Say Goodbye To Above-Average Warmth And Hello To Rain Chances

Oklahoma will see one more day of above-average temperatures before more seasonable air and a chance of precipitation arrive in the state.<br/><br/>The National Weather Service said cooler air from an

Saturday, December 16th 2006, 8:11 pm

By: News On 6

Oklahoma will see one more day of above-average temperatures before more seasonable air and a chance of precipitation arrive in the state.

The National Weather Service said cooler air from an approaching storm system arrived in northwest Oklahoma on Saturday, holding daytime temperatures down slightly in that part of the state. Rain chances should increase Sunday night and linger into Monday and Tuesday.

On Saturday, skies were clear to partly cloudy and temperatures varied from 64 degrees in Guymon to 77 degrees in Frederick and Lawton. The temperature topped out at 74 degrees in Tulsa, Muskogee and Hobart.

In Oklahoma City, the temperature peaked at 76 degrees, breaking a record of 73 degrees set back in 1939, the weather service reported.

Skies should be clear in the northwest to partly to mostly cloudy elsewhere on Sunday with highs ranging from the mid-50s in the Panhandle to the middle 70s in southwestern Oklahoma, the weather service said.

Lows Sunday night should range from the lower 20s in the Panhandle to the upper 50s in extreme southeastern Oklahoma as a slight chance of rain moves into the picture in north-central and northeastern sections of the state.

All but the Panhandle will see a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Monday, with daytime temperatures ranging from near 40 in the Panhandle to the low 70s in far southeastern Oklahoma.

In the extended period, rain and thunderstorms are a pretty good bet on Tuesday, with a chance of rain, sleet or snow in the Panhandle, forecasters said. Highs should range from the mid-30s in the Panhandle to the low 60s in the far southeast. Lows ranging from the 20s in the Panhandle to the mid-50s in southeast Oklahoma are forecast.

Skies should again be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in all but the Panhandle, where there is a slight chance of rain or snow, the weather service said.

Highs should range from the 40s in the Panhandle to the low 60s in southeastern Oklahoma and lows are forecast to range from the 20s in the Panhandle to the low 50s in far southeastern Oklahoma.

The storm will be history on Thursday, with mostly clear skies expected, the weather service said. Highs should reach the 40s and 50s, while lows range from near 20 in the Panhandle to near 50s in the southeast.