start; gusty winds, sharply colder late.
Sun: 47/26 – Sunny, breezy; hard freeze likely by dawn.
Mon: 49/36 – Mostly clear, cold start; gradual rebound.
Tue: 60/44 – Sunny, milder; calmer winds.
