December 2024
MONDAY DECEMBER 30, 2024
MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/30/24 *A cold front is moving our way. This will cause winds to increase during the day starting this morning. Wind gusts are expected to be pretty strong mostly this morning. As drier air moves in along with stronger winds, we’ll be in an elevated fire danger from noon until roughly 5pm. We ask that anyone planning a controlled burn today to cancel it due to low humidity and [...]
SUNDAY DECEMBER 29, 2024
SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/29/24 DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 0900L THIS MORNING. Use EXTREME caution if driving. *A nice day is expected as the fog should burn off by mid to late morning giving us a chance to see clear skies and we should warm up into the 60s. Winds should average around 5-10 mph. Monday will be a different story as winds will pick up dramatically. Overall, we’ll be ok [...]
SATURDAY DECEMBER 28, 2024
SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/28/24 *It’s going to warm up! We’ll be in the 50s today and then warm up into the 60s for Sunday and Monday, then the bottom falls out with highs Tuesday through Friday in the upper 40s. Overnight lows will average in the low 30s. By late week, lows will be in the upper 20s. Winds on Monday into Tuesday will be northerly with some gusts upwards of 30 [...]
FRIDAY DECEMBER 27, 2024
FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/27/24 DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11AM THIS MORNING. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. *Cloudy, foggy, and drizzly conditions similar to yesterday are on the plate today. There is an outside chance we’ll see the sun so we’ll see what happens there. We are expecting a front on Saturday and another one on Tuesday. No measurable precip is expected. The Tuesday front will bring us down to seasonal [...]
THURSDAY DECEMBER 26, 2024
0255L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/26/24 DENSE FOG ADVISORY in effect until 10am this morning. Use EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING! We’ll be cloudy for the most part this morning then we could see partly sunny skies this afternoon. There is also a chance for showers today too. We’ll see what happens. Overall, we’ll be ok. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Patchy fog this morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of sprinkles. [...]
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25, 2024
WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/25/24 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! HAVE A SUPER DAY! DENSE FOG ADVISORY in effect until 11am this morning. BE CAREFUL -if fog is in your area and temps are at or below 32 degrees, there may be freezing fog. The roads may look ok but there may be a glaze of ice. USE EXTREME CAUTION while walking and driving!! The weather today will be cloudy for the most part but [...]
TUESDAY DECEMBER 24, 2024
0310L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/24/24 *WET today with chances for some light showers. This will keep the allergens down a bit. Temps will average in the 50’s, so not too cold out there. The shortwave producing this rain will move out later this evening and then another one is expected late in the day on Wednesday. Overall, we’ll be ok. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Cloudy. A chance of showers [...]
MONDAY DECEMBER 23, 2024
THE GCEM.ORG WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED IN JANUARY. UNTIL THEN, WE WILL CONTINUE TO POST. MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/23/24 *There is a Dense Fog Advisory in Harper and Woods counties this morning. This advisory might be expanded so if traveling west/northwest, keep this in mind and be careful. Otherwise for us, cloudy with a chance for drizzle today with highs in the 50’s. There is actually a chance for rain tonight into [...]
SUNDAY DECEMBER 8, 2024
NOTICE: THIS WILL BE THE LAST POST ON THIS SITE UNTIL WE REVAMP THE WEBSITE SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/8/24 *A cold front is slowly moving our way so it will be a bit windy. We could see gusts upwards of 30 mph. The front is forecast to move through the area around 2 am Monday morning. Still, no rain in the forecast. We will cool off a little with highs in the [...]
SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 2024
SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/7/24 *We will be serving temperatures up near 60 degrees today but with gusty southerly winds upwards of 25 mph. What we gain in temps will be taken out by the winds. It should remain mostly sunny so get out of the wind and enjoy the north side of your property. *Rain is still expected down south so if you travel down that way, just be careful. Nothing severe [...]
FRIDAY DECEMBER 6, 2024
FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/6/24 *After a cold night, we’ll warm up into the upper 40s to low 50s for today and we’ll hover around 50 to 60 degree high temps over the weekend. The only issue will be the winds. Keep a jacket with you though. Rain is in the forecast for the southern half of the state so if you plan on heading south, just be prepared. We’ll have another cold [...]
THURSDAY DECEMBER 5, 2024
THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/5/24 *Colder air is infiltrating our region. This comes in the wake of the front that pushed in yesterday. This cooler air will bring daytime temps down into the low 40’s for today and our low temps tonight will end up in the 20’s. That said, winds on Friday will become southerly bringing warmer air in for the weekend. It looks really nice right now. Enjoy the day! Overall, [...]
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2024
WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/4/24 *A cold front will move through the area today dropping high temps for tomorrow. A warmup is expected over the weekend with mostly clear skies but there will be some windy days ahead when temps rise up into the 50s. Even though temps are up and down, it could be worse so get out there and enjoy the warmer temps, just stay out of the wind on Sunday [...]
TUESDAY DECEMBER 3, 2024
TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/3/24 *Several fronts will be affecting the area this week. No rain is forecast for us right now as it should remain in southern and southeastern Oklahoma. The warmest days of this week looks to be today and then this weekend. We’ll see how that pans out. Our overnight temps will be cold though. Overall, we’ll be ok so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Sunny. [...]
MONDAY DECEMBER 2, 2024
MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/2/24 *Cooler today as a reinforcing cold front pushes through the area this morning. Another front is expected on Wednesday but should remain dry. We remain in an abnormally dry portion of the drought. The graph shows half of the county clear of any drought as we’re still drying out from all that rain we received. We have had a record number of tornadoes this year in the NWS [...]
SUNDAY DECEMBER 1, 2024
SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 12/1/24 *Warm days and cold nights are in store. No precip is expected but we will see a few fronts work through the area this week with one later this evening. Other than this, lots of sunshine and very light winds. Get outside and enjoy some fresh air. Overall, we’ll be ok so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Sunny. Highs around 50. South winds around 5 [...]
November 2024
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2024
SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 11/30/24 *We are gradually warming up and as it looks right now, we’ll see high temps in the upper 40s to the upper 50s this week. Low temps will average in the upper 20s to low 30s. There isn’t any rain in the forecast for us, for the foreseeable future. For today, a lot of sunshine with warmer temperatures. A cool front will push in today shifting winds from [...]
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2024
0300L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 11/29/24 *Today will be a touch warmer than yesterday with winds returning from the south. It looks like the next 7 days will be similar to today so get out and enjoy some sunshine. It’s actually good for you. Overall, we’ll be ok so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight- Mostly clear. Cold with [...]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2024
0250L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 11/28/24 HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE. HAVE A BLESSED DAY! *We should be mostly sunny with light northerly winds. Tonight, we’ll be in the low 20s but should recover nicely with high temps into the low 50s on Friday. The weekend looks ok so far. There isn’t anything on the horizon that looks detrimental to us so get outside today, with a jacket, and enjoy the day. Don’t eat too much [...]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2024
0305L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 11/27/24 *Another cold front will push in this morning bringing a low chance for very light precipitation later this afternoon into the evening hours. If any precip occurs, we don’t expect any impacts. This front will bring colder air with it so Thanksgiving Day will be chilly. Friday morning will be much colder so make sure you take all cold air precautions. We’ll have another front come in on [...]