273 FXUS64 KOUN 150524 AFDOUNArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1224 AM CDT Mon Sep 15 2025
...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...
.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1223 AM CDT Mon Sep 15 2025
- Scattered showers and storms are possible Monday and Tuesday afternoon with strong wind gusts the main hazards.
- Daily rain chances mid-week and into the weekend with a few weak "cool" fronts dropping and keeping temperatures near- normal.
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.NEAR TERM... (Through Monday) Issued at 1223 AM CDT Mon Sep 15 2025
A weak shortwave in the wake of the departing trough, will swing across Oklahoma today. Southerly surface flow will continue to pump a warm moist airmass into Oklahoma with dewpoints in the 60s and above-average highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Scattered cumulus clouds will begin to develop across much of Oklahoma and western north Texas through the afternoon hours. Diurnally driven high-based showers and storms will develop during the afternoon and early evening hours across portions of western north Texas and along and east of a line from roughly Beckham County to Grant County. Any of this "popcorn" convection that develops will be short-lived with little to no shear or forcing to maintain storm intensity. However, a very well-mixed dry boundary layer indicated by inverted "V" soundings and DCAPE values around 1000-1500 J/kg, would support the potential for strong downbursts with any collapsing updraft. Thus, strong to isolated damaging wind gusts cannot be ruled out with any developing storm. Activity will quickly diminish with the setting sun and cooling surface temperatures.
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.SHORT TERM... (Monday night through Wednesday night) Issued at 1223 AM CDT Mon Sep 15 2025
Tuesday will feature similar weather as Monday, with a weak disturbance embedded in the flow aloft ahead of the next incoming trough axis positively tilted over the Mountain West. Despite the change in flow aloft, the forcing will once again be negligible with very light winds in the mid-levels. At the surface, a southerly warm airmass will bring the potential for diurnally driven scattered showers and storms during the afternoon hours. The main threat with any storm that develops will once again be strong winds with the above-average highs still expected to continue, similar to Monday.
Precipitation chances will increase Wednesday with a closed low developing over the Nebraska Panhandle. A shortwave embedded in the flow around the base of the upper low will bring additional precipitation chances overnight Wednesday with a weak frontal boundary. Temperatures will still warm Wednesday to above-averaged despite the rain and increasing clouds through the day. Instability will be relatively weak with the potential for severe weather remaining low at this time.
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.LONG TERM... (Thursday through Sunday) Issued at 1223 AM CDT Mon Sep 15 2025
The upper low will continue to rotate over the Central Plains through the weekend with continued daily rain chances. Based on ensemble guidance, there is a medium-to-high (50-70%) chance for greater than an inch of accumulated rainfall this week through the end of the weekend across western and northern Oklahoma and a low-to- medium (20-50%) chance across central and southern Oklahoma and into western north Texas. Additionally, temperatures will be kept near- normal in the 80s with a few weak "cool" fronts and increased rain/cloud chances.
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.AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1051 PM CDT Sun Sep 14 2025
VFR conditions are expected to prevail through the period. Much of the shower and storm activity is expected to be more prevalent across the TX panhandle and western OK, though a few showers are possible across KWWR and KCSM. Isolated thunderstorms could develop Monday afternoon, but coverage was too low to mention at this time. Winds will be generally light from the southeast through Monday evening.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 90 69 90 68 / 20 10 10 10 Hobart OK 91 68 92 66 / 20 10 10 10 Wichita Falls TX 92 69 92 69 / 20 10 10 0 Gage OK 88 63 88 63 / 10 10 10 40 Ponca City OK 92 67 91 67 / 20 10 10 20 Durant OK 93 68 93 67 / 20 10 0 0
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.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. &&
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NEAR TERM...23 SHORT TERM...23 LONG TERM....23 AVIATION...08
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