Oklahoma! Where it's Colder than Sochi, Russia

The past couple of weeks have been filled with snow and bitterly cold temperatures, and unfortunately for Oklahoma, the next few days won't be much better. Although hope is on the horizon late next week, the conditions within the next few days, especially early next week, will bring sub-freezing temperatures along with some snow chances.

Friday to Bring Cold Temperatures, Additional Snow

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.

WINTER WEATHER: Round 3

Today's blog post is filled with lots of information, so have fun reading!

Think it was cold today?  Well, you would certainly be correct in saying so.  In fact, we have provided two maps from the Oklahoma Mesonet below just to show you how cold it has been. The first shows today's minimum temperatures and the other shows the minimum apparent temperature as a result of strong winds creating bitter wind chill values.  A lot of numbers are missing on the second map due to the fact that some of the Mesonet wind vanes still have ice on them from Tuesday's winter storm, interrupting their functionality.  When temperatures rise above freezing (which won't be until the weekend), the ice will melt, and the vanes will start to function again.

Dry on Wednesday, But Extremely COLD

Following two winter storms, Oklahoma will be taking a break from the winter weather on Wednesday before more wintry precipitation is expected Thursday through Saturday.  However, this does not mean that the state will be getting a relief from the cold.  A strong arctic front will be pushing into the state later tonight and into tomorrow, bringing exceptionally cold air and dangerously low wind chill values.  We will now give you the latest forecast details regarding this arctic blast.

WINTER WEATHER: Round 2

Round 1 of a winter storm brought a large swath of snow, some heavy, to central and southern Oklahoma.  A large snow gradient was observed with this system.  For example, areas north of the Oklahoma City metro area saw as little as only a trace of snow, while areas towards the south of the metro picked up as much as 4 to 6 inches of snow.  Extreme southwestern Oklahoma and far north Texas picked up the most snow from this system, with totals between 8 and 12 inches.

January 2014: A Tale of Two Seasons

Let's play a game!  For $100, would you say that January was warm or cold?  If you guessed either warm or cold, you win, though cold would be the "better" answer.  Now, for another $100, would you say that January was wet or dry?  Here, there's only one correct answer, and that's dry.  So, how did you do?  (Disclaimer: Unfortunately, we are not permitted to actually give away money, but we thank you for playing anyway!) 

Not Exactly a Winter Wonderland

While it seemed to be warming up a bit around Oklahoma, another cold front coming through Friday night will be sure to change that. The National Weather Service out of Oklahoma City has already issued a special weather statement throughout the state, in preparation for what appears to be a very cold and snowy week ahead, which will come in the form of a multiple front system that could bring in 3 rounds of winter weather.