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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 617 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026

- Warming trend continues today with unseasonably warm temperatures and gusty south winds expected through Tuesday. This will raise fire weather concerns once again.

- Increasing shower and thunderstorm chances mid to late week, with periods of heavy rain potential, and possibly severe weather.

SHORT TERM

(Through Sunday) Issued at 1148 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026

Gusty south winds will develop Sunday leading to unseasonably warm temperatures and a significant increase in fire weather concerns. Have issued a fire danger statement for much of eastern Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas for Sunday afternoon, with Osage and Pawnee counties of northeast Oklahoma being the area of greatest concern. Afternoon high temperatures will range from the mid 70s to lower 80s, with south winds gusting over 30 miles an hour at times.

LONG TERM

(Sunday Night through Saturday) Issued at 1148 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026

Unseasonably warm and windy conditions will continue Monday, with parts of northeast Oklahoma possibly seeing wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour. Fire weather concerns will remain heightened as a result. Tuesday will see similar conditions, although perhaps just a couple degrees cooler and winds may be just a bit lighter as a frontal boundary begins to approach the area from the north. The trend in the latest data is for a slower arrival of this front into northeast Oklahoma, which may delay most shower and thunderstorm chances until Tuesday evening.

As the front slowly pushes into northeast Oklahoma Tuesday evening, shower and storm coverage will increase, with at least a low threat for a few severe storms. The latest data suggests the front will likely hang up across the area later Tuesday night and Wednesday awaiting a stronger upper level impulse from the southwest. This impulse will likely reignite showers and storms Wednesday afternoon and night, with both a severe storm and heavy rainfall potential somewhere, dependent on just where the frontal boundary has stalled.

The front likely passes through the area later Wednesday night and Thursday before returning north as a warm front Friday ahead of the next storm system. This next system will bring another round of showers and storms from late Friday into Saturday, with both severe storms and heavy rainfall being possible again.

A more significant cool down looks to take place next weekend once this second system moves through the area.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 617 AM CDT Sun Mar 29 2026

Lower cloud cigs have overspread the region this morning. Cigs across E OK have been in the low-VFR range and are not expected to drop to MVFR. Cigs over NW AR have dropped into MVFR range but should trend back into VFR by mid to late morning. Have extended time of lower cloud cigs to cover more of the morning hours before things scatter out. Gusty south winds by mid-morning, backing off some this evening. LLJ develops overnight tonight with LLWS conditions at all sites through the end of the forecast.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

TUL 81 63 87 67 / 0 0 0 0 FSM 81 59 87 62 / 0 0 0 0 MLC 81 63 85 64 / 0 0 0 0 BVO 81 60 89 64 / 0 0 0 0 FYV 77 59 84 61 / 0 0 0 0 BYV 74 61 83 65 / 0 0 0 0 MKO 80 61 85 64 / 0 0 0 0 MIO 77 61 84 66 / 0 0 0 0 F10 81 62 84 64 / 0 0 0 0 HHW 79 59 83 61 / 0 0 0 0

TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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