Most of Oklahoma to see milder weather today

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Published: October 31, 2009

Oklahoma will see warmer, milder weather today.

The National Weather Service said the cold front that pushed through the southern Plains on Thursday will dive into the Gulf of Mexico, leaving dry air and an inactive weather pattern in place over the state.

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NORMAN — The library at the University of Oklahoma’s National Weather Center launched a Web site this month called "All Weather Is Good,” which provides weather and climate Web sites and books for teens and adults.

The site can be found at http://awig.nwc.ou.edu/index.html. The project was funded primarily by a 2008 Carnegie-Whitney Award from the American Library Association.

"Most weather bibliographies are aimed at either meteorology students, faculty and researchers, or elementary students and teachers,” said Ginny Dietrich, the weather center’s librarian. "Our goal was to satisfy the curiosities of high school students and adults who are fascinated by the weather. A webliography was a unique approach to present these resources.”

Dietrich worked with experts throughout the National Weather Center to compile sources on many aspects of weather, ranging from hurricanes to climate change, forecasting to folklore, tornadoes to world climates, and weather history to cloud formations.

"The NWC Library is the premiere facility for bringing weather information to people in an easy-to-understand way,” said Kevin Kloesel, OU College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences’ associate dean for public service and outreach.

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Another cold front may drop temperatures briefly at the beginning of the work week, but seasonable conditions should be the rule, according to the weather service.

On Friday, skies were clear most of the day. Highs ranged from 53 degrees in Ponca City to 60 degrees in McAlester.

The mercury peaked at 56 degrees in Bartlesville, Clinton, Hobart and Oklahoma City, and reached 57 in Altus, Gage, Guthrie, Tulsa and Stillwater.

Parts of northern and western Oklahoma could see a frost early today, but daytime highs are expected to reach well into the 60s and lower 70s. Temperatures will take another dive Saturday night, falling into the 30s and 40s, forecasters said.

More sunshine and highs in the 60s and 70s are expected on Sunday.

Mostly clear conditions are forecast for Monday through Wednesday. Temperatures should range from the upper 50s to lower 70s on Monday and settle into the 60s for highs on Tuesday and Wednesday, the weather service said.

Low temperatures should range from the 30s in the Panhandle to 40s and 50s elsewhere Monday and Tuesday nights. Lows on Wednesday should dip into the 30s and 40s, according to forecasts.