... Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 PM
CST Monday...
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Winter Weather
Advisory for the snow... sleet and freezing rain potential... which is
in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Monday...
For the following counties...
* in Oklahoma... Cherokee... Adair... creek... Okfuskee... Okmulgee...
Wagoner... Tulsa... Rogers... Mayes... Delaware... Ottawa...
Washington... Osage... Craig... Nowata... Pawnee... Sequoyah...
McIntosh... Muskogee... Le Flore and Haskell. In Arkansas...
Washington... Madison... Crawford... Benton... Sebastian... Carroll
and Franklin.
Hazardous weather...
* areas of light to moderate snow will spread into eastern
Oklahoma around midnight tonight... moving into northwest
Arkansas by sunrise Monday. The snow will begin to transition
to more of a sleet... freezing rain mixture south of a Tulsa...
Fort Smith line by mid day Monday and across the remainder of
the area Monday afternoon. Lingering areas of drizzle and
freezing drizzle will continue across northeast Oklahoma and
northwest Arkansas into Monday evening.
* Snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected with
around a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation. Locally higher
amounts of snow and sleet could occur in the higher terrain
areas of northwest Arkansas.
Impacts...
* roads in the advisory area may become slick and hazardous...
especially on bridges... overpasses and non-treated surfaces. A
light glazing of ice due to freezing rain and freezing drizzle
will also be possible on elevated surfaces.
Definition...
* a Winter Weather Advisory means that wintry precipitation may
accumulate on roadways.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
* use extra caution if driving late tonight into Monday morning.
Attempt to stay on treated roadways. Expect travel delays.
* Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... commercial radio or
television for the latest information concerning this weather
event. Additional weather information can also be found at:
weather.Gov/Tulsa.
Muskogee, OK
Current Conditions
18 °F
Clear
Updated — 3:53 AM CST on February 12, 2012
Local Radar
Forecast for Muskogee (74401)
Sunday
 Partly Cloudy
H 38° / L 27°
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Monday
 Ice Pellets
H 34° / L 31°
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Tuesday
Partly Cloudy
H 52° / L 34°
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Wednesday
 T-storms
H 56° / L 36°
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Thursday
 Chance of Rain
H 50° / L 31°
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Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. No. Highs around 40. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Wind chill readings 4 to 9 in the morning.
TonightSlight chance of light snow in the evening...then occasional snow after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.
Occasional snow...sleet and freezing rain in the morning...then occasional freezing rain and sleet in the afternoon. Occasional light drizzle and light freezing drizzle in the afternoon. Total snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Ice accumulation of less than one tenth of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Monday NightCloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of light drizzle and light freezing drizzle in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 50. Light winds.
Tuesday NightPartly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s.
Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 60.
Wednesday NightMostly clear with a 30 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
Sunny with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Highs in the upper 50s.
Thursday NightClear. Lows in the lower 30s.
Statement as of 3:52 am CST on February 12, 2012
Winter Weather Advisory
