Cold in Oklahoma, January 5 to 6, 2025

Name: Cold in Oklahoma, January 5 to 6, 2025
Start: 2025-01-05T21:00
End: 2025-01-06T09:00
Location: Oklahoma

January 5 to 6, 2025 · NWS OUN · 31 events in 31 counties and zones

An arctic airmass, yielding dangerous temperatures/wind chills, settled across the Plains on the 5th and 6th behind the passage of a cold front.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 31 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 31

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.

An arctic airmass, yielding dangerous temperatures/wind chills, settled across the Plains on the 5th and 6th behind the passage of a cold front.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 5, 4:32 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 428 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025
Dangerous wind chills are expected tonight into Monday morning.
Below average temperatures continue much of this week.
Monitoring for potential wintry precipitation Thursday into Friday.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 4:32 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
432 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 428 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

- Dangerous wind chills are expected tonight into Monday morning.

- Below average temperatures continue much of this week.

- Monitoring for potential wintry precipitation Thursday into
  Friday.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of today and tonight)
Issued at 158 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

Light snow continues across much of northern into central Oklahoma
as moisture wraps around the backside of the mid-level low
traversing northeast Oklahoma and southeast Kansas. Short range
models show the 925-850 mb layer drying significantly after 00z
this evening which should bring an end to much of this activity.
Some locations could pick up a dusting of snow but gusty winds
will likely continue to blow it around and prevent it from
accumulating much on roadways. Much colder temperatures have
spread across the region with readings in the upper teens across
portions of northern Oklahoma and 20s/low 30s further south.
Combined with winds still gusting 30-40 mph at times, wind chills
are in the teens and single digits in most locations. With cold
advection continuing overnight expect the coldest night of the
season as temperatures fall into the single digits and teens with
wind chills near or below zero across the northern half of the
area and in the single digits south. A Cold Weather Advisory has
been issued for the entire area tonight into Monday morning.

Ware

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Monday through Tuesday night)
Issued at 158 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

Below average temperatures will continue Monday and Tuesday as
northerly winds continue to maintain a cold airmass over the region.
Highs will be in the 20s and 30s with lows in the single digits and
teens.

Ware

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday through next Saturday)
Issued at 158 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

We continue to monitor the potential for another storm system to
impact at least portions of the area during the Thursday through
Friday timeframe as a cutoff low over the Southwest US tries to
phase with northern stream energy diving across the Rockies. Not
much has changed overall regarding the major pieces at play as the
thermal profiles remain only marginally supportive for snow and
things will need to come together just right to bring significant
snow to the area. Ensembles remain most confident in accumulating
snowfall across the southern/southeastern portions of the area
(largely due to heavier QPF) with greater uncertainty the further
north and west you go. For example, NBM probabilities for >1% of
snow are about 50% at Durant but taper to only 20% at OKC during
this period. Another way of looking at it, NBM25th percentile
shows no snow in our area (due to a combo of warmer temps and/or
drier conditions) while 90th percentile would be greater than 4
inches of snow across much of the southern half of the region.
Bottom line, confidence is still quite low during this period with
everything still on the table from a significant winter storm to
little to no snow for the area. Continue to check back as models
begin to hone in on a solution over the next few days.

Ware

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 428 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025

Light snow showers should diminish shortly after 00Z Monday.
Probabilities of snow after 00Z is too low to add for any TAF
sites. MVFR ceilings across central, northern, and southern
Oklahoma should improve overnight. VFR conditions are expected
tomorrow and northerly winds will continue to weaken throughout
the day.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  13  30  13  30 /   0   0   0   0
Hobart OK         14  36  15  35 /   0   0   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  16  38  18  37 /   0   0   0   0
Gage OK            9  31  13  29 /   0   0   0   0
Ponca City OK      6  22   6  26 /   0   0   0   0
Durant OK         18  35  18  35 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Wind Advisory until 6 PM CST this evening for OKZ004>048-050>052.

     Cold Weather Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Monday
     for OKZ004>048-050>052.

TX...Wind Advisory until 6 PM CST this evening for TXZ083>090.

     Cold Weather Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Monday
     for TXZ083>090.

&&

NEAR TERM...08
SHORT TERM...08
LONG TERM....08
AVIATION...13

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

31 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Alfalfa

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Alfalfa forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Atoka

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Atoka forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Blaine

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Blaine forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Bryan

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Bryan forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Caddo

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Caddo forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Canadian

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Canadian forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Carter

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Carter forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Cleveland

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Coal

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Coal forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Comanche

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Garfield

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Garfield forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Garvin

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Garvin forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Grady

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Grady forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Grant

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Greer

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Greer forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Johnston

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Johnston forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Kay

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Kay forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Kiowa

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Kiowa forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Logan

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Love

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Love forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, McClain

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: McClain forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Murray

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Noble

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Noble forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Oklahoma

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Payne

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Payne forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Pottawatomie

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Roger Mills

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Roger Mills forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Seminole

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Seminole forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Stephens

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Stephens forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Washita

When: January 5, 9:00 PM CST to January 6, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Washita forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill: Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2025 Every state in 2025 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, January 2025

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1227247, 1227248, 1227249, 1227250, 1227251, 1227252, 1227253, 1227254, 1227255, 1227257, 1227258, 1227259, 1227260, 1227261, 1227262, 1227263, 1227264, 1227265, 1227266, 1227267, 1227268, 1227269, 1227270, 1227271, 1227272, 1227273, 1227274, 1227275, 1227276, 1227277, 1227278.