Severe Weather Likely This Week

Severe weather will return to the State on Wednesday and especially this upcoming weekend.
Main impacts:
Hail
Wind
Heavy Rain
Tornadoes

Stay Tuned!

Rainy end to the Weekend...

After a beautiful start to our weekend, Sunday ended up wet and really cool with high only hitting the low 50's across much of the state. Southeastern Oklahoma recieved up to an inch of rainfall which is welcome with the current drought we are in. Oklahoma City averaged about half an inch and rainfall totals continue to decrease the further west and northwest you go, unfortunately that's where our driest counties are located. Here is the current drought graphic:

 

Another wave of light to moderate rainfall will develop and move through the area Monday mid-day as the remainder of the storm system passes. Monday will be a cool and cloudy day. Wednesday we will return to highs in the 80's!

 

 

7-day forecast:

 

 



Severe Weather Likely Wednesday

Storms likely Wednesday evening with the possibility of very large hail, high winds and possible tornadoes. Prepare now!

Cooler weather, then warm up!

The next couple of days expect highs below normal with the afternoon temps topping off in the mid 50's. There is a chance of a shower or two for today, Sunday and Monday but chances are very low and no major precipitation chances for the next 7 days. By mid week next week highs will bounce back into the mid to upper 70's and the winds will pick up as well, which unfortunately means extremely high fire danger.

Here is the drought graphic, extremely dry conditions:

Here is what the next 7days look like:

 

The Chances of rain on Wednesday and Thursday look very low and the precipitation looks very light at this time. Stay tuned!

-Kyle

Last night's rain snow/mix may make a comeback this weekend, mainly confined to northern Oklahoma, which they could pick up a quick 1-3 inches. Here in the Oklahoma City area our high will be around 38 degrees, as the storm system exists we may end in snow, maybe a dusting here in OKC.

Weather the next 7 days looks cool and below normal with numerous precipitation chances. Big warm up 14 days out, hang in there, Spring is just around the corner!

Past Week in Review

This past week in the weather world has been a huge roller coaster, we went from a high last Friday of 68 degrees to 43 on Saturday and 13 on Sunday with snow/sleet/freezing rain. Here we are in the month of March and we are still seeing temperatures likes this and freezing precipitation. So the question everyone is wondering is, when will Spring get here?

Unfortunately, at least for the next two weeks we will remain on this roller coaster, with more winter precipitation in the forecast this week. Right now there is a chance of freezing rain and drizzle Wednesday morning and another shot at some snowfall Saturday. Right now, the models are not in agreement so the forecast will change.

Is Winter Over?

     The past couple of weeks have been pretty warm after a very cold and snowy start to the month of February. The high fire danger will continue to remain extremely high until we get some sort of beneficial precipitation. However, this is not unusual to the Oklahoma, January and February are in fact our driest months of the year. So what does that mean for winter weather?

     It is not uncommon for Oklahoma to get significant snow events in the month of March, so putting the coats back in the closet for the season may be a bad idea. The last day of February and the first couple of days of March look extremely cold and could have some accumulating snowfall. 

     Towards the end of March into April is when we change seasons, where we welcome our tornado season. Oklahoma sees its most tornados in the months April, May and early June and then there's another peak in tornadoes in September. 

     Right now we need to take it one step at a time and focus at what is approaching us in the near future. This weekend looks great with temperatures in the 60's and 70's but next week winter returns with highs in the 30's and 40's and by weeks end snowfall is possible.

FIRE DANGER TO REMAIN HIGH

HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEK.
THE LACK OF RAINFALL AND DRY VEGETATION AND HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE A FIRE THAT STARTS HARD TO CONTROL.
WATCH YOUR BURNING!