Good Saturday morning, North Texas!
It’s been a wet start to the day across the region with multiple rounds of rain, including periods of heavy rainfall overnight and early this morning. Another round of rain is continuing to push southeast across North Texas and will likely linger through the late morning and into parts of the afternoon.
Rainfall totals across the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex have been locally excessive at times, prompting several flash flood warnings overnight. Some roads may still have standing water this morning, so use caution if you’re heading out. Remember the rule: Turn Around, Don’t Drown. Just a few inches of moving water can sweep a vehicle away.
The wet weather is being driven by a cold front moving through the region. As the front continues to slide southeast through North Texas this afternoon, the focus for additional thunderstorm development will gradually shift south of the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
While widespread severe weather is not expected, a few storms could become strong to severe, mainly south of the Metroplex later today. The primary threats would be hail up to half-dollar size and wind gusts approaching 60 mph. Lightning and brief heavy rainfall will also accompany any thunderstorms that develop.
Behind the front, conditions will begin to improve tonight.
Sunday looks much quieter. Skies will clear out and temperatures will turn a bit cooler, with afternoon highs generally in the 70s across North Texas. It should be a pleasant end to the weekend.
The break in the rain will be short-lived, though. Another storm system arrives early next week, bringing renewed chances for showers and thunderstorms Monday into Tuesday. It’s still early, but some of those storms could again become strong to severe depending on how the atmosphere evolves.
We’ll continue to fine-tune that forecast over the next couple of days. -William