Southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas are settling into a hot, mostly dry pattern heading into the middle of August, with highs climbing into the upper 90s and eventually crossing the 100-degree mark by midweek. Rain chances stay low throughout the stretch, and residents should prepare for extended heat advisory conditions as the week progresses.
Weather
Extended heat wave holds through next week
Southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas remain locked in a stretch of dangerous summer heat, with highs holding near or above 100 degrees through the middle of next week. The only real relief comes Friday, when a system drops temperatures into the low 90s and brings the best rain chance of the stretch, before the heat rebuilds and climbs even higher into the following week.
LeFlore County weather: extreme heat continues before midweek storm chances rise
LeFlore County remains locked in a stretch of triple-digit heat through midweek, with the best chance for rain arriving Thursday.
Hot, dry stretch continues for LeFlore County
LeFlore County is in for an extended run of triple-digit heat with only a slim chance of rain relief before conditions ease slightly by midweek.
Dangerous heat grips LeFlore County into next week
Today (Friday, July 24): High near 90 and a low around 76. A 20 percent chance of rain.