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Wednesday May 16 Forecast Update
The next chance of widespread rains across DFW will be Sunday night through Tuesday.  Meanwhile, the weather will trend warmer and drier through the end of the week.  Today, Sunny, 86/64 Thursday, Sunny, 87/66 Friday, Sunny, Windy, 89/67 Saturday, Sunny, Windy, 88 Sunday, PtCldy, Breezy, 87

Tuesday May 15 Forecast Update
Isolated showers and storms will be mainly south of DFW today..with warm and dry weather the rule into the weekend.  Today, PtCldy, Rain mainly south, 84/62 Wednesday, Sunny, 86/65 Thursday, Sunny, 89/67 Friday, Sunny, Windy, 89/68 Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, 88

Monday May 14 Forecast Update
Heavy rains will create flooding problems throughout much of southwest and south Texas.  Only isolated showers and storms are possible in the DFW area..possible but not likely.  Today, PtCldy, 82/62 Tuesday, 83/61 Wednesday, Sunny, 85/65 Thursday, Sunny, 88/67 Friday, PtCldy, 87

Severe Weather Update Friday 6:36 p.m.
Severe Tstm Warning Tarrant County unitl 7:15 for 60 mph winds and 1″ hail. Storm also showing increasing lightning trends and mid-level rotation.  Located in NW Tarrant County drifting east/southeast.  Additional storms forming ahead of main cell from downtown FW to NE Tarrant County.  Plan on travel hazards due to rain, wind and visibility issues..also [...]

Friday May 11 Weekend Forecast Update
The heaviest rains of this current event have already pinwheeled through North Texas early this morning, but isolated showers and storms will occasionally pass through DFW today through tonight.  Isolated showers and storms are also possible early Saturday morning.  Today, Cldy, Scattered showers, 74/60 Saturday, Cloudy, 76/62 Sunday, PtCldy, 81/62 Monday, PtCldy, Isolated storms late, [...]

Monday May 10 Forecast Update
A large storm system near El Paso will cross Texas from west to east over the next two days.  Multi-inch rains and a flood threat will be common across the southern two thirds of the state today through tomorrow night.  DFW will get less rain than most other parts of the state.  Mother’s Day weekend [...]

Wednesday May 9 Forecast Update
Mild and dry weather will be the rule across North Texas until the next chance of rain Friday.  Today, Sunny, 81/58 Thursday, Sunny, 82/62 Friday, Scattered Storms, 76/60 Saturday, Clearing, 78/61 Sunday, PtCldy, 81

Tuesday May 8 Forecast Update
Rain and cooler temperatures will be the rule across North Texas today.  Clearing and mild Wednesday-Thursday.  New chance of rain Friday. Today, Scattered Rain/Tstms, 77/60 Wednesday, Clearing late, 80/58 Thursday, Sunny, 81/62 Friday, Scattered Rain, 79/58 Saturday, Cloudy, 78

Severe Weather Update 8:00 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch south of DFW until 11 p.m. Monday.  Strong thunderstorms are drifting through southern Tarrant County with heavy rain, small hail, gusty winds and increasing lightning.  Plan on scattered lightning-related power outages in southern Tarrant County.

Monday May 7 Forecast Update
A change in the weather…cooler and wetter Tuesday.  Maybe some storms, too.  Today, Sunny to PtCldy, 86/66 Tuesday, Tstms, 75/58 Wednesday, Clearing, 80/58 Thursday, Sunny, 81/60 Friday, PtCldy, Isolated Storms possible, 82

Severe Weather Update May 6 10:24 p.m.
Strong to severe thunderstorms are underway west of DFW.  Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been issued for portions of Palo Pinto, Erath, Parker and Hood counties until 11 p.m.  Storms moving southeast at 25 mph with 50-60 mph winds, small hail, brief heavy rains and frequent lightning.  Prepare for scattered power outages across North Texas due [...]

Severe Weather Update 10:40 p.m. Power Outages
This outbreak of severe storms across DFW has produced hundreds of power outages affected thousands of customers.  Wind gusts and lightning activity will likely slow the restoration process, but Oncor workers are already in the field, being staged for restoration efforts all night.  The worst of the storms is over, but a high wind warning [...]

Severe Weather Update 8:45 p.m. LIGHTNING
Storm in Tarrant Co no longer severe but much lightning.  Expect frequent power outages.  This should be the last of it.

Severe Weather Update 8:38 p.m. Storm weakening in Tarrant Co.
Severe Tstm Warning for Tarrant, Johnson and Somervell counties until 9 p.m.  Radar no longer detecting above-criteria wind gusts in Tarrant Co, but severe winds are still showing on radar near Joshua and Briar Oaks in Johnson Co.  Rain showers in Dallas, Denton and Collin counties not severe.  Appears the strength of the storms in [...]

Severe Weather Update: 8:14 p.m. Severe Tstm Warning South Tarrant County
National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for Tarrant County between I-30 and the southern Johnson County line.  Storms moving east/southeast at 30 mph.  Possible wind gusts to 60 mph, lightning and hail near 1″.

Friday May 3 Weekend Forecast Update
Storms that develop on the dryline in West Texas could become marginally severe with gusty winds and hail. Some West Texas storms could approach the DFW area late this afternoon and evening but it appears likely that most storms will die out due to loss of daytime heating this evening.  Areas west of Fort Worth [...]

Thursday May 3 Forecast Update
South winds are easing up slightly, but warmth and Gulf humidity will continue to bring muggy conditions to North Texas over the next few days. Today, PtCldy, Breezy, 89/70 Friday, PtCldy, Breezy, Storms late, 90/71 Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, 89/70 Sunday…PtCldy, 88/72 Monday, Cloudy, 89

Wednesday May 2 Forecast Update
Windy and warm will continue to be the theme for North Texas weather through the weekend.  No more than the slightest chance of an isolated mainly nighttime thunderstorm.  Today, Sunny, Windy, 90/70 Thursday, PtCldy, Windy, 89/71 Friday, PtCldy, PM Storms possible, 88/70 Saturday, PtCldy, 89/69 Sunday, Ptcldy, 90

Tuesday May 1 Forecast Update
Windy, warm conditions will continue across North Texas with no more than the slightest chance of isolated storms mainly west each afternoon and north each overnight.  Today, PtCldy, Windy, 99/70 Wednesday, PtCldy, Breezy, 89/70 Thursday, PtCldy, 91/70 Friday, Sunny, 90/69 Saturday, Sunny, 90

Monday April 30 Forecast Update
Windy, warm conditions will predominate across North Texas with no more than the slightest chance of isolated late afternoon or overnight thunderstorms.  Today, Cldy, Wndy, Isolated storms, 85/69 Tuesday, PtCldy, WIndy, 86/70 Wednesday, PtCldy, Windy, 88/70 Thursday, PtCldy, Bzy, 90/70 Friday, PtCldy, 90

Friday April 27 Weekend Forecast Update
Gusty south winds and above-normal temperatures will continue through the weekend.  At best, rain chances look hit and miss early next week.  Today, Sunny, Windy, 89/68 Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, 88/68 Sunday, PtCldy, Windy, Humid, 86/68 Monday, Isolated storms, 84/67 Tuesday, Rain ending, PtCldy, 84

Thursday April 26 Forecast Update
Windy and warm weather will continue into the weekend.  Latest forecasts delay our next chance of rain until Monday night or Tuesday.  Today, Sunny, Windy, 90/68 Friday, PtCldy, VWindy, 90/67 Saturday, Sunny, 91/65 Sunday, PtCldy, 85/69 Monday, PtCldy, Isolate storms late, 85

Wednesday April 25 Forecast Update
Windy and unseasonably warm conditions will continue across North Texas until a slow-moving cold front struggles through the area this weekend.  Today, Sunny, Windy, 90/69 Thursday, Sunny, Windy, 90/70 Friday, PtCldy, Windy, 89/70 Saturday, Isolated PM Storms, 86/66 Sunday, Cloudy, Isolated Storms, 83

Tuesday April 24 Forecast Update
A trend of windy, warmer conditions will continue through Saturday with an increasing chance of storms late in the weekend.  Today, Sunny, Breezy, 83/65 Wednesday, Sunny, Windy, 86/68 Thursday, PtCldy, Very Windy, 88/70 Friday, PtCldy, Very Windy, Humid, 88/70 Saturday, Storms late, 86

Monday April 23 Forecast Update
Mild weather will give way to a windy warming trend during the last half of the week.  Next slight chance of storms may be Saturday night or Sunday.  Today, Sunny, 75/55 Tuesday, Sunny, Breezy, 82/62 Wednesday, Sunny, Windy, 86/68 Thursday, PtCldy, Windy, 86/69 Friday, PtCldy, Windy, 85

Friday April 20 Weekend Forecast Update
At 5 a.m. scattered storms were passing through Fort Worth toward Dallas.  The storms are not severe, but contain gusty winds, small hail and an unusually large number of lightning strikes.  Expect brief power outages this morning.  Storms will end by noon with the passage of a strong cold front.  Today, Storms early, Windy later, [...]

Thursday April 18 Forecast Update
One more nice day before storms Friday morning, followed by a windy, cooler weekend.  Today, Sunny, Windy, 83/62 Friday, Storms early, Windy late, 72/49 Saturday, Clearing, Breezy, 70/50 Sunday, Sunny, 78/55 Monday, 80

Wednesday April 18 Forecast Update
Agreeable weather will continue until storms on Friday which will be followed by a windy, cooler weekend.  Today, Sunny, 81/57 Thursday, Sunny, Windy, 83/63 Friday, Storms, 70/48 Saturday, Clearing, Windy, 68/50 Sunday, Sunny, 75

Tuesday April 17 Forecast Update
Agreeable weather will last through Thursday across virtually all of North Texas.  Next chance of storms on Friday. Today, Sunny, 77/54 Wednesday, Sunny, 80/58 Thursday, PtCldy, Windy, Humid, 83/63 Friday, Scattered Storms, 73/53 Saturday, Clearing, 74

Monday April 16 Forecast Update
Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible south of DFW Tuesday night and regionwide Thursday night or Friday..but most of this week will be very quiet across North Texas.  Today, Sunny, Breezy, 75/56 Tuesday, Sunny, 80/57 Wednesday, Sunny, 81/60 Thursday, PtCldy, Breezy, PM Storms possible, 82/64 Friday, PtCldy, Breezy, 75