The high temperature on Monday afternoon was 29 degrees. The morning was 17 degrees – with a windchill of near zero, according to the National Weather Service.

The remainder of the week is expected to have lows in the 20s, as well, but at least no snow is in the forecast, unlike Western Oklahoma and the Panhandles.

Oversized loads on the highways were suspended Monday until 8 a.m. Tuesday in Woods, Alfalfa and Grant counties due to snow.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority have been monitoring conditions and treating areas in need, which included much of the state through Tuesday morning.

Tuesday, slick and hazardous conditions remained in Alfalfa, Beaver, Ellis, Harper, Texas, Woods and Woodward counties in Northwest Oklahoma.

Slick spots, especially on bridges and overpasses, were being treated Monday night and Tuesday morning from the Texas state line as far east as the US-69 corridor, including areas around the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metros.

Turnpike crews were also monitoring and treating turnpikes in Northcentral and Northeastern Oklahoma, including the I-44/ Will Rogers Turnpike and the Creek Turnpike in the Tulsa metro.

The NWS gave no indication of snow on McIntosh County’s immediate horizon.

Locally, the daytime temperatures are expected to slowly rise over the next few days.

The temperatures are predicted to be: – Thursday: sunny with a high near 44.

– Thursday night: clear, with a low around 26.

– Friday: sunny with a high near 49.

– Friday night: mostly clear with a lot of 37.

– Saturday: sunny with a high near 53.

– Saturday night: 20 percent chance of showers with a low of 41.

– Sunday: 20 percent chance of showers with a high near 47.