KFOR is hyping a major ice storm while Aaron Tuttle is more focused on temps in the -10s (none of the TV mets are forecasting that). News9 currently has a winter mix for Saturday morning and cold but not unheard of temps going into New Years Day. Hoping that is what pans out.

I watched KOCO this morning and I saw them forecast a light mix on Saturday, changing to snow north of I-40 for Sunday, with lows as low as 10º Monday. Ouch, if that pans out.

It is actually snowing lightly right now in Mustang...

Tomorrow's 46 degree high will probably be a good time to prep for the first real stretch of freezing winter weather....

Going to cover all the exterior faucets, place warming coils in the outdoor waterers for the animals and going to cut the water to the sprinkler system and relieve any pressure on the lines. Good day to throw some bags of salt in the back of the truck too. Oh yeah, and move the firewood closer to the house.

^^^This!!!

This has already been one of the biggest cold snaps in a while and looks to be getting worse.

Seems like last winter we had few days even below freezing, let alone down in the teens.

This has already been one of the biggest cold snaps in a while and looks to be getting worse.

Seems like last winter we had few days even below freezing, let alone down in the teens.

There was only one real crazy cold snap where it actually got below freezing last winter. I think it was sometime in Mid-December 2016 where we had highs in the teens and lows in close to -10.

Snowing nice, big, heavy flakes in SW OKC now.

Snowing nice, big, heavy flakes in SW OKC now.

Yep, I can verify that!

We will climb above freezing this afternoon and tomorrow. Then get hit with another surge of cold and dry air. A weak system will sink down with the wave of cold air and will likely induce random pockets of freezing rain and snow throughout anytime from Friday evening through Sunday. Temperatures for NYE festivities will be dangerously low and Monday morning will be pipe-bursting temperatures near zero.

There was only one real crazy cold snap where it actually got below freezing last winter. I think it was sometime in Mid-December 2016 where we had highs in the teens and lows in close to -10.

No, lows in the OKC area were more like between 1 and 5 back then.

I'm in Philly this week, frigid cold here. Rumors saying they may postpone the Mummers Parade on Monday, due to it being the coldest NY in decades. There's also an Eagles game Sunday for those die hard fans.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY - Includes OKC metro area
Areas Affected:
Alfalfa - Beckham - Blaine - Caddo - Canadian - Cleveland - Coal - Comanche - Custer - Dewey - Ellis - Garfield - Garvin - Grady - Grant - Greer - Harmon - Harper - Hughes - Jackson - Kay - Kingfisher - Kiowa - Lincoln - Logan - Major - McClain - Murray - Noble - Oklahoma - Payne - Pontotoc - Pottawatomie - Roger Mills - Seminole - Stephens - Wash ita - Woods - Woodward
Effective: Sat, 12/31 6:00pm Updated: Sat, 12/30 3:43pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Mon, 1/1 6:00pm Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely

Details:

...Freezing drizzle this evening and overnight...
.Bouts of freezing drizzle will be possible this evening and
overnight across far southern Oklahoma and western north Texas.
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...Very cold wind chill values. Expect wind chills to range
from 10 below zero to 15 below zero.
* WHERE...Most of Oklahoma.
* WHEN...From 6 PM Sunday to 6 PM CST Monday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...If you plan on heading outdoors for the
holiday, make sure to wear extra layers.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will
combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can
occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and
gloves.

AREA AFFECTED IN LIGHT GREEN:
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/png/oun.png
https://stillwaterweather.com/images/warnadv.png

I could almost swear that David Payne mentioned about a month ago during his, "Winter Prediction" segment that we'd have a warmer winter due to El something or another. This current duration of below freezing temps is sort of rare in comparison to the past couple of years. Maybe we won't have a warmer than average winter. Time will tell I suppose.

I could almost swear that David Payne mentioned about a month ago during his, "Winter Prediction" segment that we'd have a warmer winter due to El something or another. This current duration of below freezing temps is sort of rare in comparison to the past couple of years. Maybe we won't have a warmer than average winter. Time will tell I suppose.

Hopefully, this winter will be like the last one. The coldest temperatures were in December and early January and then a warmer than usual winter set in.

What's crazy about this deep freeze is the duration. Every winter, Oklahoma has a few days where highs are in the teens/twenties and lows are down in the single digits but usually it warms up pretty fast within a few days. Not so with this pattern.

2017 is now over. Here is a look at the lows and highs at my weather station for 2017:

Temperature 103.6°F, 3.5°F
Dew Point 79.6°F, 3.4°F
Wind Gust High 44 mph
Humidity 96%, 10%, Average 67.7%
Pressure 31 in, 29.28 in
Precipitation 38.85 in

Meantime, Happy New Year! Time to end this thread and start on the January 2018 weather discussion thread.

2017 is now over. Here is a look at the lows and highs at my weather station for 2017:

Temperature 103.6°F, 3.5°F
Dew Point 79.6°F, 3.4°F
Wind Gust High 44 mph
Humidity 96%, 10%, Average 67.7%
Pressure 31 in, 29.28 in
Precipitation 38.85 in

Meantime, Happy New Year! Time to end this thread and start on the January 2018 weather discussion thread.

That temp range, tho! Only a few places in the world where you'll see that I have to think--the Great Plains at its finest.