A chilly Friday morning is underway with temperatures in the upper 30s and lower 40s across northeastern Oklahoma.
Mostly sunny skies will persist for most of the day before clouds arrive late this afternoon through tonight.
Afternoon highs should reach the lower 70s with a return of southeast winds at 10 to near 15 mph.
An unsettled weather pattern will continue tonight through the weekend, including early next week with additional showers and thunderstorm chances continuing into early next week.
Strong upper-level flow will approach the area this weekend, especially Sunday afternoon and Monday, presenting the potential for severe weather across central and eastern Oklahoma.
Beforehand, several rounds of showers and storms could lead to pockets of locally heavy rainfall for part of the weekend.
The main upper-level pattern keeps a long-wave trough across the western United States and will send several waves of instability at the base of the trough over Oklahoma…