Rain continues into Memorial Day, expected throughout the week
OklahomaWeather
Collaborator: National Weather Service- Tulsa
Published: 05/24/2020, 7:27 PM
Edited: 03/11/2021, 10:22 AM
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(TULSA, Okla.) The overnight hours will see a break between waves of storms. Storms are expected to increase along a remnant system late Sunday night into early Monday morning across all forecast sites. Activity should be isolated to widely scattered.
Storms will continue to bubble up through the morning and afternoon hours Monday. A band of showers and thunderstorms is expected to move across all forecast sites during the afternoon and early evening hours. Heavy rainfall will greatly restrict visibility to 2 miles if not less at times. This band will most likely bring the most impactful weather throughout the forecast period.
The highest confidence for storms appears to start Monday afternoon and continue into the early evening hours.
Highest concern, however, continues to be across southeast Oklahoma given the recent rains, the expected position of the upper low, and the
likelihood of multiple rounds of heavy rain affecting this area.
The wet and stormy weather will persist through the upcoming week and into at least part of next weekend, but overall, the thunderstorms are expected to be more diurnally driven as we move into mid to late week, with the highest coverage tied to the proximity of the upper low, favoring southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas.
There are signs that the prolonged wet period may come to an end late next weekend and into next week as upper level ridging builds back into the region.
Memorial Day
Showers and thunderstorms. High near 76. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
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