It’s a fall forecast for this week as the weather will shift to seasonable fall-like temperatures. Moderate temps during the day and cool evenings will be here to remind us that summer is over and it’s time to begin the fall activities.
But, the weather change will also bring our region a chance for severe weather on Thursday and Friday because of an expected dryline and cold front developing in Kansas and Oklahoma. With that, we’ll run the risk of severe thunderstorms with moderate rain, hail and gusty winds. Of course, with this setup, there’s a chance that isolated supercells will develop and enough instability will be present that short-lived tornadoes could also develop, although the risk is slight.
Here’s the forecast for the rest of the week.
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph.
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. South southeast wind between 3 and 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 8 mph increasing to between 13 and 16 mph. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 17 mph.
- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 14 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.