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A storm system is expected to bring cold temperatures and precipitation into the state Sunday but who will get rain or snow is still up in the air, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures are forecasted to drop into the 20s on Sunday, increasing the possible chance of tranistional precipitation that will start as snow turn to freezing rain and then rain, Meteorologist Bruce Thoren said. Most of the state is expected to get light precipitation of some sort.
“The uncertanty is how quickly it does transition, if it’s going to do that,” Thoren said. “But it doesn’t look like ... a major winter weather ... accumulation in terms of ice or snow.”
The amount of precipitation is likely to resemble the rain the state received Wednesday night, which was around a quarter of an inch.
Although not much precipitation is predicted in the state, the cold temperatures could keep the precipiation around long enough to cause a few travel problems before it dissipates on Monday.
“It’s going to ... be cold long enough that, once things do start to fall, it could cause some problems on roadways,” Thoren added.
The best chance for precipitation will start Sunday afternoon in western Oklahoma and last into Monday morning.
After the storm moves through, temperatures are forecasted to increase into the 50s and possibly the 60s, but are not expected to reach the 70 degrees the state experienced in January, Thoren said.
More storms are exptected on Wednesday and Friday of next week, but neither are predicted to be heavy producers of precipitation.
Lows during the weekend are expected between 15 and 20 degrees, and Monday they will climb above freezing.
A storm system is expected to bring cold temperatures and precipitation into the state Sunday but who will get rain or snow is still up in the air, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures are forecasted to drop into the 20s on Sunday, increasing the possible chance of tranistional precipitation that will start as snow turn to freezing rain and then rain, Meteorologist Bruce Thoren said. Most of the state is expected to get light precipitation of some sort.
“The uncertanty is how quickly it does transition, if it’s going to do that,” Thoren said. “But it doesn’t look like ... a major winter weather ... accumulation in terms of ice or snow.”
The amount of precipitation is likely to resemble the rain the state received Wednesday night, which was around a quarter of an inch.
Although not much precipitation is predicted in the state, the cold temperatures could keep the precipiation around long enough to cause a few travel problems before it dissipates on Monday.
“It’s going to ... be cold long enough that, once things do start to fall, it could cause some problems on roadways,” Thoren added.
The best chance for precipitation will start Sunday afternoon in western Oklahoma and last into Monday morning.
After the storm moves through, temperatures are forecasted to increase into the 50s and possibly the 60s, but are not expected to reach the 70 degrees the state experienced in January, Thoren said.
More storms are exptected on Wednesday and Friday of next week, but neither are predicted to be heavy producers of precipitation.
Lows during the weekend are expected between 15 and 20 degrees, and Monday they will climb above freezing.
