Tropical moisture on its way for next week
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Collaborator: National Weather Service- Tulsa
Published: 08/23/2020, 12:15 PM
Edited: 03/11/2021, 10:22 AM
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(TULSA) A mid level ridge centered over the Four Corners will continue to expand eastward through Monday, with mid level heights slowly rising overhead and the flow more northeasterly compared to northerly over the past few days.
Broad surface ridging over the Southeast and weak lee troughing will continue to bring light south winds to the region. Temperatures continue to creep up slowly, and thus highs will be a bit warmer than Saturday. All eyes are focused to the south, with the tropics influencing our weather later this week.
Increasing tropical moisture from the remnants of Marco that will advect west and north into our area by the middle of the week. Scattered showers and perhaps a few thunderstorms will be the result Wednesday and Wednesday night.
The latest model runs have all shifted well west with the track of Laura, and should these models verify, direct impacts in our forecast area will be much more likely. We upped precipitation chances from the National Blend of Models for Thursday into Friday, and if the western track holds, further significant upward adjustments to storm chances may be needed over the next couple days.
Shower and thunderstorm chances will continue into next weekend as a weak frontal boundary looks to either approach or move into the area from the north.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
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