Day 73: Warm(er) Oklahoma Evening
Anyone outside last night across Oklahoma may have noticed a slight chill in the air compared to temperatures from earlier in the week. Tonight, however, temperatures are running anywhere from 5-15F throughout a large part of Oklahoma – in fact, some areas of southeast Oklahoma are almost 20F warmer tonight! The warmer temperatures should last a few more days before actually increasing even more before next weekend.
Late in the week, into next weekend, models have hinted at the possibility of a pattern change back to colder temperatures. I’m sure this will be the focus of blog posts in the coming days…
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Patrick Marsh is a Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma's School of Meteorology. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Physics (cum laude) from the University of Arkansas in 2005 and a Masters of Science in Meteorology in 2007. In addition to working on his doctorate, Patrick serves as the National Severe Storms Laboratory Liaison to the Hazardous Weather Testbed where his research interests lie in working with operational forecasters, data mining, data visualization, and all things high-impact weather. For more about Patrick's work, check out his complete CV!
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