November 2023
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2023
0315L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/24/23 *I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving day! We’ve had another cold front push through and temps will be about 15-20 degrees cooler today and it will be windy. No precipitation is expected today. *The bottom falls out on Saturday as previously stated in past posts. Snow is expected in NW Oklahoma and we might see a mix of snow and freezing rain. Impacts here would be on bridges [...]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2023
0255L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/23/23 *HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! We’ll have a nice day to celebrate and then the bottom starts to drop out. A cold front will traverse the region this afternoon lowering temps for tomorrow into the 40s. Another front with much colder air will move in SATURDAY bringing a chance for some snow. It may start out as rain then transition over to snow. We’ll see how this verifies. See the graphics [...]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2023
0335L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/22/23 *Enjoy the next several days before the colder air arrives. We’ll have a front push in on Thursday evening and another stronger front on Saturday evening. Depending on moisture, we could see some snow flurries overnight Saturday night into Sunday morning. The main issues could be ice that forms on the roads overnight as light rain transitions to light snow and the wind chill. We expect overnight wind chill [...]
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2023
0315L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/21/23 *It’s going to get cooler then colder as we move through the week. I received several calls yesterday about whether we would get a lot of winter precip this weekend and here is that answer: as of now, NO. Many variables have to come together before winter precip occurs and if it does, it would most likely be light and during the overnight hours. The systems that will be [...]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2023
0325L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/20/23 There will NOT be a voice siren test today in Enid. *Another rainy day as this storm system slowly moves through the area. Expect cloudy conditions and rain at times, similar to yesterday along with gusty winds. The cool front should push into the area by roughly 6 am. *Overall, we’ll be ok so here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN; Today- A slight chance of thunderstorms this morning. [...]
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2023
0320L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/19/23 *We are in a MARGINAL Risk area for strong to severe weather later today and tonight. If storms occur, quarter size hail and winds to 60 are possible. Storms should mainly occur later today and tonight but there could be a few during the earlier daytime hours too. *Several fronts will come through this week beginning Monday morning. Winds will become northerly and be quite gusty. They will shift [...]
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2023
0310L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/18/23 *High temps in the mid-60s will prevail as we move through today and then we’ll see a gradual drop in temps for Sunday through the rest of the week. There is a Marginal Risk for thunderstorms Sunday morning through the day into Monday but chances are nominal right now. Rain chances will be around for several days this up and coming week. We’ll see what happens. *Winds will be [...]
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
0315L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/17/23 *The cold front has entered the area shifting the winds from the south to the north. No rain is expected today with this front here but we will experience lower temps and gusty winds. Skies should generally remain clear for the most part so we’ll have a nice day, just with gusty winds. * Winds should shift back from the south Saturday morning and become fairly strong through Sunday [...]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2023
0300L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/16/23 *Windy conditions will occur this afternoon as a cool front moves our way. It appears that the front won’t push into the area until early Friday morning. This front will bring us back down to seasonal temps. Winds will increase around mid-morning and we could see gusts upwards of 30 mph or so. The front, as stated, will move in early Friday morning switching winds to northerly with some [...]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2023
0335L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/15/23 *Another nice day today, the winds increase Thursday, and then a front pushes in late Thursday night or early Friday morning. Winds will shift, becoming northerly and quite gusty. Monday will bring in a few other changes but I’ll wait to talk about those as the forecast verifies. *Other than the above, enjoy one last day of warm temps and then the cool down occurs. Overall, we’ll be ok [...]
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2023
0315L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/14/23 *Slight chance there may be some fog around this morning. If it occurs, drive according to conditions, and use caution. *Tranquil weather will continue so we can enjoy the warmth for several more days. If you can get outside, do so as you all know temps will plummet in a few weeks as winter slowly takes a grip on the region, mainly after Thanksgiving. *We are expecting a cold [...]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2023
0255L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/13/23 *VOICE SIREN TEST TODAY AT NOON HERE IN ENID. *Tranquil weather will be in place for the week. Daytime highs will be in the mid to upper 60s to around the 70 degree mark. We’ll have a weak front that will push into the area early on Friday with generally a wind shift. Another front over the weekend will bring a chance for rain. Don’t hold your breath yet [...]
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2023
0300-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/12/23 *Skies will remain mostly clear and we should be up into the mid to upper 60s. As it appears per guidance, we should maintain temps in the mid to upper 60s all week. There is a chance we could see 70 by Thursday. That said, another cold front is expected late Thursday into Friday but as it appears right now, it shouldn’t affect temps too much. We’ll see what [...]
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2023
0310L-SATURDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/11/23 *PER GUIDANCE FROM THE NWS- A few sprinkles continue to fall mainly across northern OK early this morning as a shortwave trough and just enough moisture, lifts northeastward toward the OK/KS border. Other weak returns are noted over northern TX within a zone of low level isentropic ascent. This light precipitation should end near or just after daybreak, and cloud cover will slowly diminish behind the feature aloft by [...]
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2023
0258L-FRIDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/10/23 *Cool with light northerly winds are in store for the next several days. With humidity and dew point temps in the low category, dry and dead foliage all around the area, the Fire Danger is a little higher. It’s still in the low category but it won’t take much to get one going. Use caution if working with anything related to fire. Call 911 if you make that mistake [...]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2023
0300L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/09/23 *The cooler weather looks to stick around for the foreseeable future so we can now get used to the cooler temps. It really isn’t that bad for November so far, so we can expect our high temps in the 50s and 60s for the next week and lows will be down into the 30s and 40s. Winds will depend on boundaries that float through the area but overall, not [...]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2023
0310L-WEDNESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/08/23 *The transition from warm weather to cooler weather begins today. We’ll climb into the upper 60s to low 70s by the time the front gets here. Winds this morning will become southwesterly first then come around to northwesterly with gusts upwards of 25-30 mph. The front should arrive between 10 am and 1 pm give or take. The colder air will start to push in this afternoon. *Colder temps [...]
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2023
0300L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/07/23 *DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOW UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING* *We have a surface trough across the area this morning that may be a focus point for fog around daybreak. Some areas may see visibilities down to around ¼ of a mile. If this occurs here, slow down and use caution while driving. After sunrise, the fog will lessen and we’ll see a pretty nice day with [...]
MONDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2023
0325L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/06/23 STORM SIREN TEST IN ENID TODAY AT NOON. THIS WILL BE THE 3 MINUTE TEST OF ALL SIRENS. *Another nice day of warm temps and light southerly winds. The winds may shift a bit as a trough moves through the region later today but other than that, nice warm weather. The cool down will occur after a strong front pushes in on Wednesday then temps will drop down into [...]
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2023
0240L-SUNDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-11/05/23 DID YOU SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK? IF NOT, YOUR GONNA BE LATE SOMEWHERE!! *Warm temps will continue and increase some through mid-morning on Wednesday when a cold front will move through the area. Not expecting any rainfall. This front will knock us back down into the 50s for highs and into the low to mid 30’s for lows. There is a good chance we’ll see close to 80 degree [...]
