


Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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468 FXUS64 KOUN 011032 AFDOUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 532 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 529 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 - Chance for strong to possibly severe thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening. - Warmest day expected to be Wednesday with highs back in the 80s to low 90. - Cold fronts expected to move through on Tuesday, Wednesday night and Friday. && .NEAR TERM... (Through Monday) Issued at 1233 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 Expect patchy fog to develop later tonight across portions of western into central Oklahoma and western north Texas, in locations that have remained, for the most part, clear overnight. The fog may last a few hours past sunrise with visibility in some locations dropping as low as a mile at times. In addition, some scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm will remain possible early this morning along and east of I-35, with highest chances across southeast Oklahoma. Otherwise, will be watching a shortwave trough drop south through the southern Plains this afternoon with an associated weak surface front. Models are showing an environment along and south of the surface front developing modest instability (1000-1500 J/kg CAPE) along with deep-layer shear of 30-35kts. Although the best forcing is expected to remain east of the area later today, a few storms may develop along the front across southern Kansas and propagate southward into northern Oklahoma by mid/late afternoon and then move toward the I-40 corridor by early evening, with at least some potential for a few strong to severe storms. && .SHORT TERM... (Monday night through Wednesday night) Issued at 1233 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 A few of these stronger storms may linger into this evening before weakening as the chances shift south through the night. Again, main best chance will be east of the I-35 corridor. As the upper trough swings south and east we get a bit of a reinforcing shot of some slightly cooler air filtering south behind the surface front. This will result in slightly cooler temperatures for Tuesday, especially across central and northern Oklahoma. Weak surface ridge will shift south by early Wednesday with a return of southerly flow during the day. Boundary layer flow will be quit veered and bring warmer air back north and east across the area. This will be in advance of a stronger cold front expected Wednesday night. A much warmer day expected Wednesday as highs climb back into the mid/upper 80s and lower 90s. As mentioned above, a cold front, associated with a larger scale trough moving through the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, will sweep south Wednesday night. There is a low-end chance for a few showers along the front as it moves through the area Wednesday night, but otherwise dry and cooler conditions will follow the front in for Thursday. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through Sunday) Issued at 1233 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 Again, main impacts from the front Thursday will be felt across central and northern Oklahoma where temperatures will only rise into the upper 70s for afternoon highs. Another large upper trough dives southeast through the Great Lakes region Thursday night into Friday. Meanwhile, associated surface cold front will move south through the area bringing additional rain chances Friday into Saturday. Rain chances continue into Sunday as southerly return flow and associated warm air advection develops in advance of shortwave moving through the Rockies. This will also keep temperatures below normal as well. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 529 AM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 Reduced visibility is occurring at several TAF sites this morning with variable mileage occurring. This is expected to improve later this morning. Ceilings also range from LIFR to VFR across the area. The ceilings are expected to gradually improve later this morning and this afternoon. Scattered showers this morning may affect KDUA. Additional development is expected this afternoon/evening affecting parts of northern and central OK. Any storms later today could produce gusty variable winds. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 83 65 78 61 / 20 30 0 0 Hobart OK 89 65 85 59 / 20 20 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 88 67 86 62 / 10 10 0 0 Gage OK 87 59 80 57 / 30 10 0 0 Ponca City OK 82 62 78 58 / 40 30 10 0 Durant OK 84 67 85 63 / 40 20 10 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...30 SHORT TERM...30 LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...25