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FXUS64 KTSA 291754
AFDTSA
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1254 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1240 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026
- A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MAY MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH A
LIMITED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.
- RAIN CHANCES DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES WARM THIS WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY REACH TRIPKE
DIGITS IN A FEW SPOTS.
- UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS LATER NEXT WEEK WITH DAILY SHOWER AND
STORM CHANCES.
SHORT TERM
(THROUGH TONIGHT )
ISSUED AT 1240 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY WILL
PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. SLOW MOVING STORMS
MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
A STORM COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING FROM SOUTHERN KANSAS INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THESE
STORMS MAY MAINTAIN THEIR INTENSITY INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
POSSIBLY NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,
WITH A LIMITED SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL, MAINLY IN THE FORM OF
DAMAGING WINDS.
LONG TERM
(TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 1240 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK, WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR OR ABOVE
90 DEGREES IN MOST PLACES BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WITH A HUMID
AIRMASS REMAINING IN PLACE, AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY REACH
100 DEGREES IN SOME SPOTS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES LOOK LIMITED
DURING THIS TIME FRAME, BUT A FEW STORMS MAY DRIFT INTO NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA FROM THE WEST SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE THE RIDGE
STRENGTHENS.
UNSETTLED WEATHER LOOKS TO RETURN TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF NEXT
WEEK AS A WEAKNESS IN THE UPPER RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A RETURN OF DAILY SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AND TEMPERATURES COOLING BACK CLOSER TO THE
SEASONAL AVERAGES.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1146 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026
MUCH OF THE AREA WILL SEE SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS AND MID LEVEL
CEILINGS, BUT GENERALLY REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY REDUCED CEILINGS OR
VISIBILITY FOR ANY LOCATION WHERE THEY OCCUR. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THESE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OK FIRST, AND INTO AR AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE LIGHT, FAVORING THE WEST TO
SOUTHWEST.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TUL 70 89 72 91 / 40 10 20 0
FSM 69 91 71 92 / 20 10 10 10
MLC 72 91 74 92 / 10 0 10 0
BVO 67 89 69 91 / 40 20 20 0
FYV 66 87 68 89 / 40 30 20 10
BYV 64 85 67 87 / 50 50 30 20
MKO 70 90 72 91 / 20 10 10 0
MIO 67 87 70 90 / 50 30 20 10
F10 70 90 72 92 / 20 10 10 0
HHW 72 90 73 91 / 10 0 0 0
TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....05
AVIATION...06
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