I’ve actually been enjoying the weather this past week. But it’s going to heat up again for the next few days. An Excessive Heat Watch has been issued for the Tulsa area, effective until Monday.
Daytime high temperatures will be exceeding the century mark once again and little relief expected in the overnight hours. There’s a slight chance for rain overnight tonight and then again on Saturday and Sunday. We’ll have to wait and see if it materializes. Rain would be a good thing.
| High | Low | Precipitation | |
| Overnight | 74 | Chance of thunderstorms | |
| Thursday | 102 | 76 | |
| Friday | 108 | 77 | |
| Saturday | 106 | 75 | Chance of thunderstorms |
| Sunday | 100 | 75 | Chance of thunderstorms |
It’s not an ideal forecast. But it’s pretty normal for this time of year.
Excessive Heat Watch
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 415 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2011 ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053>068-070>076-180900- /O.EXT.KTSA.HT.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110819T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KTSA.EH.A.0006.110819T0100Z-110823T0300Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK- NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK- OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 415 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE HEAT ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY AND HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG... SEQUOYAH...WAGONER...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG... NOWATA...PAWNEE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE... LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 97 TO 106 THURSDAY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES. EVEN HOTTER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT BUT ONLY LIMITED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IS LIKELY LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. * TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.