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Hail, damaging winds possible this weekend in Fort Worth. Here’s when severe storms arrive

Storm clouds roll into downtown Fort Worth on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Storm clouds roll into downtown Fort Worth on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. amccoy@star-telegram.com

A warm and stormy weekend is in the mix for North Texas.

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected across much of the D-FW region on Friday, March 28, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth. The best rain chances will be along and south of Interstate 20, and along and east of Interstate 35.

Rainfall totals will be half an inch to one inch Friday. Severe weather is not expected with these storms, according to the NWS. Storms will move out of the region late Friday.

Sunday will be stormy in North Texas.
Sunday will be stormy in North Texas. National Weather Service Fort Worth

Warm Saturday leads to stormy Sunday

Clearing skies and cool temperatures will lead to patchy fog across North Texas on Saturday, March 29.

Conditions will be sunny and warm by Saturday afternoon, with temperatures in the mid-80s, according to the NWS. By late Saturday, isolated thunderstorms could develop and last into early Sunday, March 30. The main threat with these storms are large hail and damaging winds.

A larger threat for severe storms will come Sunday afternoon, with hail and damaging winds as the main threats. There will also be low potential for tornadoes, according to the NWS. The greatest threat for severe weather will be along and east of I-35.

By Sunday evening, the storm system will move east and quickly diminish. Heading into next week, conditions will be sunny and cool on Monday, March 31.

North Texas Weekly Temperature Outlook

  • Friday, March 28- 69 degrees
  • Saturday, March 29- 82 degrees
  • Sunday, March 30- 84 degrees
  • Monday, March 31- 69 degrees
  • Tuesday, April 1- 82 degrees
  • Wednesday, April 2- 83 degrees
  • Thursday, April 3- 82 degrees
Brayden Garcia
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Brayden Garcia is the entertainment reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he mainly writes about how the film and TV industry impacts North Texas, from Taylor Sheridan shows to the Fort Worth Film Commission and everything in between.
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