The third round of winter weather brought snow to a large portion of Oklahoma Thursday morning and early afternoon and even spread farther south into parts of north Texas. The highest amounts were recorded along a line from southwest Oklahoma through central Oklahoma at 2 to 3 inches. Surrounding areas from this line recorded a dusting to 2 inches. You can see the snowfall accumulation map from this system for central and western Oklahoma here.
Another shortwave trough will move into the area later tonight, ushering in some moisture that will support additional snowfall across the state, with the highest chances occurring across central Oklahoma. However, as the snow will be light, additional accumulations will remain minimal to nonexistent. Friday will be another day below freezing for a large portion of the state but will not be as cold as the past couple of days. Here are the latest forecast details for tonight and Friday.
Tonight and Friday
PANHANDLE: Expect scattered flurries tonight through noon Friday. Otherwise, skies will be partly to mostly cloudy. Lows tonight will fall to the mid-single-digits. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY is in effect until 10 AM CST tomorrow for wind chill values between -15 and -5 degrees. A south-southeast wind will blow around 10 mph tonight. For Friday, the wind will shift slightly to the south-southwest and increase to 10 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph. Wind chill values will be as low as -15 degrees in the morning. Highs in the afternoon will rise to the low-to-mid-30s.
NORTHWEST: After midnight tonight and through noon on Friday, expect a 20 percent chance for snow. Otherwise, skies will be mostly cloudy. Lows tonight will drop to the mid-single-digits. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY is in effect until 9 AM CST tomorrow for wind chill values between -5 and -12 degrees. A south-southeast wind will blow between 5 and 10 mph tonight. For Friday, a south wind will blow between 5 and 15 mph, with possible gusts up to 20 mph. Wind chill values will be as low as -10 degrees in the morning. Highs in the afternoon will rise to the mid-20s.
SOUTHWEST: Also expect a 20 percent chance for snow in this region after midnight tonight and through morning tomorrow. Skies will be mainly cloudy otherwise. Lows will be in the mid-teens tonight with an east to northeast wind blowing between 5 and 10 mph. Highs on Friday will be in the upper-20s to low-30s, with an easterly wind in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. Sustained speeds will be between 5 and 15 mph throughout the day, with wind chill readings near 0 in the morning.
NORTH CENTRAL: Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight. A 20 percent chance of snow exists for Friday and Friday evening before midnight. Skies will remain mostly cloudy throughout the day. Tonight's lows will drop to the mid-to-upper-single-digits with wind chill values as low as -5 degrees as a northeast wind blows between 5 and 10 mph. (A WIND CHILL ADVISORY is in effect until 9 AM CST tomorrow.) Friday's highs will rise to the mid-20s, with wind chill values as low as -10 to -5 degrees early in the morning. A south to southeast wind will blow between 5 and 10 mph.
CENTRAL: Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight but a 40 percent chance for snow throughout the day tomorrow. Accumulations will remain less than a half an inch. Tonight's lows will fall to the low-teens, with Friday's highs rising to the mid-to-upper-20s. Winds across the region will blow between 5 and 10 mph. Blowing from the east-northeast tonight, they will shift to the south by tomorrow afternoon. Wind chill values will be near 0 degrees early Friday morning.
SOUTH CENTRAL: Tonight will bring cloudy skies with lows in the mid-teens and winds blowing from the north-northeast around 5 mph early before becoming calm in the evening. Friday will bring a 20 percent chance for snow throughout the day with highs rising to the low-30s, just at or below freezing. A light and variable wind early in the morning will begin to increase to 5 mph and blow from the south-southeast later in the morning.
NORTHEAST: Scattered flurries are possible before midnight tonight, with skies remaining mostly cloudy for the rest of the night. The low will be in the mid-single-digits. A north to northeast wind will blow around 5 mph, creating wind chill values between -5 and 0 degrees. For Friday, expect a 20 percent chance for snow throughout the day through midnight. The high will rise to the mid-20s. A northeast wind blowing around 5 mph in the morning will transition to the southeast in the afternoon. Wind chill values will be as low as -5 degrees early in the morning.
SOUTHEAST: A 20 to 30 percent of snow is possible from Friday midnight through Saturday midnight. Mostly cloudy skies can be expected tonight, with lows ranging from the low-teens in the northern part of the region to the low-20s in the extreme southern part of the region. A north wind will blow around 5 mph. Wind chill values will be between 5 and 10 degrees (above zero). For Friday, highs will climb to the mid-to-upper-30s, with a variable wind blowing around 5 mph.
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Forecasts based on the National Weather Service. Please visit NWS Amarillo (OK panhandle), NWS Norman (central/western OK), and NWS Tulsa (eastern OK) for additional up-to-date details.
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