We will be starting out August with a continuation of the heat wave that dominated the last week of July. Next 4-5 days will be hot and dry. OKC has topped out at 100F so far this year but may reach a degree or two higher than that during this timeframe depending on how well dewpoints are able to mix out in the mid-late afternoon hours. At some point over the weekend, the ridge will break down and allow a cold front to move through, which should knock 10-15 degrees off of our highs and finally bring back a return of precipitation chances. I'll make an educated guess and say that OKC will most likely be on the edge of the ridge for the remainder of the month. If this happens, we will likely alternate between bouts of heat, and occasional disturbances moving through with accompanying storm chances and reductions in temperature. All in all, I think that it's looking to be a fairly standard August for this part of the country. We shall see.