Weather Blog: Fire Danger And The First Fall Freeze For Green Country

Welcome to some weather whiplash! After tracking near-record heat last weekend, we’re now lining up for the first freeze of the season in parts of Green Country!

The fall temperatures continue for our Tuesday as another cold front enters eastern Oklahoma. Northeast winds will pick up quickly behind that front from late morning into the afternoon, with gusts of 25 to 30 miles per hour. Fire danger will be very high once those winds increase, so please hold off on any outdoor burning.

We’ll have a big range of afternoon highs today, from the 60s in southeastern Kansas to the low 70s in Tulsa to near 80 degrees in southeastern Oklahoma. In areas near and north of Tulsa, temperatures will be falling in the mid to late afternoon hours behind the cold front.

Winds quickly diminish tonight as high-pressure moves in, setting us up for a temperature free-fall overnight. Areas north of Tulsa are lined up for the first freeze of the fall by early Wednesday morning as lows fall all the way into the upper 20s! Tulsa looks frosty as well with lows in the lower to mid 30s in the metro.

After a light wind day Wednesday strong south winds will return late in the week, though seasonable fall temperatures look to continue from late week into the weekend. Unfortunately, our rain chances are still slim to none for the next week, if not longer.

What are the major traffic projects around Tulsa this week?

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) provide daily details on several traffic advisories for the Tulsa area and surrounding regions.

To start October, here are some of the significant traffic advisories. For more information, see our detailed list.

I-244 Pavement Rehabilitation

1. Ongoing pavement work between I-44 and the Arkansas River bridge, with lane and ramp closures lasting through spring 2025.

US-75 Bridge Rehabilitation

1. Lane closures at 7th St. and off-ramp closures to 7th St. through fall 2024 for bridge rehabilitation.

US-412 Bridge Rehabilitation

1. US-412 narrowed to two lanes at 81st W. Ave. in Sand Springs through February 2025.

Emergency Info: Outages Across Oklahoma:

Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric cooperatives, many of which have overlapping areas of coverage. Below is a link to various outage maps.

PSO Outage Map

OG&E Outage Map

VVEC Outage Map

Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map

Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Outage Map — (Note Several Smaller Co-ops Included)

The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0dCHRWMFjs4fEPKLqTLjvy

The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Apple:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weather-out-the-door/id1499556141?i=1000672483482

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