Mesonet Ticker for October 12, 2026

                
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Now it's time to change




I think we're all ready for a change, eh? From having our low temperatures
basically be about where our NORMAL high temperatures should be, especially
tomorrow.





And highs where NORMAL high temperatures in summer should be. ESPECIALLY
TOMORROW.





And rainfall of ANY SORT for a lot of us after another growing dry spell on top
of the longer drought.





Well that's what our transition periods are for, like fall. Now NORMALLY it
occurs in September sometime, or in fits and spurts, but this week will really
be the first foray into thinking "yeah, this is fall and winter is next."

The rainfall is the most important part, obviously, and with a bit of help
from the Pacific, the moisture potential has continued to climb in the forecast
models.









Heck, why not throw some spring in there as well, for crying out loud!





As for winter (fall really), how about our first frost/freeze of the season
out in the Panhandle on Saturday? Still a bit early, but getting closer to
"that time."





And those wind chills?



Transitions can be awesome. Or dreadful.

Ours is this week, whatever it will bring!

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

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