Mild And Windy Today, Severe Storms Develop Tomorrow.

Warmer today and windy! Look for highs in the 60s and 70s with winds out of the south 20-35 mph with higher gusts.

Wednesday, March 15th 2023, 6:43 am

By: Lacey Swope

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Warmer today and windy! Look for highs in the 60s and 70s with winds out of the south 20-35 mph with higher gusts. Tonight, lows in the 50s with strong winds as well.

Temps across <a href='/storiesByEntityId/6238f1556880e45323d020b5/Oklahoma' >Oklahoma</a> on Wednesday afternoon.

Tomorrow a cold front slams into Oklahoma and will drop temps into the afternoon. We will be warm and unstable ahead of the front and ahead a dryline that will firm up.

Storm zone on Thursday.

Storms are expected to fire in the early afternoon. These will have the chance to produce golf ball size hail, winds to 75 mph, and pose a low tornado risk.

Tornado zone for Thursday.

Storms that develop in the far southeast will have the greatest risk for tornadoes if they can develop ahead of the cold front.

Wind speed on Thursday.

We will have trackers out and will bring you updates. Turning much colder Friday for St. Patrick's Day. Lows in the 20s, highs in the 40s.

Hail size zone on Thursday.

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.