New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day forecasts, from the National Weather Service
Oklahoma City:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
New Year’s Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
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Tulsa:
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
New Year’s Day: Sunny, with a high near 53.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
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Lawton:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
New Year’s Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
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Guymon:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a north northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a north northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
New Year’s Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a north northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear and blustery, with a low around 19.
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Weatherford:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
New Year’s Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
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Enid:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
New Year’s Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman
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Hazardous weather outlook:
FOR…TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SEVERAL DAYS OF MILD AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
PART OF THE WEEKEND.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
Looking ahead to New Year’s Eve, from the National Weather Service, Norman
Forecasts for some Oklahoma communities on Christmas Day, National Weather Service
Oklahoma City:
Christmas Day: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northwest wind between 5 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph.
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Tulsa:
Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
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Lawton:
Christmas Day: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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Weatherford:
Christmas Day: A slight chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
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Enid:
Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
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Guymon:
Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values between 8 and 18. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
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Idabel:
Christmas Day: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
SAT DEC 24 2011
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
1209 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2011
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT PRIMARILY ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40…WITH LITTLE OVERALL IMPACT EXPECTED.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY…NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
RAIN CHANCES RESULTING FROM AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF WESTERN
ARKANSAS. AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE
REGION…AN AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE. THE EXACT TRACK
OF THE STORM CENTER WILL DETERMINE WHERE THE RAIN SNOW MIX WOULD
DEVELOP DURING THE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY TIME FRAME.
CURRENTLY…TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING
WITH NO SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
WARMER AND DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
Christmas Day forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
An upper level low will bring a light precipitation event on Christmas Day. Although surface temperatures will mainly be above freezing…snow will reach the ground during much of the event out west…and during at least part of the event farther east. Bursts of moderate snow may occur…including decent-sized flakes. With very light winds…and relatively little impact on travel…this could be one of the nicer times to see snow fall. The most likely area for any accumulation will be in western Oklahoma.
Christmas Day Forecast, Oklahoma Panhandle, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas
The southeastern and south central Texas Panhandle have a 20 to 30 percent chance of light snow, possibly mixing with rain in the afternoon, during the day on Christmas. However, any snow is expected to be light, with accumulations up to one inch. Highs on Christmas should generally be in the 30s for much of the Texas Panhandle, with 40s possible in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
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-
1155 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR LUBBOCK
TEXAS TONIGHT. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS. COLD AIR ALOFT AND MODERATE LIFTING MAY
INTRODUCE ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS…BUT
THUNDERSTORMS OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE ARE NOT EXPECTED.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SUNDAY DEC 25.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION
MAY BEGIN AS…OR CHANGE TO…ALL SNOW OVER A RELATIVELY SMALL
AREA…EXTENDING FROM FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS INTO WEST CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA. ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST TO BE MINIMAL…
IT COULD AFFECT TRAVEL BY LATE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
WITH A COLD UPPER LOW APPROACHING…AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION
OCCURRING…THERE WILL BE A LOW PROBABILITY FOR SOME EMBEDDED
THUNDER ON SUNDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE PRECIPITATION ON SUNDAY WILL OCCUR AS A MIXTURE IN MOST
LOCATIONS…BUT MAY OCCUR AS MOSTLY SNOW IN PARTS OF WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. WARMER AIR NEAR THE GROUND
WILL GENERALLY PREVENT ROADS FROM BECOMING ICY…BUT ROADS MAY
BRIEFLY BECOME COVERED IN SNOW DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION.
Hazardous weather outlook, for the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office coverage area
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-
400 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN AT LOW LEVELS…WHILE AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS TO OUR WEST.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SATURDAY DEC 24.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…ZERO PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PASS THROUGH NORTH TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA ON
SUNDAY. A CLAP OF THUNDER COULD OCCUR…BUT THUNDERSTORMS OF ANY
SIGNIFICANCE ARE NOT EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE LOW COMING THROUGH ON SUNDAY WILL PRODUCE LIGHT PRECIPITATION
THAT MAY FALL AS BOTH RAIN AND SNOW. TEMPERATURES NEAR THE GROUND
ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING. IT APPEARS UNLIKELY THAT
SNOW WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL…ASIDE FROM WET ROADS AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY.
Short-term forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
ALFALFA-ARCHER-ATOKA-BAYLOR-BECKHAM-BLAINE-BRYAN-CADDO-CANADIAN-
CARTER-CLAY-CLEVELAND-COAL-COMANCHE-COTTON-CUSTER-DEWEY-ELLIS-FOARD-
GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES-JACKS
ON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LOVE-
MAJOR- MARSHALL-MCCLAIN-MURRAY-NOBLE-OKLAHOMA-PAYNE-PONTOTOC-
POTTAWATOMIE-ROGER MILLS-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-TILLMAN-WASHITA-WICHITA-
WILBARGER-
250 PM CST THU DEC 22 2011
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
AREAS OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT
AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. SNOW… FREEZING
DRIZZLE… DRIZZLE… AND RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW AND
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN PARTS OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
THE FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY PRODUCE A LIGHT COATING OF ICE ON ELEVATED
AND METAL SURFACES SUCH AS CARS… SIGNS… AND MAYBE EVEN A FEW
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. DRIVERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF A FEW SLICK SPOTS FORMING.
ELSEWHERE… A COLD FRONT THAT WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR SEMINOLE AND
SULPHUR… TO NEAR ARDMORE OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST.
BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SPEEDS MAINLY
RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS.
THESE WINDS ARE CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS IN PARTS OF HARPER COUNTY
INTO THE PANHANDLE BY BLOWING THE SNOW THAT FELL EARLIER THIS WEEK.
SOME ROADWAYS IN WESTERN PARTS OF HARPER COUNTY INTO THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE HAVE BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WITH A FEW ROADS BEING
CLOSED DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW.
