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Just a little bit
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230410/forecast-rain-totals.png
Well, just as expected the rainfall didn't add up to much, but if you were one of the lucky ones that did see some adding up to, uhhhhh, much...best keep it to yourself. BOTH the moisture AND the news, lest you anger your neighbors.
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Some folks were unlucky enough to get lucky to see hail as there was some severe weather last night, and I say unlucky enough to get lucky since if you want rain in Oklahoma during the spring, you take the good with the bad. For example, this little severe storm yesterday approaching our Mangum Mesonet site (photo courtesy of one of our magnificent Mesonet Technicians, Steve Thompson).
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230410/image0.jpeg
More of the same today with a few folks getting some rainfall, and amounts appear--as shown above--to probably amount to "just a little bit." There is a marginal chance for severe weather today, but nothing we can't handle for a little moisture.
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https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230410/nws-norman-rain.chances.png
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230410/nws-tulsa-rain.chances.png
I'm afraid that's it. There will be another chance for rain later in the week with some unknown chance of severe weather, but as of now it also doesn't appear to amount to much more than "just a little bit." That can definitely change, however.
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230410/7day-rain-forecast.gif
Temperatures will remain steady in spring mode, just a bit warmer than normal, with a cold front following those rain chances later this week. But we'll drop back into early spring mode for a couple of days, NOT late winter.
https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230410/nws-norman-7day-temps.png
So a very boring weather pattern for the most part, when a very non-boring pattern is needed. Woe to those that want an exciting spring in Oklahoma weather, but again...the bad with the good is sometimes necessary.
Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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