Summer Relief Is Coming As Oklahoma Cools Down And Gets Rain

The end of July in Oklahoma is typically hot and dry. It's often riddled with Heat Advisories and extreme drought. But this year, Oklahoma is looking to have a somewhat mild conclusion of summer with increased rain chances.

Oklahoma's summer started out mild but the middle of July ramped up the heat. Oklahoma saw its first 100-degree days this past weekend, and this entire week continues to be a scorcher. And instead of the extreme heat lingering through the end of the month and into August, a cool front is expected to change all of that by July 30.

Earlier this week, a few meteorologists began hinting at a possible pattern shift for Oklahoma at the end of the month. The shift included cooler temps and increased rain chances. Now it's looking like these predictions have a good chance of coming to fruition.

Oklahoma is expected to see cooler temps and above average rainfall at the end of July.

It has been a wet year for Oklahoma. So much so that it ended the state's six-year drought. But as July began to warm up, the rain chances started drying out. And some places in western Oklahoma started to become abnormally dry - a sign that a drought is sneaking back in. Meteorologists thought the state had warded off more rain chances till fall until this week.

Now that a pattern shift has come into play, Oklahoma could see above average rain chances at the end of July and through the first week of August.

Plus, Oklahoma will get a break from the 100-degree days. It won't feel like fall yet, but at the beginning of August, Oklahomans will get a nice break from the oppressive summer heat.