Whew, temperatures at personal weather stations located in the OKC metro are commonly between 110 and 112 degrees as of 4pm, 7/19/22.

Phone weather app showing 111 right now for Warr Acres and OKC.

Overnight 'low' is forecasted to be 88.

I don't think we drop below 80 until Wed night/Thur morning

It's brutal out there.

Just now as I pulled in the driveway KFOR showed 111. My car showed 114.

This is the worst part. It's not like the desert where it cools off pretty quick when the sun goes down. It's like we're living in an oven and the light goes off occasionally. AC units still have to run all night since it's freaking 83 degrees for a LOW sometime around daybreak.

This sucks.

Local forecasts not showing any optimism for next week yet. Praying that it changes.

The high should start to shift late next week. Best case scenario is we get a northwest flow pattern on the backside of the high that brings in multiple rounds of rain/storms. The east coast gets its turn to bake toward the end of next week.

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/gfs/2022071918/gfs_T2m_us_37.png

While I definitely don’t love the extreme heat, I still think it’s better than the extreme cold when I have to worry about bursting pipes and treacherous road conditions.

While I definitely don’t love the extreme heat, I still think it’s better than the extreme cold when I have to worry about bursting pipes and treacherous road conditions.

Yup, I hate winter, I would take the brutal heat as awful as it is

While I definitely don’t love the extreme heat, I still think it’s better than the extreme cold when I have to worry about bursting pipes and treacherous road conditions.

From a human life perspective, more die from extreme heat than extreme cold as long as they are not exposed directly i.e deaths of hikers via exposure. Heat stroke more dangerous than hypothermia.

From a human life perspective, more die from extreme heat than extreme cold as long as they are not exposed directly i.e deaths of hikers via exposure. Heat stroke more dangerous than hypothermia.

That is true

Yup, I hate winter, I would take the brutal heat as awful as it is

I'll take cold all day every day. At least you can keep adding layers. There's only so much you (and your AC) can do when it's 109. And God forbid the AC decides its had enough...

I remember the awfulness of 2011 and 2012 but I'm not sure any of those nights were as disgusting as last night where apparently it was still 97 in my area at midnight.

I went out to walk in the pitch black of 5:30 this morning and it was already 88 degrees.

Great to see some scattered showers and even a few thunderstorms across the state this morning. This activity will move into southern OK this afternoon but another round is likely Thursday and Friday mornings. Hot temps remain until the end of the following week when the high moves eastward. More widespread rainfall is also possible late next week into the weekend.

https://www.mesonet.org/data/public/mesonet/maps/realtime/today.rainrfc.png

I'll take cold all day every day. At least you can keep adding layers. There's only so much you (and your AC) can do when it's 109. And God forbid the AC decides its had enough...

I remember the awfulness of 2011 and 2012 but I'm not sure any of those nights were as disgusting as last night where apparently it was still 97 in my area at midnight.

it was worse back then ..... it was over 105 for like 20 days in a row ..

Will Rogers Airport got down to 83 this morning which is one degree shy of a record warm minimum temperature for OKC. Wiley Post Airport only got down to 89 which is absolutely wild.

Widely scattered showers and storms possibly across the state later this evening and again Friday morning. Better rain chances on tap after the 29th along with cooler temps

Great to see some scattered showers and even a few thunderstorms across the state this morning. This activity will move into southern OK this afternoon but another round is likely Thursday and Friday mornings. Hot temps remain until the end of the following week when the high moves eastward. More widespread rainfall is also possible late next week into the weekend.

https://www.mesonet.org/data/public/mesonet/maps/realtime/today.rainrfc.png

I could have sworn this map looked different yesterday morning when it was first posted...

I could have sworn this map looked different yesterday morning when it was first posted...

it constantly updates

it constantly updates

Oh, that is neat I guess... I hadn't noticed that today was July 21 yet, haha.

Oh, that is neat I guess... I hadn't noticed that today was July 21 yet, haha.

Yeah, if the poster just links to the image on the OK Mesonet's site, it automatically updates. For a static, non-updating image from the Mesonet, the poster has to first download the image to their PC, and then upload it somewhere like Imgur before linking to it here.

A little disappointed that OKC missed out on the scattered showers the last few days. NWS thinks we've got a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon... I hope that pans out. As of right now there's some widespread scattered showers down along the Red River, but it doesn't look to be coming our way.

HRRR this evening showing scattered storms across the state. Keep your fingers crossed

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/hrrr/2022072114/hrrr_ref_frzn_scus_10.png

My Denver weather report showed upcoming weather in OK to be cooler and wetter than normal. Hope it is true!

My Denver weather report showed upcoming weather in OK to be cooler and wetter than normal. Hope it is true!

They are starting to say this for late next week.

Sure could use the moisture. Lotta yellow looking yards out there…

More green on this map, it should expand after next week

http://m.mesonet.org/data/public/mesonet/maps/daily/mesonet.rainfall.quarterinch.png

I think we are about a week out from the heat finally breaking, at least temporarily. Certainly expect that August will likely be another month of above-average temperatures, but I wouldn't be surprised if our consecutive 90-degree day streak is snapped sometime between 7/29 and 7/31.

^Heading for Colorado on 7-28, so you may thank me for this upcoming break from the heat! :rolleyes:

According to the Mesonet the areas south of OKC around Norman are the driest in the state going on 43 days without decent rain

https://www.mesonet.org/data/public/mesonet/maps/daily/mesonet.rainfall.tenthinch.png

Rain please

60% chance today on mesonet

Cumulus field at the moment looks at least somewhat promising for isolated storms around the Metro this afternoon. Nothing substantial, but I’ll take anything at this point.

Will Rogers received measurable precipitation for the first time since the morning of June 10th.

Had a very nice shower in the MacArthur and Memorial area. Probably 20+ minutes of good, steady rain. Then the sun popped and now we have a sauna! Wow.

Had a very nice shower in the MacArthur and Memorial area. Probably 20+ minutes of good, steady rain. Then the sun popped and now we have a sauna! Wow.

We got a few random sprinkles down on the south side near Crossroads, but Mother Nature never could get anything more than that going unfortunately. Judging by rainfall reports from personal weather stations (AmbientWeather.net), looks like the main winners for rain were in a line from yukon to just NW of Lake Hefner to rural NW Edmond. Several PWS near NW 122nd & MacArthur report about 1/4" of rainfall.

Rain please

The east half of Stillwater is finally getting a heavy shower with thunder as of 7:30pm. Formed almost overhead. Nearby Cushing has a good pop up storm, too.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT:

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Payne
County through 800 PM CDT...
At 731 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southwest of Glencoe, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Stillwater and Glencoe.
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Information:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

Nice outflow boundary moved through OKC just before 8:00 to cool things down a decent amount. Looking at 5-6 more days of 103-105 degree highs and no precip before a welcome pattern change, at least temporarily.

Rain chances across the state returning the 28th and 29th then again the 31st and 1st. Great news especially during a traditionally dry time of year.

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/610day/610prcp.new.gif

Forecasted rainfall this weekend
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I sure hope so, the rain would be much needed after the extreme heat

Hoping these totals slide south a bit but still should be beneficial especially in late July! Areas to the north are getting slammed. St Louis may have just recorded a 500 year flash flood event.

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Lol poor Texas

Lol poor Texas

Man, seriously. It's almost as though there's some kind of invisible bubble keeping the rain away from them.

Still on track for decent rains across the northern half of the state Thursday into Sunday. Kansas and Missouri…wow. I went through there last week and it’s like night and day compared to OK and TX. Lush green everywhere

Doesn’t look like okc will even get enough rain to even notice.

Doesn’t look like okc will even get enough rain to even notice.

There are still a couple models showing close to a couple inches. Other than them you're right. I'm gonna be hoping for the former.

Almost to the point where I’d rather miss out on the rains so that our humidity at least continues to stay down when the death ridge builds back in again starting on Sunday.

I'll be thankful for whatever we receive and I'm sure our ranchers and farmers will be as well. Any little bit will probably help refill their ponds, let the grasses hang on a little longer, etc.

I'll be thankful for whatever we receive and I'm sure our ranchers and farmers will be as well. Any little bit will probably help refill their ponds, let the grasses hang on a little longer, etc.

I really need a good 3-4 day slow falling rain event to make any difference at my farm. As much as I'd love to see my pond full. I'd rather see my pasture green right now and for that I need the water to saturate and not just hit the ground and run to my pond.

I have cracks in my clay right now that rival the Grand Canyon.

It's POURING at NW Exp and Rockwell. Lightening up a bit but it went on for 20 minutes. I had to run out and put my windows up before my poor car got soaked.

Some pop up style storms drifting over some lucky individuals.

It had stopped but now it's POURING more than before plus wind. Hope it's doing this 3 miles north.

It had stopped but now it's POURING more than before plus wind. Hope it's doing this 3 miles north.

Cloud cover, but dry still at Memorial and I35 N corridor

We got to Louie's NW Exp at 4ish. My car showed 107. When we left at 5:45ish my car showed 89.

HRRR showing another round of storms developing in NE OK in the early morning hours then more across northern and central OK during the day on Thursday

Scattered showers and maybe a rumble or two of thunder across the Metro this morning. This should diminish by midday as the low level jet weakens. Would then expect another area of storms to form in the vicinity of OKC along the cold front around peak heating.

Storms have started to develop mostly just S of I-40. Should see coverage increase heading into the evening. Then things should calm down after sunset.

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/hrrr/2022072818/hrrr_apcpn_scus_48.png

Anybody care to explain what is happening? The rain trends are basically the opposite of the models right now. Should we expect more rain to develop this evening or tonight?

Stillwater hasn't been left out this time. It's rained around 1.25" so far, this morning. The Tulsa area has been getting it, too.

Today most likely ends OKC’s 28 day streak of above normal temperatures, and 29 day streak of 90+ degree highs.