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Monday Monday
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Hey, just a quick note about Monday...it comes right after Sunday but right before Tuesday. But we're not here to talk about calendar basics (and Frank Burnsly, I'm a bit shocked you didn't know that about Monday), we're here to talk about the weather and climate of Oklahoma. And other than some wind and a bit of rain, the big news is possible severe weather on Monday. Looks like we'll see a classic springtime setup for Oklahoma, with a front and dryline, moisture return from the Gulf, and then it's shake, rattle and roll. Oxford comma notwithstanding.
Here's what our local NWS offices say about Monday, at least graphically, and what the Storm Prediction Center thinks, in text form.
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"As the nose of the jet moves over the moist and unstable airmass during the afternoon and evening, widespread severe weather is expected to occur. Strong deep-layer shear and steep lapse rates are forecast to be favorable for a large-hail threat with supercells across parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas eastward into the lower Missouri Valley. Tornadoes and wind damage will also be possible, especially as the low-level jet strengthens and an MCS organizes across the region during the evening."
As with most forecasts 3-4 days out, it will change a bit here and there, shift and whatnot. So stay tuned over the weekend to you favorite weather provider.
As for the wind, today it will be one notch below "fierce." I've spent my entire life about 6 notches below fierce, so it's enough to bother me fiercely with gusts of around 40 mph possible.
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Still looking for rain across western OK, where flash drought is taking shape, but little is to be found.
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Other than that, spring is sprung. Enjoy those temperatures...even Tuesday's!
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Our freezing weather is getting a bit more scarce. Check out this probability map from our Canadian forecast friends showing the odds of those temps at or below 32 degrees (Fahrenheit!) through April 12.
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Speaking of wind...who's having Taco Bell today???
Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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