Altus, Oklahoma Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS64 KOUN 140533
AFDOUN
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
1233 AM CDT Sun Sep 14 2025
...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1232 AM CDT Sun Sep 14 2025
- Hot/above-normal temperatures continue into next week.
- Scattered showers and storms are possible today with the
   potential for a few strong to severe storms mainly across
   northwest Oklahoma this afternoon and evening. Large hail and
   damaging winds remain the primary hazards.
- A mid-week cold front will bring increased rain chances and
   near- normal temperatures.
&&
.NEAR TERM...
(Through Sunday)
Issued at 1232 AM CDT Sun Sep 14 2025
A passing negatively tilted shortwave trough and subsequent lee
troughing this morning will help to aid warm air advection showers
and storms eastward across West Texas and into western Oklahoma and
western north Texas around, but mostly after sunrise. Increased
cloud cover may inhibit daytime heating, along with cooler
temperatures with the passing surface trough, especially across
western Oklahoma. Highs today will still remain mostly above normal
in the 80s to lower 90s.
Peeks of sunshine with clearing clouds from west to east during the
afternoon hours may result in scattered showers and storms. Ample
MLCAPE above 1000 J/kg and modest shear around 20-30 knots will
support a strong to severe storm or two capable of large hail and
damaging wind gusts. This diurnally driven convection will begin to
diminish with the setting sun and cooling surface temperatures late
tonight.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(Sunday night through Tuesday night)
Issued at 1232 AM CDT Sun Sep 14 2025
There is a low signal for isolated showers and storms across western
north Texas Monday morning. Above normal temperatures will continue
Monday in the upper 80s to mid 90s. The weak shortwave lingering
over central and eastern Oklahoma coupled with daytime heating may
result in scattered showers and storms. The potential remains very
low at this time with no significant mention in PoPs.
In the wake of the departing upper wave, the next positively tilted
trough axis will dig into the Mountain West Tuesday. Southerly
surface flow will give way to once again warmer than average
temperatures, similar to Monday. By Tuesday afternoon, strong
daytime heating coupled with weak lift ahead of the approaching
trough may result in some developing convection across northwest
Oklahoma. Shower and storm chances will persist overnight across
much of northern Oklahoma with the strengthening surface trough and
increasing low-level jet.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday through Saturday)
Issued at 1232 AM CDT Sun Sep 14 2025
Shower and storm chances will continue Wednesday into Thursday with
the passing trough axis and cold front. The cold front Wednesday
night into Thursday will bring "cooler" near normal temperatures to
the forecast area with highs mostly in the 80s. Model solutions
begin to diverge towards the end of the week and into the weekend
with the potential for another surge of cooler air into Oklahoma,
which may keep the seasonal temperatures sticking around for a
bit.
&&
.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 947 PM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
VFR conditions are expected through the period, with scattered
high to mid clouds expected to continue into tomorrow. Shower
chances will increase late tonight into tomorrow morning across
western Oklahoma with a few thunderstorms possible tomorrow
afternoon and evening. Winds will be from the south or southeast
tonight through tomorrow, becoming a bit gustier by tomorrow late
morning.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  88  70  88  69 /  30  20  10  10
Hobart OK         88  67  91  67 /  50  20  10  10
Wichita Falls TX  92  70  91  69 /  20  20  20  10
Gage OK           84  62  88  64 /  60  20   0  10
Ponca City OK     89  68  91  67 /  30  20  10  10
Durant OK         92  69  92  69 /  10  10  10  10
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&
$$
NEAR TERM...23
SHORT TERM...23
LONG TERM....23
AVIATION...08

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