Mesonet Ticker for December 3, 2025

                
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Get ye to a Braum's




There is very low confidence in this forecast, but given what happened on Monday
morning...well, you know. ANY chance of freezing drizzle is a reason for
caution, especially with another bigtime cold front approaching the area.

If it helps, I have very low confidence in many things...this forecast, the
stock market, finding a bathroom after eating at Taco Bell, hair follicles in
general. You know, the big stuff.

There is just too much uncertainty about what type of frozen precipitation will
fall, where, and how much. Thankfully, it all looks light as of now, but this
situation could change as we go through the next 36 hours, so you need to do the
old staying weather aware thingy. Remember, as we've talked about many times,
it's that vertical temperature profile that determines what will fall.



Rain is best, obviously, and that's what we should see more of down in far
south-central and southeastern OK. As for frozen, having driven in lots of
winter weather--sometimes even competently!--over a few decades, sleet is best,
then snow. Freezing rain, and even worse, freezing drizzle? Forget about it!

Here's what the NWS forecast offices are saying, but even these graphics might
change shortly.





As a reminder for what to do and what NOT to do, here's a bit of safety info.



We currently have a warm front pushing north from the Red River area, a cold
front to the, uhhhhhhh, north of that, and we'll have a reinforcing cold front
moving in later today. You can see it in the Mesonet maps (hint: warm front
look for southerly winds and higher dew points, and obviously a bit higher
temperatures).









There could be a few bands of a bit heavier snow, a few bands of heavier sleet,
and a few bands of heavier freezing drizzle/rain.

ALL are unwelcome, especially at drive-time in the morning. Given the
uncertainty, however, make plans to change plans if you know what I mean.

You don't want to be stuck outside after skidding off the road in what will be
some of the coldest conditions of the season thus far.



Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climate Survey
gmcmanus@ou.edu
                

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