Fire, rain and ice: Weather forecast for North Texas into next week looks crazy
Texas weather gonna Texas weather, and the current forecast for this weekend and coming week is proof of that.
North Texans will see elevated fire risks this weekend into Monday, followed by fire risk to the west of Dallas-Fort Worth and the potential for strong and severe thunderstorms to the east on Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
On Tuesday, a strong cold front is expected to arrive and push thunderstorms into the region with some isolated strong weather possible, mostly east of DFW.
Then, mid week, the chance for a wintry mix of precipitation looks stronger Wednesday through late Thursday.
The weather service said it doesn’t exactly know yet what areas could see freezing temperatures, how long the wintry precipitation may last, how much it may accumulate and who will see it.
A meteorologist with the National Weather Service told the Star-Telegram on Thursday that trying to forecast out too far is akin to highly educated guesswork that utilizes things like trends and what weather conditions are currently like in other areas.
The forecast for mid-to-late next week could change dramatically, and the service said it’s safest and smartest to check back regularly for updates.
“You’re gonna see that forecast change pretty substantially every time it’s updated, so the biggest thing is just to keep an eye on those forecast updates,” National Weather Service Meteorologist Monique Sellers told the Star-Telegram. “Just don’t totally trust anything with certainty, especially if they say ‘we’re going to get this many inches of snow.’ ”
Temperatures Friday were expected to peak in the mid-50s with an overnight low of 32 in DFW. Those numbers are expected to climb Saturday to 66, with a low of 41 before Sunday’s high of 72.
The high will climb again to around 85 on Monday, and the chances of thunderstorms will begin Monday night.
The high is expected to be around 68 on Tuesday before it gets much colder mid-week, leading to the possibility of sleet, freezing rain and snow.
While the current predictions don’t call for daytime temperatures to drop below the upper 30s, overnight lows aren’t expected to get up out of the mid-to-upper 20s.