Significant and Catastrophic Flooding in the Pacific Northwest; Very Cold Temperatures in the Northern Plains

The atmospheric river over the Pacific Northwest will begin to subside today, but lingering rainfall will exacerbate ongoing catastrophic major river flooding, and landslides will continue across portions of western Washington and northwest Oregon for several days. Arctic air will plummet southward into the Northern Plains today, bringing cold air in the single digits to the region by Friday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 6:44:54 pm CST

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Cold Sunday Morning

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Mid to Late-December Outlook

Several weak cold fronts are expected this week, but temperatures will remain seasonable to unseasonably warm. By Sunday, a stronger cold front may bring below seasonable temperatures before warming back up early next week. Dry conditions are expected to remain this week with very low precipitation chances returning by the end of the weekend into early next week.

A strong cold front coupled with breezy winds will lead to cold wind chills approaching the single digits to teens by Sunday morning.

7-day forecast across portions of Oklahoma into western north Texas.

Latest Climate Prediction Center's 8-14 Day Outlook trends likely warmer and leaning drier than climatically normal as we transition from mid into late December.

Local Weather History For December 11th...

A strong arctic cold front moved across central and eastern Oklahoma
on this day back in the year 2000. Freezing rain and freezing drizzle
made driving very difficult from Bartlesville, to Tulsa, down to
Broken Bow. Numerous school closings were initiated, which were
followed by cheers from students.

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Significant and Catastrophic Flooding in the Pacific Northwest; Very Cold Temperatures in the Northern Plains

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