July 2024 - General Weather Discussion

[Anonymous.]

HRRR showing one more batch of storms that fires up with this wrap-around. Placement is hard to predict, but E of OKC is the best shot for meaningful rainfall.

[Anonymous.]

double post

[BG918]

Summer storms are notoriously hard to predict, especially odd-ball systems like this that shouldn't even be happening in mid-July. Areas from Tulsa north received 2-3" last night but areas to the south didn't get anything. If you didn't get any today there are additional storm chances through this weekend and into next week.

GFS rainfall through next weekend:

[Pete]

Really nice rain at my house near Penn Square.

I'd say about 1/3rd an inch.

[Libbymin]

Happy for some cooler temps for a while. Not a big fan of the dog days of summer.

[Anonymous.]

The next week will probably be the nicest weather stretch [for July] I can remember for OKC. Very rare, get out and enjoy it.

[crimsoncrazy]

Looks like the chances for good rains are disappearing.

[BG918]

Looks like the chances for good rains are disappearing.

Most of it has shifted south into Texas. But still 1-2" possible next week

GFS through next weekend

[bison34]

The most Oklahoma City thing imaginable, rain moving south of us. At least for us just south of Tinker, rain has been scarce.

[Anonymous.]

Should see a large MCS move through W KS tonight, but all models show it dying out before entering OK.

There will be random isolated storm chances basically the whole weekend, but no wash-out. The best chance for OKC is Saturday night.

Again, nothing to cancel plans over. So get outside and enjoy this amazing weather for July.

[Jeepnokc]

Should see a large MCS move through W KS tonight, but all models show it dying out before entering OK.

Thanks for update. I had to google it so for the rest of the non weather guys like me that comes here as more on point than the news,, here is wha MCS is:
A Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) is a collection of thunderstorms that act as a system. An MCS can spread across an entire state and last more than 12 hours. On radar one of these monsters might appear as a solid line, a broken line, or a cluster of cells.
credit: https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/...r%20of%20cells.

[SEMIweather]

Stagnant pattern for the foreseeable future. Good news: temperature look to top out in the lower/mid 90’s, not too bad for late July. Bad news: rain chances look borderline nonexistent for the rest of the month. We have done pretty decent with regards to rainfall totals over the past few weeks, at least.

[Anonymous.]

Yes, these temps are a dream for the end of July. 100s come back next week.

[BG918]

GFS through the first week of August - pretty typical pattern for this time of year as “the dome” sets up over the southern Plains. We usually don’t see the ridge start to break down until early September unless we get a tropical system moving north


Rainfall will be hard to come by over the next few weeks so hopefully you got a nice drink last week. Most areas of the state are in decent shape compared to previous years at this time

[bison34]

Next 10 days are going to be hellish. Ooof.

[floyd the barber]

This summer just blew by. Didn't seem as hot as other years too.

[jn1780]

This summer just blew by. Didn't seem as hot as other years too.

You say that right as we enter another stretch of 100 degree weather. Lol.

At least the days are getting shorter and eventually we will make it to September and will start cooling off.

[BG918]

Next two weeks will be hot and dry. Very slight storm chances over the weekend, possibly more widespread storm chances around 8/7.

[Bunty]

Minor thunderstorm has popped up just to the west of Stillwater as of 4 am. Hopefully, at least a few hundredths inch of rain can be had from it.