Poteau, OK Weather Forecast Updated 3:53 PM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009
.NOW...AT 5:50 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS CONTINUED TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED ALONG AND WEST OF A DEPEW TO CLOUDY LINE...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE ACTIVITY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS HAS PUSHED OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA AND INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THROUGH 7 PM...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CROWDER TO POTEAU. DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS TO 70 MILES AN HOUR...TORRENTIAL RAINS...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STRONGER STORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...ALONG AND NEAR THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 75. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FOR CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
Tonight
Chance Of Showers Lo: 71° POP: 70%
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening...Then chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Heat index readings 100 to 104 in the evening.
Sunday
Chance Of Showers Hi: 85° POP: 40%
Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly Cloudy Lo: 65°
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
Monday
Partly Cloudy Hi: 85°
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
Monday Night
Mostly Clear Lo: 65°
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds.
Tuesday
Mostly Sunny Hi: 91°
Mostly sunny. Highs 88 to 94.
Tuesday Night
Mostly Clear Lo: 71°
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Wednesday
Mostly Sunny Hi: 91°
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly Clear Lo: 71°
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Thursday
Partly Cloudy Hi: 95°
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s.
Thursday Night
Mostly Clear Lo: 75°
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
Friday
Mostly Sunny Hi: 95°
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
Friday Night
Mostly Clear Lo: 75°
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
Saturday
Mostly Sunny Hi: 95°
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
Sun & Moon Information
Morning Twilight:
5:39 AM CDT
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous Moon
Sunrise:
6:09 AM CDT
Sunset:
8:36 PM CDT
Evening Twilight:
9:05 PM CDT
Weather Folklore
Cumulus clouds in a clear blue sky, it will likely rain.
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