Jan 22
Winter Storm Warning: Complex System Brings Snow, Ice, and Dangerous Cold to the State: A potent winter storm is set to impact the state beginning Friday morning, bringing a complex mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and dangerously low wind chills. State Climatologist Gary McManus issued an update highlighting the volatility of the incoming system, …
Jan 20
State Climatologist Warns of “Bigtime Arctic Snap”: Coldest Air Since 2024 Headed for Oklahoma: If you have been enjoying the unseasonably warm weather of December and early January, State Climatologist Gary McManus has some bad news: the vacation is ending. A major arctic system is currently barreling toward the Southern Plains, threatening to bring the …
Feb 19
Oklahoma has experienced some of its coldest temperatures in recent years, with a particularly frigid morning marking a significant late-February cold snap. According to State Climatologist Gary McManus, this event is one of the most severe late-February outbreaks of frigid air the state has seen. While McManus noted that the “warm” air right after midnight …
Oct 09
While most of the state has enjoyed much more fall-like temperatures the past few days, it looks like summer is not ready to let go just yet! According to State Climatologist Gary McManus we will see a little more summer before we see a LOT more fall, “Now we go back to the heat of …
