Tulsa, Okla. – Hot, humid air will linger across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas through the weekend before an approaching cold front triggers rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall early next week.
According to the National Weather Service in Tulsa, Friday will stay mostly dry, but storm chances increase Saturday afternoon and continue into Sunday, with the potential for stronger thunderstorms producing heavy rain by Monday and Tuesday. The agency warns that the unsettled weather pattern could bring widespread showers across the region through midweek.
Tulsa, Muskogee, and Fort Smith may see scattered storms late Saturday, though the heaviest rainfall threat arrives Monday night into Tuesday, when rainfall totals could climb quickly in some areas. Travel delays and ponding on roads are possible during the heaviest downpours.
Forecasters say temperatures, which will push into the lower 90s this weekend, will drop into the mid-70s by Tuesday as clouds and rain move in. Residents are advised to prepare for rapidly changing conditions and monitor updates, especially with the potential for locally heavy rainfall.
More storm chances could linger through Wednesday before conditions stabilize late in the week.
Five Day Forecast for Tulsa, OK
- Friday: Sunny, high near 93. Light north winds shifting to northeast.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, slight chance of storms after 1 p.m., high near 92.
- Sunday: Sunny with storms possible late, high near 91.
- Monday: Cloudy with 50% chance of showers and storms, high near 77.
- Tuesday: Widespread showers likely, cooler with a high near 73.
