Oklahoma City residents will need their umbrellas and raincoats for the coming days. The humidity is hitting hard with a sticky 100%, and fog is not making mornings any easier, with visibility dropping to a mere 2 miles. The temperature is a mild 63°F, but don't let that lull you into leaving your waterproofs at home, as the National Weather Service in Oklahoma City forecasts a wet week.
Today's outlook includes a 90% chance of showers and thunderstorms, kicking off after 9 am and potentially dropping between a quarter and half an inch of rain. Southeast winds will flow gently at 6 to 8 mph. If you're banking on clearer skies tonight, keep those hopes in check. There's still a 60% chance of precipitation—showers early in the evening, followed by a possible thunderous interlude between 9 pm and midnight, and then tapering off after the witching hour. The silver lining, as reported by NWS Oklahoma City, is the gradual clearing skies, with lows hovering around 57°F.
Friday promises a break from the dreariness with partly sunny skies that will eventually clear up. Temperatures will creep up near 69°F, and southwest gusts could reach up to 18 mph, providing a brisk reminder that we're not quite out of the clutches of unsettled weather. The weekend outlook isn't one for the outdoor wedding planners among us; Saturday night has a 20% risk of showers after midnight. Sunday steps it up to a 50% chance of rain and thunderstorms.
Heading into the new week, have your rain gear at the ready again—70% chance of rain Sunday night and a persistent 60% likelihood of showers into Monday. The good news for those wishing to escape the wet spell is that by Tuesday, sunshine returns triumphantly with a high near 62°F. The midweek forecast calls for mostly sunny conditions, suggesting a brief respite from the rainfall before the next wave of weather checks in. As for nighttime temperatures, they relax into the upper 30s to mid-40s through the week, as per the NWS.
