Alan Crone's Weather Blog: Stubborn Cold Air Remains

A fast moving wave is ejecting across the region this morning and is producing some light snow across far northern OK and southern Kansas.   This wave will be well northeast of the region by the time most folks read this post.   Temperatures will remain cold today with a minor yet noticeable warming trend into the weekend.   The weather early next week will feature temperatures slightly above normal for a few days before another system arrives for the middle to late next week. 

The upper air flow has brought our wave out of the desert southwest last night and will quickly exit the area pre-dawn.    The next few systems will remain too far removed from the southern plains to influence Oklahoma and northern OK.   Thursday into Friday precipitation will be possible across the southern or central part of Texas but should remain well south of the state of Oklahoma.   The weekend will feature a weak system across the inter mountain region and a broad vortex located from part of Canada into the upper Midwest of the nation.   We’ll experience gradually warming temperatures and generally uneventful but pleasant weather this weekend into early next week.   The next wave of interest will approach the state Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with some rain chances and a stronger storm system is likely to near the state by the later part of next week.

Temperatures today will start in the mid-20s with mostly cloudy conditions and end with highs only in the mid-30s.   Yesterday the clouds remained across the northeastern part of the state for the entire day.   This may happen again today, but we’ll mention the chance of a sun break or two around the afternoon.   The clouds should, however, remain present and will keep our temperatures on the cold side today.  Partly sunny and cold weather will continue New Year’s Eve with lows in the upper teens and lower 20s followed by highs in the upper 30s or lower 40s.    Wind will be relatively light and from the north around 10 mph.   Saturday lows in the mid-20s will be followed by highs in the mid-40s and Sunday afternoon highs in the upper 40s should be expected.   A return of a southerly wind Monday will signal the return of above normal temperatures with lows in the upper 20s and lower 30s and highs in the lower 50s.   The slightly warmer air will remain until the middle of next week. 

Thanks for reading the Wednesday morning weather discussion and blog.

Have a super great day!

Alan Crone

KOTV