A thunderstorm brought welcome showers to Kingfisher Friday morning.

The system bringing the moisture spread from the north across the county, depositing .9 inch of rain by Noon.

The timely thunderstorm brought relief from sweltering, dry weather that although welcome during the harvest, which is now all but complete, had begun to take a toll on summer crops, pastures, lawns and gardens.

Kingfisher had experienced a steady menu of 96 degree highs for three days before Friday’s showers arrived.

Up until Friday, Kingfisher had received only .03 inch of moisture for the month of June.

The 10-day forecast for this area calls for a chance of likely thunderstorms Saturday and again Tuesday and Thursday and possible thundershowers other days.

The National Weather Service forecast gave hope of accumulations between two and three inches, enough to seal the wide cracks that had begun to appear in the ground.

The day-by-day forecast for the Kingfisher area from the National Weather Service follows:

Saturday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Light south southwest wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.