Issued on: January 15, 2026
Stiff dry breezes will bring very high fire danger today and tomorrow.  Some ongoing fires produced enough smoke overnight to bring the air quality index into the moderate category today in McAlester, and any additional fires may cause locally unhealthy smoke.  Strong wind also may loft some blowing dust near areas of bare soil.  Away from these areas of smoke and dust, good air quality will prevail.  A cold front may bring some snow flurries on Saturday.  A series of cold fronts will alternate with warm but very dry downslope flow through next week.  This pattern brings clean air apart from some fires.