Jet Oklahoma Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS64 KOUN 090355
AFDOUN
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
1055 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1251 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
- Patchy fog potential tonight, mainly west of I-35.
- Warm and dry weather returns for the second half of the week
    into the weekend.
- Low potential for rain/storms to return across northwest
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.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of today and tonight)
Issued at 1251 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Midday observations show an area of mid-high level clouds streaming
in from the west in advance of a weak wave which has generated
scattered showers and storms all morning across eastern NM and the
TX panhandle. Some of this activity has made it into far western OK
and western north TX but amounts have been light and showers have
been dissipating before making much eastward progress into our
area. Expect showers will wane through the remainder of the day,
and amounts should continue to be very light. Temperatures have
remained cooler where cloud cover has been thicker, but expect
most areas to make it into the 70s by later this afternoon, with
some 80s across southern OK (where greater insolation is
occurring).
Clouds are expected to diminish tonight and many hi-res models are
hinting at the potential for fog formation with decent radiational
cooling and light upslope flow. Lack of ground moisture or
moisture advection precludes more than patchy fog in the
forecast, but can`t rule out some locally dense fog in spots
around sunrise Thursday morning, especially west of I-35. Lows
tonight will drop to the upper 50s to low 60s.
Ware
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.SHORT TERM...
(Thursday through Friday night)
Issued at 1251 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Upper ridging will amplify and build eastward to finish out the
week, marking a gradual warming trend for the area. Highs will
return to the 80s areawide, with some 90s possible by Friday for
southwest OK and western north TX. No precipitation is forecast
during this period as the ridge dominates.
Ware
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.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 1251 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Upper ridging will maintain its influence over the region through the
weekend into next week, but the ridge axis is forecast to move to
our east and lead to flow becoming southwesterly aloft. This
could potentially allow for tropical moisture associated with the
remnants of current TC Priscilla to advect towards the region and
interact with a cold front moving into the area. This could bring
an increase in rain chances, but significant spread exists
currently in the ensemble data on amounts. As of now, the greater
probabilities for rain are focused to our north and west, but much
of this will depend on the speed of the front and position of the
upper ridge. For now, maintained low chance PoPs Monday-Tuesday
across northwest OK. Models are in better agreement that above
normal temperatures will continue well into next week, with mid to
upper 80s forecast for much of the area.
Ware
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.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1055 PM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Lowered categories (due to stratus) will arrive over the coming
hours across the region. Still expecting predominately IFR to low-
grade MVFR cigs, though intervals of LIFR cig conditions cannot
be ruled out as well. Patchy fog, with reductions as low as ~3
miles , will also be possible around sunrise Thursday. The most
notable adjustment at this update is to keep the axis of stratus
further east across Oklahoma, with continued uncertainty in
spatiotemporal impact at KCSM/KSPS/KWWR on Thursday morning.
Wherever stratus does emerge, reduced category is likely to stick
around into the early afternoon, when VFR conditions will return
areawide. A modest east-southeasterly wind will gradually veer
throughout the day across the region.
Safe travels!
Ungar
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  62  83  61  85 /   0   0   0   0
Hobart OK         60  87  61  89 /   0   0   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  62  87  60  87 /   0   0   0   0
Gage OK           57  84  62  87 /   0   0   0   0
Ponca City OK     59  83  60  88 /   0  10   0   0
Durant OK         62  84  58  84 /   0   0   0   0
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.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
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NEAR TERM...08
SHORT TERM...08
LONG TERM....08
AVIATION...09

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