Tulsa Weather: Unsettled pattern lingers through 4th of July weekend
4th of July Weekend Outlook
Happy Saturday! The forecast will be top of mind for many folks this weekend and it will be great for outdoors plans, aside from a few isolated showers and storms. Not everyone will see rain and storms, but some will see a pop-up storm or two both Saturday and Sunday.
Temperatures will be in the low 90s this weekend, with feels-like temperatures nearing 95. Overall, not too bad for this time of the year!
Partly cloudy skies will be the big picture for the weekend, with a 20% chance of showers on Saturday and 30% chance on Sunday. Storm chances on Sunday will likely affect folks during the morning hours, though we can't rule out a shower or two Sunday afternoon.
When Do I Need The Umbrella this week?
In general, it will be good to have the rain gear handy all throughout the week, but rain chances will be isolated and sporadic over the next few days. Classic summer storms are likely, and won't be widespread.
Some of these storms, however, could provide heavy downpours and frequent lightning. The active pattern looks to continue into early next week, with additional upper-level energy sliding across the central and northern High Plains. This could bring more organized storm chances to northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas.
Temperatures this week will warm up slightly by the latter half, with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values will ramp up yet again nearing 100+ degrees as a heat dome sits to our south and east.
Recreational Impacts
Area lake levels remain elevated, which could impact some recreational areas this weekend. Many lakes also have floating debris. Use extra caution on the water.
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Emergency Info: Outages Across Oklahoma:
Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric cooperatives, many of which have overlapping areas of coverage. Below is a link to various outage maps.
- PSO Outage Map
- OG&E Outage Map
- VVEC Outage Map
- Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map
- Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Outage Map — (Note: Several Smaller Co-ops Included)