Weather
Wednesday, November 19
Posted at 7:37am
The Midwest and Great Lakes regions face major winter storms in 2008-09, according to Bryce Anderson, DTN ag meteorologist and DTN analyst, which falls right along what the farmers are telling me. But, of course, the winter forecast facing the Panhandle isn’t as clearcut.
Saturday, November 8
Posted at 8:29am
Just a few cold snaps have turned the trees into a riot of color. Get out and enjoy nature’s beauty this weekend while you can because there’s a change acomin’ in for Sunday night.
Wednesday, November 5
Posted at 8:19am
All those tumbleweeds that traveled in packs a couple of weeks ago are on the move again as high winds blow from the opposite direction. The good news is that the high wind watch for the Panhandle region has been cancelled by the National Weather Service in Amarillo.
Wednesday, October 22
Posted at 7:18am
There’s strong winds moving behind that strong cold front out of Canada that is pushing through here.
Continue reading…Tuesday, October 21
Posted at 7:09am
By cold, I mean the first widespread freeze of the season may be upon us as soon as Wednesday night and Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Amarillo.
Friday, October 17
Posted at 7:08am
Mother Nature is lagging behind the calendar this year as fall officially started back on Sept. 22 with the fall equinox — when night and day are of equal length.
Thursday, October 16
Posted at 9:13am
The slow, steady, heavy rains the Panhandle needed to help thwart the drought came last weekend. It wasn’t enough to end the drought, of course, but it was enough to drop the region from a severe D-2 back to a moderate D-1 ranking.
Posted at 6:57am
Goodwell, Okla. — Oklahoma Panhandle State University became part of the KVII SchoolNet system today when Chief Meteorologist Steve Kersh installed weather instruments on campus. KVII is the ABC affiliate in Amarillo, Texas, and the new site will be introduced during Wednesday night’s 10 p.m. newscast. Most cable and satellite customers can find KVII on Channel 7.
Continue reading…Wednesday, October 15
Posted at 6:53am
The Panhandle resumes its regularly scheduled fall weather pattern today with sunny skies and temperatures ranging from mid 60s today and Thursday then back up in the 70s on Friday and through the weekend. Overnight lows will remain in the mid to upper 40s.
Tuesday, October 14
Posted at 7:00am
The rains have come to our parched Oklahoma Panhandle and farmers are happy. Rick Kochenower, OSU Extension Agronomist for the Panhandle, talked with Ron Hays of the Oklahoma Farm Report at the Biofuels Field Day in Chickasha on Monday.
