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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... April 14, 2023 April 14, 2023 April 14, 2023 April 14, 2023 Fire time https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/nws-norman-fire.danger.png Now look at what the drought has wrought. Or even worse, look at what the wrought has drought. The weird thing is I don't even know what "wrought" means! But when has that stopped me? So this is April (SCIENCE!). We're supposed to be dealing with showers and storms and rain and hail and lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Instead, what we got? Fire danger, drought, blowing dust, impenetrable storm-denying lids on the atmosphere. As a reminder, a big reason we *probably* won't see storms today. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/nws-norman-cap.jpg However, there's still a chance, mostly across far north central Oklahoma, and big hail would be the largest threat. Largest as in most impactful, not that it's the LARGEST. Well, I guess it would be the LARGEST because it's bigger than rain and maybe wind. Wait, how do you measure the dimensions of wind? Anyway, here are the SPC outlooks for today. No tornado threat, at least. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/OK_swody1.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/OK_swody1_WIND.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/OK_swody1_HAIL.png That's our biggest rain chance until next week, and our only chance for severe weather until next Thursday when we might see the eastern half of the state get hit. A LONG ways out, so take with a grain of salt (check with doctor before taking grain of salt). https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/thursday-svr-probability.png But today we're dealing with big fire danger out west, with a dryline and then cold front moving through. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/friday-fire.danger.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/latest.oklahoma.fire.gif The front will take us back to early spring for the weekend, although any freezing temperatures should be isolated mainly in the Panhandle. Patch frost is also a possibility down-state (Panhandle talk for the main body of the state, or as they know it: "Fake Oklahoma". https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/saturday-highs.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/sunday-forecast-lows.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/sunday-highs.png As for rain over the next week...well, as my mirror said: I hate to show you this, but": https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/7day-rain-forecast.gif Farther out, again as my mirror said: "Nasty." https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20230414/apr21-27-outlooks.png Hey, don't blame me! I don't make the weather, I just incorrectly forecast it. Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey gmcmanus@mesonet.org ================================================== The OCS/Mesonet Ticker https://ticker.mesonet.org/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from the Ticker or for questions about the Ticker or its content Phone or Email the Ticker Manager at OCS Phone: 405-325-2253 Email: ticker@mesonet.org --------------------------------------------------- -C- Copyright 2024 Oklahoma Climatological Survey ===================================================