Day 2 of Tulsa, OK (KTUL)

The cold front seemed to have slowed down before reaching Tulsa last night, with it still being 59F at 06z, so that will be the high. Strong northwesterly winds led to continued cold advection through this morning to a low (so far) or 46F, and thick low clouds have led to almost no daytime heating for most of the day today, though it is just beginning to clear out, with it up to 55F now, a bit surprisingly. Maximum wind was 20 kt, not as strong as it could have been due to the lack of daytime heating to mix stronger winds aloft down to the surface. Clouds clear this evening, but winds will remain too strong for ideal radiational cooling tonight due to a weak secondary cold front that will cause a slight reinforcement of the cold air later tonight but also enhance the northwesterly wind. As such, only a slow cool down is expected. Full sunshine and dry air will lead to a decent warmup tomorrow to above most models despite the cold advection early in the day. The sunshine will lead to a deepening boundary layer, allowing the strong winds from aloft to mix down to the surface, ensuring stronger winds tomorrow. The winds will quickly lighten tomorrow night, perhaps to ~5 kt or so, near the threshold for good radiational cooling, allowing for the low to possibly occur at the end (Thursday 06z).

 

 

Source: PivotalWeather