Record high temperatures roast Oklahoma

Tulsa’s temperatures are rising and are showing no signs of letting up yet. The National Weather Service forecasts highs near 113 degrees this afternoon; 109 on Thursday; 107 on Friday; and 102 on Saturday for Tulsa. Highs are expected to finally sink to the 90s again by Sunday, when a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms is forecast for Tulsa.

Tulsa reached its hottest temperature of the calendar year on Tuesday, 112 degrees. Tulsa finished the month of July with 1.38 inches of rain, almost 2 inches below normal for the month. Excessive heat warning The weather service extended its heat warning for northeast Oklahoma until 7 p.m. Friday.

Counties under the warning are: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskgee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington.

According to the weather service, these areas are expected to have high temperatures in the 105- to 115-degree range each afternoon, with overnight lows in the mid- to upper 70s. More urbanized areas in Tulsa County are expected to have overnight lows in the mid- to upper 80s. Burn bans still in effect County commissioners extended Tulsa County’s burn ban through next week.

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Counties with burn bans currently:

Adair County, through Saturday

Blaine County, through Saturday

Beaver County, through Aug. 21

Caddo County, through Aug. 17

Canadian County, through Aug. 22

Cherokee County, through Aug. 23

Cleveland County, through Aug. 21

Comanche County, through Tuesday

Craig County, through Aug. 14

Creek County, through Saturday

Custer County, through Tuesday

Delaware County, through Aug. 15

Dewey County, through Aug. 23

Garvin County, through Aug. 28

Grant County, through Aug. 28

Greer County, through Aug. 28

Harper County, through Aug. 28

Haskell County, through Aug. 21

Hughes County, through Aug. 21

Jackson County, through Aug. 30

Kingfisher County, through Aug. 20

Kiowa County, through Aug. 14

Latimer County, through Sunday

LeFlore County, through Sunday

Lincoln County,through Aug. 21

Major County, through Aug. 28

Mayes County, through Tuesday

McClain County, through Aug. 29.

McIntosh County, through Monday

Muskogee County, through Sunday

Nowata County, through Aug. 27

Okfuskee County, through Aug. 14

Oklahoma County, through Aug. 17

Okmulgee County, through Aug. 29

Osage County, through Sunday

Ottawa County, through Tuesday

Pawnee County, through Tuesday

Payne County, through Tuesday

Pittsburg County, through Tuesday

Pottawatomie County, through Aug. 28

Roger Mills County, through Aug. 28

Rogers County, through Sunday

Seminole County, through Tuesday

Sequoyah County, through Tuesday

Stephens County, through Aug. 28

Tillman County, through Tuesday

Tulsa County, through Sunday

Wagoner County, through Sunday

Washington County, through Aug. 28

Woods County, through Aug. 29

Woodward County, through Sunday

Source: Oklahoma Forestry Services

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