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Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Oklahoma Weather Podcast — it's Wednesday, February 25th. Fifty degrees right now. That's not a typo. And it's not even close to done climbing. We're about to flip winter the bird. Highs today hit the mid to upper 70s — that's 42 degrees warmer than normal for late February. Spring equinox is still three weeks out, but the weather clearly didn't get the memo. Central Oklahoma starts you at 47 degrees around 8 A.M. By 5 P.M., you're sitting at 76. Winds flip from east-northeast to north-northeast around 7 A.M., staying light all day. Mostly sunny skies overhead. Southwest Oklahoma wakes up at 45 degrees around 7 A.M. You peak at 78 degrees by 3 P.M. — the warmest spot in the state. Winds shift from east-southeast to north-northeast around 6 A.M. Northeast Oklahoma sits at 49 degrees around 6 A.M. You climb to 75 degrees by 4 P.M. Winds stay gentle, shifting from east to southeast around 5 P.M. Tonight, lows settle in the upper 40s under partly cloudy skies. Thursday keeps the party going — sunny with highs in the low to mid 70s. Your week ahead looks wild. Temperatures keep climbing through Saturday. We're talking highs near 80 degrees in some spots. The last day of February will feel like April. But a cold front crashes the party Saturday night. Rain chances return Sunday and stick around into early next week. Temperatures cool back down behind that front. Sunrise this morning hit at 7:06. Sunset's at 6:22. We're gaining over two minutes of daylight each day now. Between that and today's warmth, winter's officially on life support. Crack a window. Take a walk at lunch. This is the good stuff. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.