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Last Map Update: Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 9:00:20 am CST

Gusty west-southwest winds shifting northerly behind a cold front with very dry air and ground vegetation will Elevate the fire danger risk on Sunday from late morning through the afternoon across all but the northern two tier of counties in our area.
It will be cold Monday on Dr Martin Luther King Day with breezy northeast winds on the back side of a cold front. Afternoon highs will be in the 30s to lower 40s but wind chills will be in the teens to 20s during the latter half of the morning to the 20s to lower 30s in the afternoon with a very low chance for snow across northern Oklahoma with little to no accumulations. Bundle up for any outdoor celebrations!
Light snow is possible across northern Oklahoma Monday morning into the afternoon. Little to no accumulation is expected.
Elevated fire danger is expected Sunday.
Dry weather with multiple cold front passages are expected over the next 7 days. Elevated fire danger possible Sunday.
All but parts of northern & northwestern OK remain in a drought as our area has so far gone more than 10 days without any measurable rainfall. Drought conditions are worse across southwest & central Oklahoma at the Severe to Extreme intensity level. Very little change of drought conditions in the last week.

Local Weather History For January 18th...
On this date back in 1925, Wichita Falls reported 9.8 inches of snow,
making it their snowiest calendar day ever.

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