State Forecast, including Thanksgiving Day
TODAY…HIGHS UPPER 50S TO NEAR 70.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY EAST. LOWS UPPER 20S PANHANDLE TO
UPPER 40S EAST.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY WEST…PARTLY CLOUDY EAST. HIGHS MAINLY 50S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20S PANHANDLE…30S ELSEWHERE.
HIGHS MID 50S TO MID 60S.
.THANKSGIVING DAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS MID 20S PANHANDLE…30S
ELSEWHERE. HIGHS 50S.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS 50S.
Fog update
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG OVER MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS. VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4
MILE WILL BE COMMON…SO BE PREPARED FOR SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRAFFIC.
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA FOLLOWING DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE
VEHICLES AHEAD OF YOU.
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING THROUGH THE REST OF
THE MORNING…WITH RAPID IMPROVEMENT ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS AND FAR WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. THE DENSE FOG MAY
LINGER IN LOW-LYING AREAS UNTIL NOON…ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA.
Hazardous weather outlook
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND
TONIGHT. INSTABILITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR
THUNDERSTORM FORMATION.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY NOV 24.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…10 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
DENSE FOG WILL COVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS THIS MORNING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY.
Dense fog
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG OVER MOST OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA…
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS… WILL CONTINUE INTO MID-MORNING IN SOME
LOCATIONS. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE
MORNING… BUT IMPROVEMENT WILL BE UNEVEN ACROSS THE REGION.
LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA…
BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING ELSEWHERE.
State forecast
STATE FORECAST FOR OKLAHOMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
FRI NOV 20 2009
.TODAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WEST. MOSTLY CLOUDY CENTRAL AND EAST WITH
A CHANCE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO NEAR
60.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS UPPER 20S
PANHANDLE TO MID 40S EAST.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EAST.
HIGHS IN THE 60S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30S AND 40S. HIGHS UPPER 50S TO
UPPER 60S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EAST.
LOWS 30S AND 40S. HIGHS 50S AND 60S.
.TUESDAY…PARTY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EAST.
LOWS 20S AND 30S. HIGHS 50S TO LOWER 60S.
Hazardous weather outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
FRI NOV 20 2009
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-211100-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1150 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
OVER PARTS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. RELATIVELY LIGHT
WINDS AT ALL LEVELS… AND WEAK INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN A VERY
LOW CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SATURDAY NOV 21.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…20 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY FROM SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
Short-term forecast on this Friday
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
ISOLATED SPRINKLES OR SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL… CENTRAL… AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE LIGHT WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A FEW
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OR LESS.
OTHERWISE… SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY EXCEPT IN
PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS WHERE PARTLY
SUNNY SKIES WILL OCCUR. AT 1030 AM… A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAS
POSITIONED NEAR RINGLING IN SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WITH A BOUNDARY
EXTENDING NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW TO NEAR PAULS VALLEY… CHANDLER…
AND CUSHING. CONDITIONS WILL BE COOLER THIS MORNING NORTH AND WEST
OF THESE FEATURES WITH NORTHERLY WINDS FROM MAINLY 10 TO 20 MPH.
EAST OF THESE FEATURES… WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S THIS MORNING.
Some of the low temperatures at Oklahoma Mesonet stations
The Oklahoma Mesonet station at Beaver recorded a low temperature of 19 degrees early this morning. In the Oklahoma City metro, the temperature at El Reno dipped to 23 degrees.
In Oklahoma County, the Mesonet stations had lows ranging from 28 to 30 degrees.
Freeze warning tonight and into Wednesday morning
…FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY TONIGHT…
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…
PONCA CITY…ARNETT…WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…ENID…PERRY…
CHEYENNE…TALOGA…WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA…
KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…STILLWATER…ELK CITY…SAYRE…CORDELL…
ANADARKO…YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…
CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE…
HOLDENVILLE…HOLLIS…MANGUM…HOBART…ALTUS…FREDERICK…
LAWTON…DUNCAN…PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…COALGATE…
WALTERS…WAURIKA…ARDMORE…TISHOMINGO…ATOKA…MARIETTA…
MADILL…DURANT…QUANAH…CHILLICOTHE…CROWELL…VERNON…
WICHITA FALLS…MUNDAY…KNOX CITY…SEYMOUR…ARCHER CITY…
HOLLIDAY…LAKESIDE CITY…HENRIETTA
100 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2009
…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S ARE EXPECTED
TO TO BE WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
Thursday’s Forecast for Stillwater; Saturday’s Forecast for Lubbock, Texas
University of Colorado at Oklahoma State University, Thursday, Stillwater:
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind between 6 and 9 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
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University of Oklahoma at Texas Tech University, Saturday, Lubbock, Texas:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
