Mild Temperatures Return For The Final Weekend Of 2024
A big warming trend is on the way as we reach the final days of the year, but we still have some more gloomy weather to get through first!
We are hopeful for at least a few late afternoon sun breaks to push our Friday highs into the upper 50s as a light southwesterly wind arrives. Where the clouds continue to linger, some additional sprinkles or drizzle will be possible.
Cloudy Skies and Weekend Storms
Overcast conditions will take back over Friday night into Saturday morning as our next fast-moving storm system strengthens over the Southern Plains. And surprise, surprise: Foggy conditions may once again be an issue across eastern Oklahoma early Saturday morning. Widely scattered showers will break back out during the day Saturday as an area of low pressure strengthens across eastern Oklahoma. We may have to watch for one or two strong storms in far southeastern Oklahoma, but a much higher severe weather threat will unfold outside of our viewing area in the southeastern United States.
A Sunny Sunday and Warming Trend
Sunday looks like the long-awaited pay-off for us having to endure several cloudy, dreary days! Sunshine returns on Sunday and temperatures will warm nicely into the mid-60s. And as south winds ramp up on Monday, the warming trend really crescendos as highs soar into the upper 60s!
A Chilly New Year’s Forecast
After that, winter will start to make its presence felt again. A strong cold front arrives late Monday night with seasonably chilly weather settling in for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. This looks like the beginning of a trend toward colder weather as we begin the month of January. More to come on that!
Emergency Info: Outages Across Oklahoma:
Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric cooperatives, many of which have overlapping areas of coverage. Below is a link to various outage maps.
Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map
Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Outage Map — (Note Several Smaller Co-ops Included)
The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0dCHRWMFjs4fEPKLqTLjvy
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