Area forecast discussion from the National Weather Service, Norman
From the National Weather Service, Norman:
THE GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW
HUMIDITIES AND DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL ELEVATE THE WILDFIRE
POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY. A SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY/SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO PARTS OF THE FA FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
BUT THIS FRONT WILL ONLY KNOCK TEMPS DOWN A FEW DEGREES WITH HIGHS
IN THE 50S AND 60S THIS WEEKEND.
MODELS DIFFER WITH TIMING/PATH/INTENSITY OF NEXT STORM SYSTEM EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE GFS SHOWS AN UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION
MONDAY WITH SOME COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE FORECAST AREA AND A CHANCE OF SOME
RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. MEANWHILE THE 12Z ECMWF NOW SHOWS A WAVE
MOVING IN BECOMING A CLOSED LOW OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THE ECMWF IS ALSO
SHOWING COOLER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION AND A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION EARLY NEXT WEEK. SO WITH THESE DIFFERENCES DID NOT
MAKE TOO MANY MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
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