Mesonet Ticker for September 23, 2026

                
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Far flung




Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it too, but it's a darned sight better than this,
which is what we've seen for months.



But we should see that Pacific moisture plume continue into the High Plains over
the next few days, possibly leading to some good rains in our Panhandle and far
western Oklahoma.



Enough so today that the WPC has put our Panhandle in a Slight Risk for
excessive rainfall, which means the risk is elevated for rainfall exceeding flash
flood guidance.



And as that moisture tries to shift east, that risk will shift with it.



But for the next few days, the more substantial chances for widespread rain
stays in western Oklahoma, with maybe some scattered showers to the east.

But it's later into the weekend and into next week that gives most of us hope
for more widespread rain in other parts of the state. Hence the top graphic.

And lo, as we cast our gaze unto the days yet to come, the heavens promise rains
of greater bounty, spreading their watery blessings o’er ever wider reaches of
the realm.

Whoops, that "Hence" knocked me back to Shakespearean times! Let's try again:

And so when we get into the longer forecasts, from 7-10 days out, those forecast
rainfall amounts get a bit higher and more widespread.





Those should be taken as a hint of what could happen, especially that NWS Blend
(WORST COFFEE BRAND EVER!) map. But again, it's at least hope for some
moisture that has been in such short supply for months now.



Time to put some more zeros on that map!

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

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