Dec 02
State Climatologist Gary McManus says December is presenting a strange weather pattern with lots of chances for rain “Over the next week or so with lots of moisture wrapping around high pressure in South Texas and swinging up this way from the SW.” McManus says don’t get your hopes up for snow, though, “There won’t …
Nov 28
Warmer weather is headed our way this week, according to State Climatologist Gary McManus. He says,” It’s gonna get nice and warm, relatively speaking, on Tuesday, then really cold Tuesday night and Wednesday then warms up again by the weekend. It’s the classic Oklahoma temperature roller coaster, just in time for December.” McManus says this …
Nov 23
Not much has changed hay volume continues to lower. As we look at the drought, we continue to see more hay coming into Oklahoma and being traded compared to trading our own Oklahoma hay crop. As we look at the Oklahoma Mesonet Drought Monitor, we are at 22.3 percent in exceptional drought, 64.5 percent in …
Nov 22
Winter is coming and hay inventories are low. Given the current situation, it can come as a relief to just find hay to purchase. In 2022 many of us in Oklahoma find ourselves making hay purchases from out of state that are not the typical harvested forages we use in Oklahoma. Regardless of the hay …
Nov 21
Welcome rains have fallen across the state in recent weeks, but much of Oklahoma is still in a drought. Oklahoma State University Extension has rounded up the following drought relief funding channels that are currently available to producers and noted some of the most important drought policies in effect during this challenging season. Water availability …
Nov 21
Its been chilly since the cold front blew in back on November 10th. According to State Climatologist Gary McManus, “This is the most serious below-normal period we’ve seen in the state since…well, we haven’t seen anything like this in the state since probably Feb. 2021” McManus said we have seen periods where we were colder, …
Nov 15
Sen. Blake “Cowboy” Stephens, R-Tahlequah, is urging farmers and ranchers to report the number of black vultures killed on their property. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects black vultures, meaning Oklahomans can only take up to five birds a year with a sub-permit, but Stephens said this is a growing problem, and the current limits …
Nov 14
Right now we have a little shortwave moving in from the West and Weaking, according to State Climatologist Gary McManus. He says it will possibly generate enough “lift” to set up extremely heavy snow bands across western into south central Oklahoma. “Temps are still warm, of course, but as we’ve talked about for days (and …
Nov 08
A big Cool Front will hit the state on Friday, bringing cooler temperatures and a drastic change to our weather pattern. State Climatologist Gary McManus says as we see Record highs today, we could be seeing record lows that are still pretty high for November. The State will be pretty mild through Thursday, but then …
Nov 08
KC Sheperd Reminds folks to get out and Vote today and visits with Cheyenne Sparks, President of Oklahoma Cattlewomen, about their upcoming Regional Meeting and the WIRED conference.
