Oklahoma May Not See Any Rain Until November

Several areas across the nation are recovering from significant flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, while Oklahoma is in the midst of an extreme drought. Unfortunately, those areas impacted by the hurricane could see another one or two make landfall this October, and Oklahoma is expected to remain dry.

Last week before Hurricane Helene made landfall, there was one of the hurricane's possible paths that would lead it into Oklahoma. This was considered a far-fetched prediction but it wasn't out of the question. Even though no one hopes for a hurricanes, Oklahomans have been saying little prayers for rain.

Now that the hurricane has moved through, we know that Oklahoma didn't receive any impact from Helene. Eastern Oklahoma had the biggest chance of receiving some rain from Hurricane Helene, but that didn't pan out either. On average, Oklahoma hasn't seen even less than .10 inches of rain for more than a week.

Will Oklahoma be dry all of October?

According to the Oklahoma Mesonet's Sept. 30 ticker, it's not for certain that Oklahoma will remain dry for the entirety of October.

But the NOAA's eight to 14 day extended forecast is not looking promising. Oklahoma is expected to have below average precipitation chances for Oct. 7-13.

KFOR Chief Meteorologist Mike Morgan posted on his official Facebook page that Oklahoma's next rain chance could be the weekend of the OU-Texas game, which is set for Saturday, Oct. 12. But the chances are extremely slim.

Drought is expected to persist in Oklahoma.

With no rain on the horizon, Oklahoma will continue to experience drought across the state. As of Sept. 24, the U.S. Drought Monitor has indicated that several areas of Oklahoma are experiencing a drought anywhere from abnormally dry to an extreme drought.