Oklahoma is enjoying fall-like temperatures this week. But it looks like temperatures will move back into the 90s next week before another cooldown. Hopefully this next cooldown will be the one that sticks.

Two cold fronts moved through Oklahoma this past week. It brought nighttime temperatures below freezing and daytime temperatures into the 60s. Some areas in northern Oklahoma even experienced their first freeze of the year Wednesday morning.

And on Thursday, Oklahoma City tied the record low with 33 degrees that morning. The last time Oklahoma City had a 33-degree morning in October was 1976.

Warmer days return to Oklahoma next week.

Oklahomans will be disappointed when they look at temperatures for next week. Warmer temperatures are expected to return by the middle of next week, with the warmest temperatures on Tuesday, October 22 and Wednesday, October 23. Most of Oklahoma will see temperatures in the 80s, while others in the South will experience 90 degrees again.

But after those two warm days, temperatures start to drop again, indicating another possible cold front. And looking at the long-term forecasts for the remainder of October, temperatures continue to drop into November.

Will Oklahoma experience an Arctic explosion on Halloween?

KFOR Chief Meteorologist Mike Morgan posted a cryptic message on his official Facebook page referencing a cold Halloween. People in the comments suspect that Oklahoma could experience an Arctic explosion around Halloween.

Morgan isn’t the only one to hint at a spooky arctic explosion for Oklahoma. Earlier this week, the Oklahoma Mesonet alluded to cold temperatures on Halloween in a Facebook post, stating that this week’s cold morning temperatures could be the highest daytime temperatures on Halloween.

Oklahoma had a cold Halloween in 2023.

An arctic blast and winter weather around Halloween are not uncommon for Oklahoma. Last year, Oklahoma had a very cold Halloween, with winter-like precipitation falling in some areas. So Okies planning to go trick-or-treating this year will definitely want to keep an eye on the forecast.

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