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Slight break in heat Monday

LeFlore County weather forecast

🌡️ High: 93°
🌙 Low: 66°
☁️ Partly Cloudy
🌧️ Rain: 0%

It might not be quite the break we were hoping for, but temperatures are forecast to drop Monday, the last day of summer, and remain cooler through Friday. Hopefully, the hottest September any of us have experienced is finally coming to an end.

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Southeastern Oklahoma, western Arkansas brace for scorching stretch with little rain relief in sight

Sunny hot weather forecast graphic for southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas

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.

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Extended heat wave holds through next week

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.

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