Oklahoma’s Winter Chill Brings Icy Roads And Freezing Temps

Winter has officially arrived in Oklahoma, and a warm up is already around the corner. Oklahoma was hit with a mass of arctic air the weekend after Thanksgiving. And the first morning of December was met with freezing temperatures and slick roads.

For the days leading up to and following Thanksgiving, local meteorologists were anticipating some form of wintry precipitation Monday morning after the arctic air. However, the timing, location and amount still remained to be seen until Monday morning.

And the wintry precipitation did come Monday morning to Oklahoma. Portions of northern, central and northeast Oklahoma were met with slick bridges and overpasses early Monday morning. From midnight to 9 a.m. Monday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to over 300 accidents related to the wintry weather.

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More bitter cold is expected in Oklahoma this week.

Oklahoma isn't expected to receive much more wintry precipitation this week. But it will still be very cold, especially at night and in the early mornings. High temperatures across the state will remain in the upper 50s this week, with overnight lows in the 20s and 30s.

Another cold air mass is expected to move in mid-week.

Bringing in the bitter cold mid-week will be another cold air mass that's expected to arrive Wednesday. This cold air mass will result in bitter cold temperatures Thursday morning across Oklahoma.

Breezy north winds will be 15 to 20 miles per hour Thursday morning with the potential of 25 mile per hour wind gusts. Wind chill values Thursday morning are expected to be in the single digits and the teens.