Unseasonable cool weather on the way

(TULSA, Okla.) The much-advertised cold front is still on track to bring much cooler and in fact unseasonable and record cool weather to our area to start the work week. The front will enter northeast Oklahoma shortly after midnight and will likely clear the southeast part of the area by near or just after noon Monday.

Showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop near and north of the front late Sunday night and early Monday, before increasing in coverage by late morning into the early afternoon hours. The rain and clouds will keep many places in the 60s for much of Monday afternoon, with some late day temperature recovery possible across parts of northeast Oklahoma once the rain ends.

Clearing skies will result in record lows for many locations Monday night. A warming trend will then begin Tuesday, but it will still be well below normal for late June.

The warming trend will continue as the week progresses, with above normal temperatures returning by Thursday and Friday. The next cold front will approach by the end of the week and will once again increase the chances for showers and thunderstorms. The airmass behind this front does not look nearly as cool as the one that will be over us the next couple days.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 72. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.