We've enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with mild air, but the shallow cold air is sitting just to our north tonight, and it's heading our way! A large area of high pressure will push this cold air further south, and that will set up the potential for freezing rain late Wednesday into Thursday. Expect falling temperatures throughout the day on Wednesday!



A classic overrunning situation will take shape late Wednesday as our 850 mb winds flow out of the southwest. Temperatures will warm aloft, but that won't be the case at the surface. The warm air will overrun the cold with this system; we're expecting surface temperatures to hover right around freezing across NE OK and NW AR, and that's where problems will occur.



Light ice accumulations could total as much as a tenth of an inch across NE OK and NW AR, which could cause problems on roadways. The River Valley may see some freezing rain on Thursday, but temperatures may stay just above freezing to avoid accumulating ice. We'll be watching it very closely over the next 24 hours.