When you are outside Popping Firecrackers this 4th of July, pack the sunscreen and the fans because its going to be hot! However, according to state climatologist Gary McManus, cooler temps are headed this way with a possibility of some rain, “Storms are going to be possible throughout the week, but especially on Wednesday as we see a rather substantial July cold front. That will cool us down from another hot couple of days to come.”
McManus said This storm system will be substantial at times across Northern Oklahoma, as will the possible rain totals, which is more good news for the state, especially during those triple-digit days.
McManus says the rains we have seen across June in Western Oklahoma have reduced the drought from 50% of the state at the end of May to 36% of the state at the end of June, according to the US Drought Monitor, and the amount of drought considered at least severe dropped from 43% to 14% over that same period, “New drought areas in south-central and east central Oklahoma had emerged by the end of the month, however. The July drought outlook from the Climate Prediction Center considered additional development unlikely and more improvements possible across north central and eastern Oklahoma by the end of the month. CPC’s July temperature and precipitation outlooks showed increased odds of warmer- and wetter-than- normal conditions across the entire state.”
So be safe, and Have a Happy Independence Day! To read more from McManus in his mesonet ticker, click here:
