Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
042 FLUS44 KTSA 291759 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1259 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301015- Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK- Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK- Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK- Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK- Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK- Washington OK-Washington AR- 1259 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025 ...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Higher Terrain of Western Arkansas and Southeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... A ridge of high pressure aloft over the region will continue the persistent hot and humid weather today. Afternoon heat indices between 105 and 110 degrees are expected across all of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. Some locations in the lower Arkansas River Valley of west central Arkansas and far east central Oklahoma, as well as portions of northeast Oklahoma between Highway 75 and 69 may exceed 110 degrees at times. Isolated thunderstorms may develop early this afternoon atop the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas, as well as the Ouachita Mountains in west central Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. Severe weather is not expected, although brief, localized heavy rain and gusty winds may occur with the strongest storms. The thunderstorm potential will diminish toward sunset. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... The ridge of high pressure aloft is expected to break down and shift west for a few days. This will allow a cold front to push into the region Wednesday night into Thursday, bringing relief from the heat to close out the work week and into the weekend. The front will also bring chances for thunderstorms by Wednesday evening across northeast Oklahoma, spreading southeast into northwest Arkansas on Thursday. Storm chances will drop down into southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas on Friday and will persist into Saturday. Another round of storm chances is forecast across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas Sunday into Monday before the ridge of high pressure aloft rebuilds into the region. Organized severe weather is not expected, but localized heavy rainfall and gusty winds could accompany any storms. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$