Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Nowcast as of 9:59 am CST on November 15, 2009
Now
At 9:50 am...National Weather Service Doppler radars indicated scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across portions of northeast Oklahoma. These showers and thunderstorms were located along and north of a line from Bristow to near Welch. Isolated showers have also been trying to develop across east central Oklahoma...north of a McAlester to Tahlequah line. All of this activity was moving northeast at 25 mph. Through 11 am...showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue develop and spread across portions of eastern Oklahoma and move into northwest Arkansas. Locations to be affected will be mainly along and to the north of the Interstate 44 corridor...with isolated activity along and north of a McAlester to Bentonville line. Rainfall amounts will generally be up to a tenth of an inch...although hourly amounts of a quarter inch will be possible beneath the heavier showers and thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers late in the morning...then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 6:00 am CST on November 15, 2009
... Winter weather awareness in Arkansas...
Governor mike Beebe has proclaimed November 16th through 20th as winter weather awareness week in Arkansas. Sponsors of the awareness week are the National Weather Service... the Arkansas department of emergency management... entergy Arkansas... the electric cooperatives of Arkansas... the Arkansas National guard... the Arkansas State Police... and the American Red Cross.
During each weekday... a different winter weather topic will be covered in a public information statement issued by the National Weather Service...
Monday... the outlook for the coming winter Tuesday... winter precipitation types Wednesday... winter weather watches... warnings... and advisories Thursday... winter weather safety rules Friday... severe weather in the winter
The purpose of winter weather awareness is to remind people of The Hazards winter weather can pose. Now is the time to review what can happen during winter... and to make preparations for the upcoming winter season.
