Cool Morning Temperatures, Shower Chances Arrive Later In The Day
Another cool morning underway. Shower chances remain for most of Eastern OK later today with highs staying well below seasonal norms. Our pattern changes by the end of the week with warmer weather returning, but this also brings more thunderstorm chances this weekend into early next week.
The next short wave will move across the state later this morning bringing additional showers and some thunder to part of the state, including the eastern half of Oklahoma. Any threat of strong to severe storms will be positioned south of our immediate areas of concern, mostly along and south of the Red River Valley, yet a few stronger cells may populate part of southern OK, closer to the I-40 corridor later today that may produce some marginally severe hail. Lower instability will keep most of our activity mostly thunder-free for northeastern OK, including the metro. Moderate rainfall rates will also be mostly confined to southeas