MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... October 9, 2015 October 9, 2015 October 9, 2015 October 9, 2015
Sweaters? We don't need no stinking sweaters!
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/summer.jpg
Sorry, but does this look like mid-October to you?
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/sunday-forecast-highs.png
And get ready for more, because the heat, as they say, is on.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/nws-norman-7day.jpg
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/oct14-18-temps-outlook.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/oct16-22-temps-outlook.gif
So that takes us out to Oct. 22 and it looks like warmer than normal weather absolutely dominates through that period. Now keep in mind a pattern shift could occur as we get deeper into that time frame...a buckle in the jet stream and a dip down our way with some of that arctic air trapped up around the arctic circle. But if we look at modeled data even farther out, it's just not showing up. These are a bit hard to look at, but for warmer than normal weather, as per usual, just look for the oranges, reds, and even browns.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/week3.week4-temps-forecast.gif
again, most of North America dominated by a ridge of high pressure and thus warmer than normal weather. Probably not 90s like we'll see this weekend, but much above seasonal norms. Again, unless a massive pattern change occurs, then we're talking about first frosts and all that good (and by good, I mean bad) stuff. And parts of the state are due for a freeze. Here are the average first freeze and earliest first freeze maps, based upon the 1981-2010 normals.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/avg_firstfreeze.1981-2010.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/earliest_firstfreeze.1981-2010.png
So the western Panhandle "normally" would have seen a freeze coming any day now, but about a month or so away for the southeast. Not showing up at this time, however. What about the rain? Well, it's raining now, and you should enjoy it while it lasts, because there doesn't appear to be any major rain chances on the horizon just yet.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/current-radar.png
That looks more impressive than it actually is, at least according to the rainfall amounts thus far. But at least Osage County is getting a much needed drink.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/rainrfc.24hr.png
And what you see on this 7-day rainfall forecast is all from today through tonight, basically. Other than that, death ridge city.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/7day-rainfall-forecast.gif
Chances of an inch or so of precip accumulating through the 24th, at least according to our Canadian friends? Not good (and again, much of these chances are predicated on what falls today.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/1inch-accum-chances.gif
wondering what happened to El Nino. Again, that's later on for Oklahoma. Check out this composite precipitation anomaly map for the U.S. based on the six previous strong El Nino Octobers (1957, 1965, 1972, 1982, 1991, 1997).
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151009/strong-el.nino-precip-composites.png
Give it time. If (*****IF*****) it's gonna help, it'll be later rather than sooner.
Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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