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Winter Storm Warning in effect from January 23, 06:00 AM CST until January 25, 12:00 PM CST
Extreme Cold Warning in effect from January 24, 12:00 AM CST until January 26, 09:00 AM CST

Current conditions at

McAlester, McAlester Regional Airport (KMLC)

Lat: 34.88°NLon: 95.78°WElev: 768ft.

Overcast

46°F

8°C

Humidity	51%
Wind Speed	E 3 mph
Barometer	30.17 in (1021.5 mb)
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	23 Jan 2:53 am CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NE Cottonwood OK

Extreme Cold Warning January 24, 12:00am until January 26, 09:00am

Winter Storm Warning January 23, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm

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Extreme Cold Warning

Winter Storm Warning

Overnight
Low: 43 °F
Cloudy
Friday
High: 42 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Rain then
Rain/Sleet
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 17 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday
High: 21 °F
Wintry Mix
Saturday Night
Low: 8 °F
Wintry Mix
Sunday
High: 20 °F
Chance
Snow/Sleet
then Slight
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -1 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 29 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 43. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Friday

Rain likely before 5pm, then rain and sleet likely. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 35 by 5pm. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Friday Night

Rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before 10pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain between 10pm and 3am, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow after 3am. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 17. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday

Sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain before noon, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The sleet could be heavy at times. High near 21. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday Night

Sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before midnight, then snow and sleet. The sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 8. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday

A chance of snow and sleet before 9am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 29.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.