March 2024
WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2024
0331L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/06/24 *Slight chance for some light fog around the area this morning. This will give way to mostly sunny skies later today. Thursday, we “could “see some rain activity. Not holding my breath yet but hopefully it does occur. Thursday evening we may actually have to deal with heavy thunderstorms. We’ll wait and see on this one for now. *The Fire Danger remains low BUT be careful if you [...]
TUESDAY MARCH 5, 2024
0330L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/05/24 *A weak front pushed through the area yesterday and is hung up in southeastern Oklahoma due to a weak surface low over northeastern Texas. Per guidance, that low should push out during the day taking the front with it. For the rest of the week, we do have several chances for possibly some thunderstorm/rain activity. Confidence isn’t high on this but the chance does exist. We’ll see what [...]
MONDAY MARCH 4, 2024
0335L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/04/24 *Warm with a little wind and mostly sunny. We are expecting a front to push through the area around mid-day or so, but we aren’t expecting any rainfall with this front. The next chance for any rain will be later on Thursday into Friday per guidance. We’ll see what happens. Otherwise, we look good for the week. The fire danger is elevated today and should be in the [...]
SUNDAY MARCH 3, 2024
0340L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/03/24 *We have been upgraded from a Fire Weather Watch to a RED FLAG WARNING in effect from 12 noon until 9 pm this evening. Winds gusting upwards of 35 mph along with low humidity around 12%, and temps around 80 will help aid in wildfire activity. For those that did controlled burns yesterday, please go back out and make sure the body and perimeters of your burn are [...]
SATURDAY MARCH 2, 2024
0345L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/02/24 *A Fire Weather Watch has been dropped for today and is in effect for Sunday at noon through midnight for Garfield and Grant Counties. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for counties to our west today and tomorrow. We are under a Dense Fog Advisory until 10 am this morning. * Winds will be increasing today so we ask that NO controlled burning take place today through [...]
FRIDAY MARCH 1, 2024
0325L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 03/01/24 FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY PM. *There is a possibility of some fog around this morning and visibility may be hindered. If this occurs, slow down and arrive at your destination safely. We will become mostly clear by this afternoon. Winds will be southerly 5- 10 mph today with possibly higher gusts. Saturday, winds will increase dramatically and the fire danger will return [...]
February 2024
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 29, 2024
0322L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/29/24 *There is a very slight chance for rain here this afternoon. IF it occurs, It won’t amount to much per guidance. Personally, I’d like to see enough to knock the dirt out of the air. We will be a little warmer today than yesterday as a trough pushes through the area. Winds will come back today with some gusts upwards of 30 mph. *This weekend is shaping up [...]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2024
0320L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/28/24 *Tuesday was an interesting day. Winds gusting to near 60, dirt flying everywhere, and smoke from the fires in NW Oklahoma and from the fires in Texas that blew in with the wind. There were several smaller fires here in town and around the county but responders were able to respond quickly and stop those from spreading. As per the fires out west, Forestry is in charge of [...]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2024
0325L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/27/24 *RED FLAG FIRE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11AM UNTIL 8PM THIS EVENING- Winds-25-35 MPH gusting to 55 MPH, Humidity-as low as 17%, Temps- into the Mid-80’s. WX conditions are Critical today. There is also a WIND ADVISORY in effect from 9 am this morning until midnight tonight. IF YOU SEE SMOKE OR FIRE, CALL 911. *Due to the warning today, we ask that there be NO CONTROLLED BURNING. [...]
MONDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2024
0325L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/26/24 *FIRE WEATHER has taken over since humidity will be very low, winds will be fairly high, and temps will be around the 80 degree mark. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect from TUESDAY morning through Tuesday evening. The danger today is ELEVATED but tomorrow could end up being a rough day in the CRITICAL ZONE. Tuesday night, we’ll have a strong cold front move in dropping temps [...]
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2024
0355L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/25/24 *Sunny with fairly light winds is in store for today. Winds will be variable at times but will return to southerly later tonight. This said, here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Sunny. Highs in the mid-70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north this afternoon. Tonight- Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. *Several fires occurred yesterday as units from [...]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2024
0303L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/24/24 *Looks like the next 4 days will be warm with temps in the 70s over the weekend and possibly the low 80s by mid-day Monday. Winds should average 5-10 mph over the weekend and then we’ll see an increase on Monday through Tuesday with gusts upwards of 25 – 40 mph on Tuesday. Tuesday evening, a cold front pushes in and drops temps back down into the 40s [...]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2024
0310L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/23/24 *First things first. The cell phone outage was NOT caused by sun flare activity per Space Weather officials. You can go here to read their information. https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ I do get alerts when flares occur but so far none have been strong enough to cause cell phone outages. A major explosion on the sun COULD cause what we call an electromagnetic pulse. It would have to be very large [...]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2024
0320L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/22/24 *Cooler today as we will have a weak cold front move through early this morning. North-northwest winds of 15-20 with gusts into the 30s are expected. Lower humidity and dew point temps will help the FIRE DANGER exist today and tomorrow. It will lessen over the weekend and increase next week. Stay aware of your surroundings and report any smoke or fire that you see. Temperature-wise, we’ll be [...]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2024
0310L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/21/24 *Another nice day but again with some wind. We are expecting a shortwave trough to move through the area today bringing some high clouds and dryer air. Winds shouldn’t exceed 20 mph as this occurs but there is a slight chance for thunderstorms just to our east and northeast. We’ll see how that develops as the day wears on. We’ll have a front push through overnight tonight shifting [...]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2024
0250L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/20/24 *The warming trend will continue but with increasing winds. As we continue this trend, the fire danger will increase. As it appears right now, a cold front will push in on Thursday but we’ll remain above normal on temps but winds will be quite strong out of the NNW. Use caution if working with anything related to fire. *SPEAKING OF FIRE, controlled burning should not occur if winds [...]
MONDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2024
0300L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/19/24 *This is going to be a really nice week. High temps in the 60s and 70s with overnight lows in the upper 30s to upper 40s. There will be a few wind shifts but overall, no real issues, at least weather-wise. *Quick reminder, since the weather will be very nice this week, pay close attention to traffic laws and don’t text and drive. The other thing is to [...]
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2024
0300L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/18/24 *Warmer today and for the rest of the 7 day period. It will be mostly sunny this week and temps by Wednesday could reach into the mid 70’s. There will be a few boundaries move through the area but they will only bring a wind shift and small change in temps. *Overall, this week looks real good so get out and enjoy while you can! Here is your [...]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2024
0255L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/17/24 *Colder temps, strong winds, and cloudy conditions will continue for a while today. Winds will slowly lay down as the day moves forward and by evening should become southeast at 5 mph or so. Temps will only make it up to the upper 30’s and the wind chill will range from the mid-teens early this morning to the upper 20’s by evening then dropping once again overnight. There [...]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2024
0310L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/16/24 *Colder temps, strong winds, and cloudy conditions are expected today. Temps may only reach the low 40’s along with wind gusts upwards to 35 mph by mid-afternoon. Not expecting any precip during the day but there may be flurries in far NW Oklahoma tonight. *It will be cold tonight with temps in the 20’s and wind chill temps in the low teens so make sure all winter precautions [...]