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National Weather Service:
Special Statement

Current Conditions
Updated: 7:53 PM CST on February 10, 2012
Clear Poteau: 34°
 Clear
Wind: 5 mph from the NW
Dew Point: 20 °F
Pressure: 30.32 in
Windchill: 30 °F
Humidity: 56%
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Local Radar
Local Satellite
5 Day Forecast for Poteau
Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Partly Cloudy Clear Ice Pellets Partly Cloudy Chance of Rain
Partly Cloudy Clear Ice Pellets Partly Cloudy Chance of Rain
34° | 18° 41° | 29° 40° | 29° 54° | 38° 59° | 43°
Forecast as of 3:37 PM CST on February 10, 2012

Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Wind chill readings 3 below to 2 above zero after midnight.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Wind chill readings 5 below to zero in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Lows around 16. North winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. Light winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with slight chance of light rain and light snow in the evening...then snow likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Monday
Freezing rain...snow...sleet and rain in the morning... then chance of rain or freezing rain likely in the afternoon. Chance of light drizzle in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of light drizzle and light freezing drizzle. Lows in the lower 30s.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning...then chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Friday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Astronomy
Sunrise:07:10 AM (CST) Moon Rise:09:23 PM (CST)2/10
Sunset:05:55 PM (CST) Moon Set:08:29 AM (CST)2/10
Moon Phase
Feb. 10 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 29 Mar. 08
Special Statement
Statement as of 10:55 am CST on February 10, 2012

... Wintry precipitation looking likely for Sunday night into
Monday...

A mix of wintry precipitation is expected across eastern Oklahoma
and northwest Arkansas from late Sunday night... continuing into
the day Monday. The timing of precipitation could mean impacts for
the Monday morning commute.

An Arctic cold front will move southward today and tonight... ushering
the coldest air of the season into the area. Windy conditions
following the cold frontal passage could cause subzero wind chills
Saturday morning. The cold air will persist across the region
through the weekend.

A fast moving storm system will move out of the western United
States late in the weekend... resulting in precipitation
development across the plains region. With cold air already in
place... the precipitation will likely begin as snow or sleet across
most of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas late Sunday
night and early Monday morning... with rain or freezing rain across
southeast Oklahoma.

As the storm system moves closer to and over the area... low and
mid level temperatures will increase from south to north... which
will cause the snow and sleet to transition to rain or freezing
rain by Monday morning. Enough mid level dry air may move into
the region by Monday afternoon to result in a transition to
drizzle or freezing drizzle before precipitation ends Monday
night.

The highest snow accumulations will likely occur near the Kansas
and Missouri borders... as well as in the higher terrain areas of
northwest Arkansas. At this time... it appears that 1 to 3 inches
of snow accumulation will be possible... however... these forecast
amounts are not final. These amounts will be refined as new data
are analyzed over the weekend.

There is also the potential for some minor ice accumulations to
the south of the snow accumulations. Prolonged power outages or
similar major ice impacts are not expected... although minor ice
related impacts may occur as winds increase behind the system.

Details of this event continue to be refined... so interested
parties should monitor forecasts and future statements over the
weekend.



 

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