If you’re planning to head “over the river and through the woods” for the Thanksgiving Holiday, stay up-to-date on weather conditions.
The latest forecast for the Ponca Post region is calling for a 100% chance of rain on Thanksgiving Day, plus a chance of freezing rain Friday night into early Saturday morning.
Tuesday afternoon, The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a Winter Weather Advisory for counties north of the Oklahoma/Kansas State line including Cowley and Sumner.
Here’s the latest holiday weekend forecast from the National Weather Service Office in Norman:
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain or drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain or drizzle, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 61. South southeast wind 17 to 20 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 36. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of rain after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain or freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels! From PoncaPost.com, NewsTalk 1230 WBBZ and Sunny 104.7!
