Author: Aaron Tuttle

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Fall Temperatures, Rainy Sunday, and Cool Thanksgiving
ByAaron Tuttle November 12, 2023November 12, 2023

We are returning to more Fall-like temperatures this week. Our next rain-making system will move…

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Near Record Heat, Rain, and A Snowy Outlook
ByAaron Tuttle November 5, 2023November 5, 2023

This week’s blog will touch on a few things. We’ll start the week with much…

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Freeze Warning and Halloween Forecast
ByAaron Tuttle October 29, 2023October 29, 2023

This upcoming week will be in a quiet zonal flow but one that starts off…

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Frost, Warming Trend, and I Turn 50!
ByAaron Tuttle October 15, 2023October 15, 2023

After a series of recent cold fronts, we’ll start off the week with more frost…

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Sponsor Highlight: Nathan Snyder Electric
ByAaron Tuttle October 9, 2023March 14, 2025

Nathan Snyder Electric is Oklahoma’s premier Generac Sales and Service Dealer and a proud sponsor…

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Warmup Then Weekend Chill
ByAaron Tuttle October 8, 2023October 8, 2023

We’ll be in a transition week as the Jetstream rearranges for the Fall pattern. By…

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‘Ask a Roofer’ Interview with Ferguson Roof Systems
ByAaron Tuttle October 5, 2023March 10, 2026

I had the pleasure of interviewing Jamie Ferguson from Ferguson Roof Systems. The purpose was…

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Sponsor Highlight: Ferguson Roof Systems
ByAaron Tuttle October 4, 2023October 9, 2023

Ferguson Roof Systems has been a proud sponsor of AT’s Weather since 2019! As you know,…

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Severe Storms, Flooding, and Real Fall Arrives
ByAaron Tuttle October 1, 2023October 2, 2023

This week, we will have an active Jetstream influencing Oklahoma and surrounding areas before calming…

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Fall Has Arrived Plus Your Winter Forecast
ByAaron Tuttle September 24, 2023September 24, 2023

It wouldn’t be Fall if we didn’t usher in a little bit of severe weather….

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A Flash Drought is developing across the Southern Plains. The Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) shows an extremely thirsty atmosphere pulling moisture from the landscape. So it's a good thing we're at least getting these weak disturbances to rotate through. On occasion, they will produce some rainfall. We had a pretty strong one move through this morning across the E half of Oklahoma. If you look at the 500mb vorticity animation, you will see the upper ridge centered across Colorado. These disturbances rotate around the top and come down on the east side of the ridge across Oklahoma. You can watch the (colored) clusters of waves move through. One today, followed by one tomorrow morning and then another Sunday afternoon. The bulk of the rain signal with these is across the E half of the state. Isolated activity can still occur elsewhere, however. Rainfall amounts aren't always that great due to the drier conditions in the atmosphere. Amounts can vary from a few hundredths to over an inch for the lucky ones. We'll take anything we can get for the remainder of August. This will also keep those 100s at bay a bit where the clouds linger into the afternoon. Long-term, a strong El Niño will kickstart a rainy pattern once we transition into September and October. This will last through the winter and into early Spring. So while the drought is severe, it will be short-lived. Save what you can! -AT

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Aaron Tuttle Meteorologist️ 5 days ago

Oklahoma City has reached 109 degrees just 21 times in recorded history including today. 13 of those 109+ days have occurred since the start of 2011. We had never reached 109 later in the year than August 11th prior to today. 🤢🤮