Showers, storms expected in Dallas-Fort Worth ahead of wet Memorial Day weekend
Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected to impact the Dallas-Fort Worth region, foreshadowing a possibly wet weekend.
Storms were expected to develop in West Texas late Thursday night into the early morning hours Friday that could move toward the DFW region.
And then — as the upper-level disturbance hangs around into the weekend — there could be a 20 to 40 percent chance of rain on Friday and Saturday. The chance of rain goes up to 50 percent on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, and 60 percent on Memorial Day.
“With the Memorial Day and people maybe wanting to get outside ... we just want to be aware of thunderstorms that might be developing in the area,” weather service meteorologist Jennifer Dunn said. “It’s possible some could produce small hail or gusty winds, but really any storm possesses that lightning threat, which is always a danger for people who are outside.”
Sarah Barnes, another meteorologist with the weather service, said a low pressure system will be moving into the region on Sunday, which is expected to cause the rain on Sunday and Monday. There should be “off and on showers and thunderstorms” for much of Sunday and Monday, Barnes said.
The weather service issued a hazardous weather outlook on Thursday for much of North Texas warning “strong to marginally severe storms will be possible with any of the activity on this afternoon and tonight.” Areas west of I-35 are at the highest risk for high winds and large hail due to warmer temperatures, the alert notes.
If anyone in the DFW region sees hail, it will likely be small and fairly inconsequential, Dunn said.
She cautioned that, on top of the rain, it’s expected to be warm and humid this weekend, and that “doesn’t always make for the nicest conditions out there.”
The high temperature was expected to be around 87 on Friday, 86 on Saturday, 84 on Sunday and 81 on Monday.
This story was originally published May 21, 2020 at 8:26 AM.
