Ticker for January 14, 2016

                
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Weekend? Oh, that must mean a cold front is due.




We're gonna have some great January weather today with highs in the 50s and 60s,
although it will be a tad windy.



The bottom drops out tomorrow, however, and temperatures will plunge back below
normal just in time for the weekend. AGAIN!



With this cold front comes an upper-level system that will have a tiny bit of
moisture to work with, then another system that will also have scant moisture
to work with early next week follows soon thereafter. So technically, there will
be a chance of snow. But don't call it a snowstorm. More of a chance to see some
flakes here and there along with a cold rain. But there really just isn't enough
moisture to work with here to get a sledding event.



Here are the thoughts, in pictures, from our local NWS offices.






There might be a better chance for precip next week. Too early to say what type
of air mass it will be working with (i.e., cold enough to snow, another cold
rain, storms, etc.), so you'll just have to wait on that one.



So enjoy today, if you like warm(er) weather. Enjoy the weekend if you like
the cold. Yippy ki yay, Oklahoma!

R.I.P. Mr. Rickman. Severus Snape to many, but he'll always be Hans Gruber to
me.

Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
(405) 325-2253
gmcmanus@mesonet.org