First Alert Forecast (12/17 PM)

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) –

Another chilly evening forward with clear skies and light-weight winds out of the south at 5-10 mph and morning lows within the mid 20s. This could also be laborious to imagine, however in comparison with what we are going to expertise late subsequent week, you may look again on tonight as “warm”. I do know, that’s an absurd factor to say right here within the Southern Plains, and sure tonight remains to be going to be chilly, however when you’re already having a tricky time dealing with this climate, you aren’t prepared for what’s in retailer.

Tomorrow will likely be just like as we speak, although with some slight variations in winds and cloud protection. Temperatures will finally high out within the low 50s, aided considerably by winds out of the south at 10-15 mph. We will begin out principally sunny, with clouds constructing in to turn out to be practically overcast within the late afternoon. There is an opportunity for some remoted showers tomorrow evening heading into Monday morning, with the very best protection for southern and jap counties.

A few chilly fronts will transfer via subsequent week, with the primary sweeping via Tuesday morning. This will lower daytime temperatures into the low/mid 40s with principally cloudy skies on Tuesday and Wednesday. The second and way more intense chilly entrance will blow via on Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. Because of how shortly the entrance will blast via, together with there being a powerful atmospheric stress gradient over the Central and Southern Plains, winds on Thursday will likely be out of the north at 20-30 mph, with gusts as much as 40-50 mph!

The vital temperature drop would be the essential story for subsequent week, as it will likely be so chilly so instantly, {that a} First Alert Weather Day is already in impact for Thursday and Friday. High temperatures on each days will likely be within the low/mid 20s, even colder than tonight’s morning lows (see what I meant about pondering this could possibly be thought of “warm”). Speaking of lows, the morning temperatures Thursday – Saturday will likely be within the teenagers and single digits. This doesn’t even keep in mind the wind chills, which will likely be extraordinarily chilly behind the 40-50 mph wind gusts we’ll probably see on Thursday. By Thursday afternoon, wind chills will drop into the NEGATIVES. That’s proper, it’s going to really feel under zero, with wind chills solely warming again into the teenagers and single digits by Friday afternoon, and never even growing again into the 20s till Saturday afternoon.

Looking out to the vacation weekend, temperatures will heat again above freezing within the afternoon on Christmas Eve with partly cloudy skies. On Christmas Day, sky protection will likely be principally sunny with daytime temperatures nonetheless cool, solely topping out within the low/mid 40s. At least we will likely be practically recovered by then and it’ll nonetheless really feel prefer it’s winter subsequent Sunday.

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