Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Sep 10, 2026 at 1:00:27 pm CDT

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A brief and minor cool down is forecast through Friday with hot weather returning this weekend and continuing through next week.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop and shift southward through the day Thursday along a slow moving frontal boundary. A few storms could become strong to severe, especially during the afternoon, across southeast Oklahoma into west central Arkansas. Locally damaging wind gusts will be the primary concern with the strongest storms.

Showers and thunderstorms will become more widespread across NE OK Thursday morning and spread south into the afternoon along a slow moving frontal boundary. Meaningful rainfall is expected across a good portion of the forecast area through Thursday night.

A cold front brings cooler temperatures and increased shower and thunderstorm chances late week. Unseasonably hot weather will return over the weekend and continue into next week.

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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

NWS Forecast Office Tulsa, OK