February 2024
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 [...]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2024
0305L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/15/24 *A weak cold front has traversed the area and it will be a bit windy through mid-day. It should remain sunny and winds will settle down becoming east-southeasterly later this afternoon. A stronger front will push in Friday morning and bring much cooler air with Saturday morning lows dropping into the mid 20’s. Wind chill temps could drop into the teens. Temps will increase slowly into next week [...]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2024
0300L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/14/24 *Today is going to be a really nice day except for the wind. We could see gusts upwards of 35mph. That said, we will also have a front push in late tonight but it won’t amount to much with only a wind shift and a very slight temperature difference. Friday, a stronger front will bring colder temps into the area. We don’t expect any precip with either front [...]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2024
0255L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/13/24 *Enjoy the next few days with nice warm temps and then we’ll deal with 2 cold fronts. One will come through later Wednesday night and the other on Friday. The Friday front will bring much colder temps and we could see windchill temps down in the teens on Saturday and Sunday. High temps over the weekend look to remain in the 40’s and 50’s. *As stated, get out [...]
MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2024
0320L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/12/24 *The weekend is over so the sun will return as soon as the clouds move out today. Enjoy the sunshine this week as temps will average in the upper 50s to low 60s. We’ll be in the low 50s today. Other than this info, not too much today weather-wise so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to [...]
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2024
0315L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/11/24 *The forecast seems to keep changing some so here it is, we will most likely have some shower activity today and tonight and as we move into and near freezing, we’ll see some snow. How much snow? Again, storm track is important. Per guidance, in our area, we may see only 1 inch or less. If the track deviates northward, we could receive more. This is about it [...]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2024
0310L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/10/24 *There are no watches or advisories for our area as of 0245L this morning. The storm track appears to be taking a southerly track meaning that heavier snow will occur to our southwest. This said, we could see around an ½ to 1 inch of snow but it won’t occur until we drop down to freezing temps which may not be until early Monday morning even if then. [...]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2024
0245L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/09/24 DOWNLOAD OUR GARFIELD COUNTY EM APP AND KEEP UP WITH ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS FROM US AND THE NWS/NORMAN. *TODAY, will be another nice warm day with gusty west-southwest winds. The Fire Danger still exists so there should be NO controlled burning today. This evening, we’ll have a cold front push in dropping temps down to near normal. Temps overnight tonight will remain in the mid 30’s. *SATURDAY- as [...]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2024
0315L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/08/24 *Mostly sunny with strong winds is basically the weather today. Winds will shift from southeasterly to west-southwest bringing in some dryer air. This will bring the Fire Danger into play. Even though ERC value, energy release component, is low, this will be a mitigating factor. Either way, today is NOT A GOOD DAY for any controlled burning. Overall, we may see the warmest day of the week with [...]
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2024
0305L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/07/24 *Windy today as a trough out west moves our way. This will allow for the wind gradient to tighten and we can expect wind gusts upwards of 35 mph by mid-day. Winds will remain gusty through the day and overnight then we’ll add a chance for showers. The chance will remain at about 20% for now. * A front pushes in and through the area Friday night into [...]
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2024
0240L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/06/24 *DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10AM THIS MORNING. If fog occurs, use extreme caution on bridges and overpasses and if we drop below freezing, watch out for slick spots out there. We will warm up today and the winds become southerly early this morning. Winds will average around 10 mph. This said, here is your forecast for today from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Patchy fog this morning. [...]
MONDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2024
0310L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/05/24 *After a rainy and dreary day yesterday, we should see sunshine today through at least mid-week. We will also warm back up. Mid-week will bring a chance for rain again but it won’t last too long. There may be some fog around after sunrise so if visibility is low, slow down while driving. *Not too much to go over this morning so overall, we’ll be ok. Here is [...]
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2024
0300L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/04/24 *Showers are in the forecast for this morning and slowly diminishing this afternoon. They will be spotty but nothing dramatic. Cloudy skies probably won’t give way to some sunshine as it did yesterday but Monday we should clear up and remain clear for several days. *Winds will be north-northeasterly increasing throughout the day. Some gusts could be upwards of 25 mph. Overall, we’ll be ok so here is [...]
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2024
0300L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/03/24 *Thunderstorms and earthquakes. That’s been a while! The earthquake ended up being a 5.1 about 5 miles NW of Prague and it was approximately 3.6 miles deep. They had quite a swarm down there. It will be interesting to see what they come up with for the cause. Here, we just had some wind, rain, noise, and many felt the earthquake. If anyone sustained damage, let us know [...]
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2024
0315L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/02/24 *We are in a GENERAL RISK AREA for thunderstorms starting later this afternoon into the evening and overnight hours. Severe weather isn’t expected BUT will be prevalent out west, southwest, and south of us. The graphics attached will change during the day especially if storm track or intensities for our area change. All this said, we will see some thunderstorm activity and possibly some rainfall upwards of 1 [...]
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2024
0305L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 02/01/24 *There is a slight chance for a few sprinkles early this morning due to a trough moving through the area. Nothing to worry about today. Skies will become partly cloudy and winds will increase as the day wears on. Expect another warm day but windy. Friday will be transition day to a rainy pattern for the weekend. There is a chance we might not see much rain depending [...]
January 2024
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31, 2024
0245L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 01/31/24 *Warm temps will continue today and Thursday with highs closer to 70. The only stick in the spokes is the wind. Gusts will be upwards of 20-25 today and near 30 mph Thursday and Friday. Remember that we have a storm system coming in later on Friday and a cold front that should arrive early Sunday morning. Winds on Sunday will become northerly 15-25 gusting to 30. *There [...]
TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 2024
TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 01/30/24 *Get ready for another nice day. The weather should stay a lot like yesterday for the week until Friday afternoon when rain returns to the area. The only thing today is that winds will be northwesterly around 5 to 10 mph along with sunshine. Winds will become southerly on Wednesday. *For this weekend, as stated above, rain chances increase Friday afternoon through Saturday and should end on Sunday [...]
