Oklahoma City will have changing temperatures this week, ending with a warm Christmas Day. Today will be sunny with a high around 62 degrees, and winds will change direction in the afternoon. Through the weekend and Christmas Day, the weather will stay mostly clear to partly sunny, with Christmas Day reaching highs near 77 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Tonight will be cooler, with temperatures around 37 degrees and some gusty north-northeast winds. Sunday will be mostly sunny with a high near 56, then dropping to about 47 in the evening. As Christmas week begins, Monday will warm up, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 67, as reported by the National Weather Service.
For those last-minute holiday prep nights, expect mostly clear skies Monday evening, with a low around 52, allowing for comfortable travel to and from shopping or social engagements. Tuesday forecast, "Sunny, with a high near 73," the National Weather Service predicts, setting the stage for a warm week ahead.
Wednesday ushers in a high near 76 under partly sunny skies, and as the night creeps in, temperatures are expected to stay mild at around 60 degrees; not the typical weather one associates with this time of year in Oklahoma, but welcome nonetheless. The warm trend continues through to Christmas Day, with the National Weather Service forecasting "mostly sunny, with a high near 77," ensuring that even if white Christmas' are the thing of tradition, this year, residents of Oklahoma City will be basking in sunshine rather than sweeping snow. For revelers heading out Thursday night, the low is expected to be around 58, maintaining that mild trend.
The week concludes with a consistent sunny forecast, with Friday expected to match Christmas Day's high near 77. This pleasant meteorological interlude, like an unexpected gift under the tree, stands to bring a different kind of joy to the holiday season: the delight one finds not in the bracing cold often synonymous with this time of year, but in the soft warmth of an Oklahoma sun.
