MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... November 30, 2020 November 30, 2020 November 30, 2020 November 30, 2020
It just FEELS like the Rockies
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201130/wind-chills.png
With the power (none), vested in me (don't even know what "vested" means), as the State Climatologist of Oklahoma (nobody else wanted the job), I hereby proclaim this morning as officially "BRRR!"
Okay, I might be terrible at proclamations, but I'm only as bad as what I have to work with. Quite possibly the coldest morning of the year out there statewide, I think we've finally arrived at official winter. The ice storm last month didn't quite do it because we rose into the 70s and even some 80s afterwards throughout November. Finally, on the last day, I think we've switched over to true winter mode. So bring on the chapped lips, the flaky dry skin, the parched eyeballs... wait, I'm being told you can "drink water" to help alleviate this. Okay, bring on the chattering teeth, then. Our lows this morning dipped into the teens and 20s across most of the state, and below freezing across the ENTIRE state.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201130/todays-lows.png
So heads up Durant, Ardmore and Hugo...you're about to lose your zeroes (and we all know just how painful that can be).
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201130/tmin.le32.png
We should rebound a little bit today and be a bit warmer tomorrow before we take the plunge again on Wednesday.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201130/nws-norman-7day-temps.png
It's then that we could see some light snow with the arrival of the cold air in addition to a bit of moisture return from the south. It's all in the timing, but we could see a few flakes around. Snowflakes, too, once you're done people-watching.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201130/nws-tulsa-midweek-snow.png
Quoting NWS Tulsa: "A strong upper level low will move into the southern Plains on Wednesday, with increasing chances of rain during the day. Temperatures may cool enough to support a rain/snow mix or all snow across parts of the area Wednesday night into early Thursday. The best chances for any light accumulations will be closer to the Oklahoma and Kansas border and possibly into parts of northwest Arkansas as the system exits."
Extend that to the southwest for the rest of the state and you get the picture. Well, I'll just give you the picture if you're going to be that way about it!
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201130/nws-norman-wed-rain.snow.png
We definitely need the moisture, but I'm afraid we're not looking at much with this storm, or the rest of the week.
http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201130/7day-rain-forecast.gif
Nothing too exciting happening just yet. That's a good thing, as I've said before.
Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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