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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 501 PM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

- Dangerously cold wind chills will continue tonight into Tuesday morning, with wind chills below 0F likely.

NEAR TERM

(Today and tonight) Issued at 1138 AM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

The precipitation has ended but the cold continues. Despite plenty of sunshine today, the cold airmass and snowpack will lead to high temperatures mainly in the 20s this afternoon. Temperatures are then expected to fall into the single digits and low teens tonight. These temperatures along with winds mainly in the 5 to 10 mph range will lead to another night of below zero wind chills across most of the area. Wind chill values are expected to range from 0 to -10 tonight into Tuesday morning. A cold weather advisory is in effect for these conditions.

SHORT TERM

(Tuesday through Wednesday night) Issued at 1138 AM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

A slow warm up is expected this week which will be slowed even more in some areas due to the snow on the ground. Despite the "warm up", temperatures will remain cold and below average. The snowpack will make the temperature forecast difficult for at least a few days this week leading to a bit more uncertainty than usual, especially in those areas where the heaviest snow has fallen.

Some locations may finally climb above freezing on Tuesday but many locations are still expected to remain below freezing. Current forecast has everyone climbing to or above freezing on Wednesday with highs in the 30s and a few locations possibly reaching the 40s. Overnight lows will also be on the increase with temperatures in the single digits and teens Tuesday night but in the teens and low 20s Wednesday night.

Models show NW flow continuing across the area into the middle of the week with a few embedded disturbances moving across the region. Despite these disturbances, no precipitation is expected.

LONG TERM

(Wednesday through next Sunday) Issued at 1150 PM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

As a series of shortwaves come at us around the Great Lakes upper low, several batches of colder air are expected to impact the region late in the week, bringing highs back down into the 20s and 30s. Some light snow will be possible with this system between Thursday night and Saturday.

As we move into the weekend and early next week, some ridging is expected to shift eastward, allowing another warming trend to start back up.

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AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 501 PM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

There is a chance for radiational freezing fog developing across western/southwest Oklahoma between 10-14Z as southwest winds become more light & variable. Confidence is not 100% but high enough for a TEMPO group in place at terminals KLAW & KSPS. Otherwise expecting our remaining terminals in a VFR category through the forecast period. A weak cold front will start pushing into northwest Oklahoma by 16Z shifting winds out of the north behind it at 5-10 kts across our terminals between 16-19Z

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Oklahoma City OK 9 30 9 33 / 0 0 0 0 Hobart OK 2 33 8 35 / 0 0 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 9 36 9 37 / 0 0 0 0 Gage OK 10 39 11 49 / 0 0 0 0 Ponca City OK 7 31 4 31 / 0 0 0 0 Durant OK 9 36 17 38 / 0 0 0 0

OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

OK...Cold Weather Advisory until 10 AM CST Tuesday for OKZ004>048- 050>052.

TX...Cold Weather Advisory until 10 AM CST Tuesday for TXZ083>090.