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Oklahoma City Braces for Mix of Sunshine and Potential Severe Thunderstorms This Week

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Published on March 31, 2025
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The National Weather Service in Oklahoma City provided a detailed forecast for the coming days, highlighting a range of weather patterns from sunny skies to potential thunderstorms. As reported on the NWS Oklahoma City website, today's weather is expected to be sunny, with a high near 64 degrees and a north-northeast wind blowing at a gentle 8 to 10 mph.

By tonight, residents can anticipate an increase in cloud cover with a low around 49 degrees. The east-northeast wind will take a southward turn after midnight at speeds between 6 and 9 mph. However, the weather will take a more dramatic turn tomorrow, introducing a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm, some of which could reach severe levels. The riders of the wind, unabated in their journey, will gust through the region at speeds up to 33 mph from the south.

According to the NWS Oklahoma City, tomorrow night will not only bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, but also presents a higher probability—60 percent—for precipitation between 1am and 4am. The south wind will not relent, continuing at speeds reminiscent of the daytime, ranging from 15 to 22 mph, with the same strong gusts up to 33 mph.

The weekly forecast indicates a return to mostly sunny skies on Wednesday, with a pleasant high near 75 degrees and a comforting west-southwest wind at around 10 mph. But as night falls, so do the chances of showers - a 50 percent likelihood after 1am. As the week progresses, there is a consistent chance of rain with mostly cloudy skies, a pattern undeterred by the whims of seasonal transition, continuing through to the weekend.