Jan 02
Parts of the state could see severe weather today, according to State Climatologist Gary McManus, “A warm front has brought a surge of moisture into the state, setting us up for the possibility of severe storms later today as we see yet another cold front fire through the state tonight. Kingfisher’s temperatures went up 25 …
Dec 19
Bitterly Cold weather is headed this way and is expected to roll in late Wednesday night. According to State Climatologist, Gary McManus it won’t be as long or severe as the February 2021 Deep Freeze Event, but we will see very low temperatures and even lower wind-chills. McManus says there probably won’t be much snow, …
Dec 12
State Climatologist Gary McManus says a storm system is approaching from the West, “That system will drag a cold front through the state that will not only help propagate storms eastward through the state but also bring us back down to actual winter!” McManus says we will see the coldest weather around the Christmas Holiday, …
Dec 05
State Climatologist Gary McManus says we are 20 days away from Christmas and that there is a chance that SOMEONE in the US will see some Snow this Christmas. Still, probably NOT in Oklahoma, “Most places in Oklahoma have what could aptly be termed “negligible” odds for a white Christmas. We see zilch for not …
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 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 11
State Climatologist Gary McManus says the Blue Norther that crashed into the state has brought down the temperatures. “Temperatures have crashed from a lovely fall/spring day yesterday all the way down to January levels,” said McManus. With the temperatures dropping following the cold front, McManus says so goes the moisture as well. We did see …
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 04
State Climatologist Gary McManus says we could see some severe weather with the front that could include a large hail threat, but he says, “Any storms going up in the warm sector (that area ahead of the cold front) could be more dangerous.” McManus says that’s expected to occur after the front moves farther into …
