Heat advisory Monday, but cooler days are around the corner

(TULSA, Okla.) There will be a couple of hot and mainly dry days on Monday and Tuesday. A heat advisory has been extended into Monday and will likely need to go into Tuesday as well in future forecasts. Heat advisory for the following counties from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday: Pushmataha, Choctaw, Osage, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Pawnee, Tulsa, Rogers, Mayes, Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Muskogee, McIntosh, Pittsburg, Haskell, Latimer and Le Flore. HEAT INDEX: Maximum heat index values around 105 to 110 degrees are expected Monday afternoon. TEMPERATURE: Mid to upper 90s. IMPACTS: The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Never leave anyone, including pets, in a closed, parked vehicle. Temperatures inside can reach over 150 degrees quickly, resulting in heat stroke and death. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible and drink plenty of water. By midweek the pattern becomes unsettled, as upper ridge weakens and a front moves into central Kansas by Wednesday and into Oklahoma by Thursday/Friday. This boundary will provide a focus for showers and storms and also knock temperatures back below seasonal normals through at least Friday. Monday Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 110. South wind around 10 mph. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph. Wednesday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Thursday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Thursday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph. Friday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind around 5 mph.