January 2024
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3, 2024
0400L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 01/03/24 *FREEZING FOG is possible this morning. Read attached graphic. Sunshine and virtually no wind is on the menu for today. Get out and soak in some sunshine if possible and tomorrow before the next front brings in clouds and rainfall. That “should” be late Thursday. We’ll see what happens. *Overall, we’ll be ok so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Patchy freezing fog this morning. Sunny. [...]
TUESDAY JANUARY 2, 2024
0310L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 01/02/24 *Another cool day in the first few days of the new year and the rest of the week looks chilly too. We will have several fronts push through the area this week but precip chances look low right now. Keep in mind that those things can change so we’ll wait and see what happens. *Overall, we’ll be ok so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Mostly [...]
JANUARY 1, 2024
0335L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 01/01/24 *HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE. This will be the year you should take seriously and be as prepared as possible for you and your family. Details in the coming days. Be sure to download our GARFIELD COUNTY EM app. We’ll be working into adding preparedness info into the CityConnect app soon. *Keeping this short and sweet, cold will continue and it’ll be less windy. Cloud cover should be around [...]
December 2023
SUNDAY DECEMBER 31, 2023
0325L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 12/31/23 *Colder air is pushing in as I type this morning since a cold front pushed in late last night. You will notice that temps will be cooler and winds will be stronger thus a chill in the air will occur. This is the last day of 2023 so why not be colder and cloudy? *For January 1st, the weather will be similar to today except winds should become [...]
SATURDAY DECEMBER 30, 2023
0305L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/30/23 *Today will be a really nice day with temps in the 50s and light winds. Enjoy today as we will be cooler then colder as we move into 2024. There is low probability for snow late Tuesday evening. We’ll see what happens on that one. Until then enjoy today. *Overall, we’ll be ok so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid-50s. West [...]
FRIDAY DECEMBER 29, 2023
0300L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/29/23 *Warmer with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. Winds will continue to be gusty, giving us that wind chill feeling. On Saturday, winds will lay down so that affect will be quite a bit less. Winds will increase on Sunday but temps will rise into the mid to upper 50s. We’ll see what happens there. That upper low continues to move east so those effects should be [...]
THURSDAY DECEMBER 28, 2023
0305L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/28/23 *Sunshine will be sketchy as a trough moves through the area. This may bring some light precip to western and northwestern Oklahoma this morning in the form of snow flurries and as we warm into the mid to upper 30s this precip may turn back to rain. Depending on cloud cover, we could see some of this here also. We’ll see what happens as the day progresses. Don’t hold [...]
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27, 2023
0300L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/27/23 *The low pressure system that has haunted us for several days will “slowly” move east today but not far enough to stop the cold intrusions of air around the region. We will continue to deal with it until Friday when it should finally move completely out of the area. Until then, expect gusty winds and colder air at times. *Overall, we’ll be ok just a bit chilly. Here is [...]
TUESDAY DECEMBER 26, 2023
0245L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/26/23 *Today will be nice and partly sunny but again, the winds will be a bit gusty. That will make wind chill an issue. This will be in play most of the week. Highs all week should remain mostly in the 40s and overnight lows will be in the low to mid 20s. This is just a little below what they call average temps so enjoy what we have, it [...]
MONDAY DECEMBER 25, 2023
0320L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/25/23 *MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR ENID AND GARFIELD COUNTY. *Cold and windy is on the menu with strong winds. The front that came through yesterday has much colder air with it and our overnight lows will average in the low to mid 20s this week and highs will average in the low 40s to low 50s. For Christmas Day, windy and partly cloudy at times [...]
SUNDAY DECEMBER 24, 2023
0300L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/24/23 *It’s Christmas Eve and it’s going be a wet and rainy day. Rain will taper off some as the day wears on as we await a cold front that should enter the area sometime this afternoon. Southerly winds will become westerly and then northwesterly with some gusts upwards of 30 mph. Temps overnight tonight will drop into the low to mid 30s. It doesn’t look like we’ll see any [...]
SATURDAY DECEMBER 23, 2023
0330L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/23/23 *DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northern, northwest, southeast, southern, southwest, and western Oklahoma and northern Texas. * WHEN...Until 11 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. FOG this morning along with increasing winds this afternoon. Rain is possible this evening and [...]
FRIDAY DECEMBER 22, 2023
0315L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/22/23 *STAY ALERT TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS WHILE OUT SHOPPING. *Today looks to be warm and still a little humid with south winds around 5 to 10 mph. We should become partly cloudy early then mostly sunny by mid-afternoon. Now, there is a weak front that may make it here this morning but shouldn’t have any major impact on us other than a slight wind shift. This front will wash out [...]
THURSDAY DECEMBER 21, 2023
0320L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/21/23 *Humid and windy as we wait for the storm system out west to move through. We only have a 50/50 chance for rain today and that won’t come into play until sometime this afternoon IF it occurs at all. Per guidance, rainfall should start around 2pm depending on the speed of the system. We’ll have a lull in activity on Friday and then later on Saturday evening, we’ll have [...]
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20, 2023
0310L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/20/23 *Partly cloudy and windy once again today and then a storm system approaches and brings some rainfall to the area by tomorrow late morning. Between Thursday afternoon and Christmas, we may see around an inch of rainfall or so, per guidance. Late Sunday, we’ll have a front push in shifting winds from the NW for Christmas Day. Sorry folks, no snow this Christmas. *Overall, we’ll just deal with the [...]
TUESDAY DECEMBER 19, 2023
0325L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/19/23 *Winds will be increasing with some gusts upwards of 35 mph today and tomorrow. We have a storm system enroute and the pressure gradient is tightening. This will also bring in gulf moisture so it may feel a little humid as the day moves forward. Rain is also in the forecast starting early Thursday morning and mostly lasting through Sunday. There will be periods of no rainfall but rest [...]
MONDAY DECEMBER 18, 2023
0300L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/18/23 ** We will be SILENT TESTING our electronic voice siren system for the remainder of winter. Normal siren testing will resume in March. *A cold front has traversed the area overnight bringing with it northerly winds and cooler air. Winds will be light for the most part and begin to transition back to southerly later today. Warmer temps expected tomorrow but we’ll have increasing winds. Enjoy the day as [...]
SUNDAY DECEMBER 17, 2023
0300L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/17/23 *It will be a little warmer today and there is a slight chance for some fog here in the northern Oklahoma area early this morning. If fog does occur, it should mix out after sunrise. Another front will push in today shifting winds from the NNW but we should remain mostly clear with winds mostly around 10-15 mph after frontal passage. Winds will pick up tonight gusting to around [...]
SATURDAY DECEMBER 16, 2023
0310L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/16/23 SHORT AND SWEET. *The upper low is out of the area and moving into northern Missouri this morning. Skies should clear BUT there is a SLIGHT chance for fog and POSSIBLY some freezing fog. If this occurs, be very careful on higher surfaces like bridges and overpasses as they tend to freeze at around 35 degrees. We should see mostly clear skies but we’ll be a little cooler today [...]
FRIDAY DECEMBER 15, 2023
0315L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-12/15/23 *Rain is occurring this morning as I type. According to my weather station here at home, we have received right at an inch of rain as of 0310 Local time. Rain will continue off and on throughout the day and this storm system will be out of here sometime late this evening or on Saturday morning. *Overall, we’ll be ok so enjoy this rainfall. Here is your forecast from [...]
