Hot Temps Continue Today, But Cold Front Brings More Storm Chances For Labor Day Weekend

There are big weather changes ahead for the holiday weekend. Your Friday will still be dangerously hot with highs in the 90s and heat index values ranging from 100 to 108.

Friday, September 3rd 2021, 7:25 am

By: Lacey Swope

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There are big weather changes ahead for the holiday weekend. Your Friday will still be dangerously hot with highs in the 90s and heat index values ranging from 100 to 108.

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There will be a chance for scattered showers and storms in northwest Oklahoma today. A few of these storms could be strong to severe this afternoon. Hail, wind, and flash flooding will be possible. Look for lows tonight in the 70s with a chance for scattered storms in the north.

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A cold front is expected to move in Saturday, pushing into OKC in the early afternoon. Ahead of the front, look for dangerous heat! There will be a chance for scattered showers and storms off and on Saturday afternoon. A few storms could be severe with wind, hail and flooding possible.

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The highest chance for rain will be Saturday night into Sunday morning when a line of storms develops. It will be much cooler behind the front Sunday with highs in the low 80s.

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Lacey Swope

Meteorologist Lacey Swope is an Okie through and through, having grown up in the small town of Kiefer. She joined the News 9 weather team in 2011, and you can catch her forecasts weekday mornings on News 9 This Morning and on News 9 at 9a. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Lacey wanted to become a meteorologist to study the atmosphere every day and share her passion for weather with others.