General Weather Discussion - February 2019

[KayneMo]

Moderate snowfall at my office in Edmond.

[corwin1968]

At 2:30, it's coming down pretty heavy in far NW OKC and all concrete surfaces are now covered

[OSUPeterson]

Looks like down at Indian Hills/I35 it misted for about 2 hours, then rained sleet for about 20 min, followed by about 10 min of light snow and it has all seemed to stop already.... that was letdown in terms of precipitation. Temps seem to be around 34°F so Im guessing we wont even have to deal with much freezing until late tonight if the moisture stays on the roads...

[Anonymous.]

Heaviest wave of precipitation is done for C OK. We will see some backside redevelopment of wrap-around showers and freezing drizzle heading into the evening. Elevated surfaces and bridges will be the things to watch.

[OKC Guy]

Heaviest wave of precipitation is done for C OK. We will see some backside redevelopment of wrap-around showers and freezing drizzle heading into the evening. Elevated surfaces and bridges will be the things to watch.

Once it passes will roads dry up overnight? Or will morning be tricky roads?

[Anonymous.]

That is my post. I wasn’t attacking you. Just clarifying that nothing was dodged. The forecast was correct on this storm from the very beginning. I posted on the 14th of February that next Tuesday (today) there would be a chance of winter precipitation and it did not appear significant. I mentioned several times here that there would be one major wave of heavy precipitation and then drizzle afterward. That is what we got. Sorry my post earlier wasn’t clear enough, i will remember next time to be more thorough with details. Again, this post is not in anyway written sarcastic or angry as an attack. I appreciate the feedback.

February 14:

The cold air is delayed to tonight. So yes, we will likely see temperatures in the low 70s. Then the cold air blasts through at nightfall and OKC will barely get over freezing for Friday and Saturday. Sunday we will recover slightly before getting another reinforcement heading into next week. Chance of some precipitation still showing up Tuesday into Wednesday, right now it does not look significant.

[stile99]

Maybe he means me, but I don't see how a reasonable person could see it as anything other than an attack on Mike Morgan. Other than as noted, differing definition of relevant terms.

To answer the question on the table, the ground isn't frozen solid but neither is it that warm. One would be wise to assume there will be slick spots.

[Sirsteve]

Maybe he means me, but I don't see how a reasonable person could see it as anything other than an attack on Mike Morgan. Other than as noted, differing definition of relevant terms.

To answer the question on the table, the ground isn't frozen solid but neither is it that warm. One would be wise to assume there will be slick spots.

All i know is that i work at Tinker and we got another day off even though in MWC the roads are fine so i am happy they thought it was going to be bad enough to close the base......smh

[Mel]

It's still a mix of sleet and drizzle in Mustang. The School has not been closed for tomorrow, but I'm sure they are waiting on overnight precip. The amount of Cars parked on Neighborhood Streets is ridiculous. I don't blame them for not wanting to send a Bus down them.

[Anonymous.]

Temperatures rebounding nicely ahead of the next storm. Which is right on the doorstep. It looks like most impacts at this time will be felt across KS. Any major impacts to the main body of OK will be dependent on a dramatic shift in track that is more E to W as opposed to S to N.

So the result will very likely be light rain chances Friday afternoon into Saturday afternoon. Saturday will also be particularly windy.

[bchris02]

Does anybody have any prediction for when we might see a pattern shift away from this wet, cold rut we've been stuck in since what seems like November? Looking at the next 10 days it looks like things will remain well below normal, with the warmest days barely making it to the seasonal averages. Most days will average 10-20 degrees below normal if not colder.

OKC winters typically have plenty of days in the 60s and 70s but we've not really seen that this year. This winter reminds me a lot of my early childhood living in north central Missouri.

[brian72]

Does anybody have any prediction for when we might see a pattern shift away from this wet, cold rut we've been stuck in since what seems like November? Looking at the next 10 days it looks like things will remain well below normal, with the warmest days barely making it to the seasonal averages. Most days will average 10-20 degrees below normal if not colder.

OKC winters typically have plenty of days in the 60s and 70s but we've not really seen that this year. This winter reminds me a lot of my early childhood living in north central Missouri.

I'm with you. this winter sucks and is slowly dragging into Spring

[Bunty]

This winter sucks and is slowly dragging into Spring

Might as well count our blessings that it hasn't been worse from no big ice or snow storms in central Oklahoma. No record lows.

[Anonymous.]

Light rain and maybe a rumble of thunder still on tap for late tonight (midnight+). This will be a line or wave of rain coming in from the southwest. After that Saturday will be pretty miserable with highs in the low 50s, but a very strong NW wind on the backside of the low.

Sunday through Tuesday will be less wind, with highs in the 50s. Some more cold air tries to come down for Wednesday next week, possibly some light moisture accompanying it. After that, it looks like the following weekend we get some more cold air and potential winter precipitation. But obviously that is very far out and things will change a lot.

[Anonymous.]

A few quick moving showers coming through OKC now.

[OKC Guy]

Check out this live wind map. Works great on iphone I assume it works on other platforms:

http://hint.fm/wind/

[macfoucin]

Check out this live wind map. Works great on iphone I assume it works on other platforms:

http://hint.fm/wind/

I like it! Here's another pretty cool wind visualization site.

https://www.ventusky.com/

[Jeepnokc]

Maybe doesn't exactly fit here but not sure where to place and not worthy of own thread. I drove to weatherford yesterday and all of the windmills were non operational. Do they shut down if the wind gets to high?

[OKC Guy]

Maybe doesn't exactly fit here but not sure where to place and not worthy of own thread. I drove to weatherford yesterday and all of the windmills were non operational. Do they shut down if the wind gets to high?

Short answer is yes. If you wanna geek out here is a link showing all kinds of info about wind loads and havic they can cause:

https://www.windpowerengineering.com...e-drivetrains/

[Jeepnokc]

Short answer is yes. If you wanna geek out here is a link showing all kinds of info about wind loads and havic they can cause:

https://www.windpowerengineering.com...e-drivetrains/

Interesting read and learned something new today Thanks

[OKC Guy]

According to NOAA we have some cold/wet weather coming over next week. Chance are still low but the temps are gonna be cold:

Tuesday Night
A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday
A chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 37. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night
A slight chance of freezing drizzle before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 29.

Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 18.

Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 32.

[Anonymous.]

Cold front teetering back and forth just NW of the I-44 corridor currently. We Should see it gain some momentum after lunchtime today and push through OKC, dropping temperatures into the 30s.

Then we will likely see fog and drizzle develop along and behind the front, some of it freezing obviously where it is 32F and below. The best chance for freezing drizzle in OKC is Wednesday night.

[OKC Guy]

What about next Mon/Tue it seems we have a chance of snow and temps nkt avove freezing for 2-3 days.

[okatty]

Interesting little front! NW OKC dropped fast. I see that El Reno is 21 degrees and Shawnee is 50.

[Anonymous.]

Front came through OKC a little earlier than forecast. It is already very cold and will stay this way through Thursday. Strong southerly winds will shoot temperatures up into the 50s on Friday. Then temperatures will plummet Saturday into Sunday. This will continue into next week with some snow potential Sunday into Monday. At this time, it does not appear to be significant.