The National Weather Service in Oklahoma City has detailed a week ahead of varying temperatures and sunny skies for the Oklahoma City area, a welcome forecast for residents preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday. According to the latest update, today's weather is set to remain sunny with a high near 67°F, accompanied by a south wind traveling at 9 to 14 mph and gusts potentially reaching 20 mph.
Tonight, the skies will keep mostly clear, with the temperature dropping to a low around 56°F. The south wind, still persisting at a strength of 11 to 17 mph, could push gusts as high as 24 mph. Gusts as high as 28 mph, the south southwest wind will join the sunny disposition of Sunday, which brings a forecasted high near 72°F. Blowing into Sunday night, the weather transitions to partly cloudy with the thermometer inching down to a lower 44°F, as the wind shifts from south southwest to north northwest post-midnight.
Heading into the start of the work week, the forecast promises a mostly sunny Monday, with a high near 51°F and north wind blowing at 11 to 16 mph, with potential for gusts up to 23 mph. Thereafter, Monday night partially clouds over, plunging temperature to a low around 32°F.
As families gather and turkeys brine, the impending Tuesday maintains mostly sunny conditions, with the day's high hovering near 53°F. Into the night, the partly cloudy sky will see lows around 43°F. This same pattern of partial clouds is expected to continue into Wednesday, with a daytime high near 63°F. However, approaching Thanksgiving Day, the weather seems to cool, with a partly sunny sky and high near 51°F, followed by another dip to a low around 30°F on Thursday night and a mostly sunny day on Friday with a high nearing 48°F.
