Oklahoma weather updates: Flights into, out of Oklahoma City canceled

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Updated ·4 min read

Tired of dripping faucets and keeping outdoor pets indoors? Hang tough for a couple more days. Warmer temperatures are coming this week in Oklahoma.

Below-freezing daily high temperatures will hang around through Tuesday, but highs Wednesday and Thursday will be in the mid-40s. Dripping faucets and moving your outdoor pets inside will still be necessary at night, though, as overnight lows will be well-below freezing through the weekend.

Dangerous wind chill values are expected through Tuesday morning. Then, rising temperatures and sunny skies.
Dangerous wind chill values are expected through Tuesday morning. Then, rising temperatures and sunny skies.

Check here for Monday weather updates and to check road conditions, power outages and closings in real-time.

Area homeless shelters push beyond capacity to serve those in need

With temperatures at or below freezing since Jan. 6 in Oklahoma City, the unhoused are particularly vulnerable to the elements.

Taylor Self, spokesperson for the Homeless Alliance said that from Friday to Sunday the organizations day shelter served more than 1,500 meals. Additionally, the night shelter, which has a capacity of 300 beds, but employs mats to accommodate additional overnight guests in the case of severe cold, saw more than 950 people from Friday through Sunday.

Shelters throughout the city have expanded capacity for the unhoused during the arctic cold-snap.

- JaNae Williams

Numerous flights canceled, airport officials say check early and often

Nearly two dozen flights arriving and departing Will Rogers World Airport Monday had already been canceled by 9:30 a.m. with close to a dozen more delayed.

Many of those canceled or delayed flights originated or were bound for locations such as Denver, Seattle and Chicago. Stacey Hamm, public information officer and marketing manager for the airport said this is to be expected given the current conditions.

"With the way that the weather situation is throughout the United States, even northeast — so if you have flights heading to Chicago and beyond that heading northeast — you can definitely expect either delays or cancellations due to the weather there," Hamm said. "Considering the type of airport that we are, we are an (origin and destination) airport so we are constantly sending people. When you leave Oklahoma City, you're either going to a major hub which will then take you across the United States so that's to be expected."

Hamm said that in addition to the real-time flight statuses online at https://flyokc.com/, downloading the airline's mobile app is the best way to stay in contact with your airline for updates.

- JaNae Williams

Record cold expected in Oklahoma on Monday

Monday's forecast high of 14 degrees will be near the daily record for coldest high temperature for Jan. 15.

It was 2 degrees at 5 a.m. in Oklahoma City, according to the National Weather Service, just above the record low for Jan. 15 -- minus 2.

- Ryan Sharp

Check Oklahoma road conditions

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said Monday that rural roads in eastern and northwestern Oklahoma remained slick and hazardous.

ODOT cautioned drives to delay travel in those areas.

Check Oklahoma road conditions thanks to ODOT's interactive map.

Live Oklahoma power outages map

See live updates on how winter weather is impacting OGE power.

Closings due to the weather

Keep up with school, church and event closings using the link below.

Oklahoma City Severe Weather Closings: Schools, churches, other services

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma weather updates: Warmer temperatures in OKC forecast