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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1218 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026

- Headline-worthy heat is expected to persist through Wednesday. Cooler temperatures are expected thereafter.

- Isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and again on Wednesday. Storms may produce locally strong wind gusts and brief heavy rainfall.

- Localized fire weather concerns will continue to exist through Wednesday due to the worsening drought.

- Rain/storm chances increase for the second half of the workweek as a front pushes into the area Wednesday night into Thursday.

SHORT TERM

(Through Tuesday) Issued at 1147 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

The upper level ridge will move directly overhead Tuesday, which will help keep temperatures near or slightly above where they were on Monday. This results in a high temperature forecast between 100 and 105 for most of the CWA, with heat indices warranting heat headlines for the entire area. The advisory was upgraded to an Extreme Heat Warning for the Arkansas River Valley in W-Central AR as well as portions of NE OK. These areas experienced max heat indices near or greater than 110 on Monday, and are likely to achieve this again Tuesday. Ambient temperatures alone may exceed 105 degrees in the lower elevations of W Arkansas, barring any impact from afternoon convection.

Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be possible yet again, but with the ridge center overhead, coverage is likely to be less than Monday. CAMs suggest SE OK and NW AR will again be most favored and have maintained slight chance PoPs for these areas. Gusty downburst winds remain the primary concern with any stronger storms that develop, but brief heavy rainfall and cloud- to-ground lightning may occur as well. As has been the case the past few days, convection should decrease through the evening hours before becoming mostly dry after sunset.

LONG TERM

(Tuesday Night through Monday) Issued at 1147 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

The ridge will tend to flatten through the day Wednesday as a strong longwave trough develops across the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes region. The associated cold front will move through the central plains early in the day and approach our CWA sometime late Wednesday afternoon or evening. Ahead of the front, another hot day is likely with temperatures between 100 and 105 for most of the area. Additional heat headlines will be needed. Diurnal convection is possible again, mainly over the higher terrain of NW AR. However, higher precipitation chances will occur with the arrival of the cold front Wednesday evening and overnight... particularly across NE OK and NW AR.

Shower/thunderstorm chances will persist along the frontal boundary as it progresses south Wednesday night into Thursday. The front is expected to stall during the day Thursday, potentially in the vicinity of I-40 or further into SE OK/W AR. This will provide at least low precipitation chances until the front lifts back north of the area on Friday. In addition to increasing rain potential, the front will also help cool the area off. High temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s are currently forecast north of I-40 on Thursday. Any areas that remain ahead of the front will likely continue to experience well above average temperatures, but still slightly cooler due to increased cloud cover (mid-upper 90s). A shortwave moving through the region on Friday may promote additional shower/storm development, especially across NE OK and W AR.

Model variability increases going into the weekend, but there is some agreement that another cold front will at least approach the area on Saturday. Precipitation potential will likely hinge on just how far south the front makes it, but the NBM currently provides fairly widespread 20-40 percent PoPs during this time frame. Southerly flow and drier conditions could return early next week before another, potentially stronger, cold front impacts the region. More details will become available over the coming days, but the main takeaway is that a more active weather pattern seems to be shaping up for the area beginning mid to late this week and persisting into the next. Increasing rain and front activity will also tend to keep temperatures in the 90s or lower Friday and beyond.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1218 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026

VFR conditions will remain the predominant flight condition at all terminals. Isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon with overall coverage being less than recent days and chances too low to mention at specific terminals.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

TUL 81 103 73 87 / 0 0 70 80 FSM 77 104 77 97 / 0 10 10 40 MLC 78 102 76 96 / 0 10 10 60 BVO 75 103 67 87 / 0 10 90 70 FYV 75 102 72 91 / 0 10 20 60 BYV 76 100 73 88 / 0 20 30 70 MKO 76 101 73 90 / 0 0 30 70 MIO 77 101 71 85 / 0 10 80 80 F10 77 102 73 91 / 0 0 30 80 HHW 75 99 75 96 / 0 10 0 20

TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

OK...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ049-053-055>059- 063>065-068-069-073-075-154-172-254-276-354-376.

Heat Advisory from noon to 7 PM CDT Wednesday for OKZ049-053- 055>059-063>065-068-069-073-075-154-172-254-276-354-376.

Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ060>062- 066-067-070-071-074-176-272.

Extreme Heat Warning from noon to 7 PM CDT Wednesday for OKZ060>062-066-067-070-071-074-176-272.

AR...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for ARZ001-002-010-011- 119-120-229.

Heat Advisory from noon to 7 PM CDT Wednesday for ARZ001-002-010- 011-119-120-229.

Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM CDT this evening for ARZ129-219- 220.

Extreme Heat Warning from noon to 7 PM CDT Wednesday for ARZ129- 219-220.