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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... January 14, 2021 January 14, 2021 January 14, 2021 January 14, 2021 High Fidelity http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210114/windy-2days.png Sometimes we hate to be right (we don't), and it does happen quite a bit (it doesn't), but the wind that we worried about has certainly made its presence felt (it has). Winds have gusted up to 60 mph already up in the far northwest, and those winds are headed to the southeast eventually over the next two days. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210114/current-gusts.png We were wrong about the direction...not much in the way of strong southerly winds. These are all screaming from the north. That's given rise to our expected 40-60 mph winds over the next two days, so batten down the hatches, don't spit in the wind, don't take any wooden nickels, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and it will probably poop on your hand and you'll have to wash it with Lava brand soap, and then your hand will turn red and hurt and you won't be able to go outside to get fresh air to make yourself feel better because it will be too windy. See? The fire danger is quite high today and tomorrow as well, remember. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210114/nws-norman-fire.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210114/nws-tulsa-fire.png Who would burn today? A MADMAN, that's who! At any rate, it's not going to be pleasant for man nor beast the next two days, so be something else until Saturday. We saw a bit of movement on the droughtscape this week, as the moisture from New Year's continues to get incorporated into the Drought Monitor. Nothing big, but we did erase some extreme drought in the far western Panhandle. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210114/20210112_OK_trd.png We are seeing some indications of a possible cold air outbreak across the North American continent down the road as we get later into January. It is showing up, sort of, on the CPC temperature outlook for that third week or so, later into the final week. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210114/jan21-27-temp-outlook.gif I see the spread of the Arctic Oscillation forecasts are starting to trend pretty negative, which is an indication--simply speaking--of a weakening of the jet stream up north, meaning it could *kink* and result in a blob of arctic air being vomited into the U.S. ("vomit" is a good word, because that's what I feel like doing when I see more cold air headed our way). http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20210114/AO-forecast.gif Something to look forward to (it's not) as we get closer to that last week of January. We have to get by this wind first, before we can get back to more wind, because unfortunately, wind is what we do best. It is. Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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