How Cold Will It Be In Oklahoma This Sunday?
· NewsTalk 1290Another arctic blast will impact Oklahoma this weekend, and it's going to be bitter cold across the state, particularly on Sunday, Dec. 14. Breezy north winds will have Oklahoma feeling like it's well-below freezing.
According to the National Weather Service in Norman, a strong cold front with breezy winds will impact Oklahoma this weekend. The cold front is expected to move in late Saturday or early Sunday.
Wind chills will be in the single digits Sunday morning across Oklahoma.
If you're going outside for any reason Sunday morning, you'll want to bundle up in several layers. Wind chills Sunday morning will be in the single digits across Oklahoma. The coldest wind chills will be in northern Oklahoma where they could see wind chills at four degrees.
Oklahoma will barely reach above freezing by Sunday afternoon.
Oklahoma won't see much of a warm up throughout Sunday. By the afternoon, the high temperature will barely reach the upper 30s.
Oklahoma's temperatures will warm-up by next week.
After Sunday, Oklahoma's temperatures are expected to rebound the week before Christmas. Portions of Oklahoma could see daytime highs reach the upper 60s and low 70s by Wednesday of next week.
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Warming trend across Oklahoma may continue into Christmas.
It's still too early, but people are trying to pin down exactly what the weather will be like in Oklahoma on Christmas. The NOAA is currently expecting the warming trend to continue in its latest eight to 14 day outlook.
Some are still seeing a chance of storms or another round of arctic air. Either way, we're still two weeks away from Christmas, so trying to pin down a forecast is like trying to find Santa in blizzard.
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Oklahoma Cold Weather Checklist
Those first big cold fronts always seem to catch Oklahoma by surprise. In one big swoop, the nearly 100° days turn into sudden freezes overnight. We'll still have warm days here and there throughout winter, but now is as good a time as now to start on your cold weather checklist. Easy small tasks that add up to bother energy savings and comfort in the home. They'll also allow you to avoid the big headaches and repair bills that happen so frequently in our bipolar climate.
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