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A period of calm weather is expected before a significant winter storm impacts the region. Temperatures will rise to near 60 degrees today, followed by a cold rain tomorrow with temperatures plummeting into the 40s and eventually the 30s by late afternoon. By Saturday morning, temperatures are expected to drop below freezing, marking the beginning of a prolonged period of hazardous winter weather.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Thursday's forecast. Currently, the region is experiencing a lull in weather activity, but cloud cover will increase throughout the day, especially this afternoon. Temperatures have dipped to the low to mid-40s, but are expected to rise to 60 degrees today, providing a brief window for preparations ahead of the impending winter storm.
Clouds will thicken tonight, and a cold rain will develop tomorrow morning, intensifying tomorrow afternoon and evening. Temperatures will struggle to rise above the mid-40s tomorrow morning, before falling to the mid-30s by tomorrow afternoon. By Saturday morning, the entire region is expected to be below freezing. The cold rain will transition to freezing rain and sleet along the Red River by early Friday evening, with this transition gradually shifting southward through the late evening and into Saturday morning.
Road conditions will rapidly deteriorate north of Highway 380 before midnight Friday and near Interstate 20 after midnight, and across all of North Texas by daybreak. Precipitation will transition from rain to freezing rain to sleet from north to south across North Texas.
Temperatures will plummet into the mid- to upper 20s by Saturday morning, with the oldest air concentrated along the Red River counties. As the day progresses, precipitation will change to all sleet, with temperatures slowly falling to the low 20s by Saturday evening. Accumulating sleet will lead to treacherous travel conditions across all of North Texas during the day on Saturday. Sleet accumulation is expected to range from half an inch to 2 inches from Hillsboro to the Red River.
By Sunday morning, temperatures will drop to the low to mid-teens, with a possibility of sleet changing over to accumulating snow. 2 to 4 inches of snow are possible across much of North Texas before precipitation winds down, but will transition to snow flurries through the rest of the day. Temperatures will only rise to the low 20s by Sunday afternoon.
The winter storm warning will expire at noon on Sunday, but winter weather advisories are likely to be issued for the remainder of Sunday and continue into Tuesday morning due to hazardous road conditions. A cold weather watch will go into effect starting Saturday evening and lasting through Monday morning as well.
Temperatures will drop to 0 to 5 degrees under clear skies by Monday morning, leading to rapid refreezing of any melted ice and snow on roads. Temperatures will rise to the upper 20s by Monday afternoon, but another rapid refreeze will occur Monday night into early Tuesday morning as temperatures fall to the mid-teens. Finally, temperatures will approach freezing by Tuesday afternoon, with highs in the mid-30s. However, additional refreezing is expected by Wednesday morning as temperatures drop back into the 20s.
Wind chills will range from below zero to single digits starting Saturday night and lasting through Monday.
Stay tuned for updates on News Radio 1080 KRLD starting Friday and throughout the weekend and early next week.
7-Day Headlines:
* DFW Airport reached 66 yesterday.
* Still time to prepare for storm until Friday late afternoon.
* Winter Storm Watch (soon to be a WARNING) Friday noon – Sunday noon.
* Friday morning Arctic cold front. Cold rain through the early evening.
* Rain to freezing rain to sleet Friday evening into Saturday morning.
* Lots of accumulating sleet on Saturday.
* Morning Sunday snow, then flurries throughout the day.
* Sub freezing temperatures Friday late afternoon through Tuesday afternoon.
*Yest Rain: 0.00”; Yest High: 66; Low: 49
*Today’s Averages: High: 57; Low: 36
*Record high: 85 (1909); Record low: 6 (1918
*January Rain: 0.02"; Deficit:
*2026 Rain: 0.02"; Deficit:
*Sunrise: 7:28am; Sunset: 5:52pm
Thursday: Increasing clouds and seasonable. High: Near 60. Wind E 5-10 mph.
Thursday night: Cloudy and cool. Low: Low to mid 40s. Wind: East 5-10 mph.
Friday: Morning Arctic cold front, turning windy and MUCH colder. Morning rain, changing to freezing rain mixed with sleet by evening (north to south). High: Mid 40s early, then slowly falling temperatures. Below freezing by midnight.
Friday night: Cloudy, windy and VERY cold. Widespread wintry mix after midnight. Low: Low to mid 20s. Wind chills: Single digits.
Saturday: Cloudy, windy and VERY cold. Widespread accumulating sleet. High: Falling through the 20s. Wind chills: Single digits.
Saturday night: Cloudy, windy and cold. Accumulating sleet changes to accumulating snow by daybreak. Lows: Low to mid teens. Wind chills: below zero.
Sunday: Morning accumulating snow, then snow flurries throughout the day. High: Low 20s.
Monday: A bitter cold morning, then mostly sunny and continued cold. Low: Single digits; High: Upper 20s.
Tuesday: Another pipe bursting morning, then mostly sunny and cold. Low: Low to mid teens. High: Mid 30s.
Wednesday: Sunny and cold. High: Mid to upper 30s.
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