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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 524 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

- Overall quiet weather will persist through the next week.

- Above average temperatures will return and persist through the first part of next week. A cold front will drop temperatures back near normal to close out the week.

- Fire weather concerns increase as temps climb and winds increase over the next couple of days. Concerns will remain raised on Wednesday due to gusty winds behind a dry frontal passage.

SHORT TERM

(Through Monday) Issued at 1015 PM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

The surface ridge is slowly sliding southeast this evening and a light south wind has already returned to NE OK. The surface ridge will continue to shift southeast away from the region on Monday while the LLTR expands east over the central Plains due to downslope flow. While some passing high cloud will be observed, especially in the south, it's not expected to have an impact on temperatures. The forecast will lean toward the warmer side of the guidance envelope, i.e. CONSMOS and the 75th and 90th %ile of the probabilistic guidance spread. So after a rather cool day today with highs slightly below average, highs on Monday will be on the order of 15 degrees above average for this time of year.

Lacy

LONG TERM

(Monday Night through Sunday) Issued at 1015 PM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

The steady warming trend will continue into Tuesday, as the LLTR strengthens and shifts south over the forecast area in continued downslope flow. Cloud cover again does not look like it will be a factor, so will lean toward the warmest end of the guidance envelope. While not expected to touch records, highs in some places are likely to touch 70.

A highly amplified positive PNA pattern, characterized by ridging along the West Coast and deep cyclonic flow over the eastern 2/3rds of the country, is forecast from the middle of the week on into next weekend. Two notable shortwave troughs will traverse the western side of the broader parent trough over the region during this time. The first wave arrives Tuesday night into Wednesday, along with an associated cold front. The 18Z runs of the GFS and EC show potential for a frontogenetic band of light rain or sprinkles to graze far NE OK into NW AR Tuesday night, and a weak signal also shows up in ensemble data. The model blend continues with non-mentionable PoPs, though they have trended up a bit. Will insert sprinkle mention in the grids for now, with the idea that PoPs could increase to mentionable in future updates. Regardless, amounts would be pretty minimal given a lack of richer moisture to work with. Notably cooler temps can be expected Wednesday and Thursday that will be much closer to seasonal averages. Another strong wave is expected to slide across the central part of the country next Saturday, bringing with it a reinforcing push of colder air that will keep temps either close to or slightly below seasonal averages.

Lacy

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 524 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the forecast period.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

TUL 64 37 69 43 / 0 0 0 0 FSM 62 34 70 42 / 0 0 0 0 MLC 64 36 70 43 / 0 0 0 0 BVO 64 31 67 38 / 0 0 0 0 FYV 59 37 66 40 / 0 0 0 10 BYV 59 41 66 41 / 0 0 0 10 MKO 63 37 69 43 / 0 0 0 0 MIO 59 36 65 41 / 0 0 0 10 F10 65 36 70 43 / 0 0 0 0 HHW 60 35 67 41 / 0 0 0 0

TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

OK...None. AR...None.