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After reaching 100° for the very first time this entire calendar year yesterday, the Dallas-Fort Worth area
will have to endure the brunt of an ongoing brutal heat wave that engulfs the entire southern half of
the country for at least this week. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport recorded that 100° temperature
at 3:00 PM yesterday afternoon to make it the 6th-latest date during a given summer that Dallas didn't reach
triple-digit readings. Keep in mind that the National Weather Service forecast office in Fort Worth does not provide
archived daily weather roundups for Love Field in Dallas. That explains why The Weather Channel announced
this 100° high temperature for Dallas yesterday by using Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport's data.
For more details, I have provided some extra information from the National Weather Service regarding
yesterday's high temperature.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/productview.php?pil=FWDPNSFWD&version=3 (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/productview.php?pil=FWDPNSFWD&version=3)
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - FORT WORTH, TX
4:30 PM CDT SAT AUG 11 2007
FIRST 100-DEGREE DAY OF THE YEAR AT DFW AIRPORT...
Shortly before 3:00 PM Central Daylight Time, the temperature at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
climbed to 100°. This is the first time this year that Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has reached
the century mark. This is the 6th-latest first 100° day.
There have only been 2 years in the 109-year* history of observations for the official Dallas-Fort Worth site
when we did not hit 100°... 1906 and 1973.
In those years when we had 100°+ temperatures, the first 100° day has occurred as early as March 9,
back in 1911 and as late as August 23rd, back in 1989. The average first day that we reach 100° is June 30th.
We have had 100°+ temperatures every month from March through October with the earliest occurrence
being March 9th and the latest occurrence being October 3rd.
The average number of 100°+ days is 16. The record number of 100°+ days in 69 which occurred in 1980.
DALLAS/FORT WORTH - LATEST DATE OF FIRST 100-DEGREE DAY
T-1 1906, 1973 NONE
3 August 23, 1989
4 August 19, 1905
5 August 16, 1903
6 August 11, 2007****
7 August 10, 1992
8 August 8, 1968
T-9 August 7, 1908 and August 7, 1919
Observations for the official site for Dallas-Fort Worth site go back to September 1898.
The official site has changed during that time.
The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport site has been the official site since 1974.
A Heat Advisory is in effect until 6:00 PM Central Daylight Time tomorrow. Also, an ongoing Flood Warning is
still in effect until further notice for the Elm Fork portion of the Trinity River near Carrollton in Dallas County
thanks to the excessive rain that has fallen prior to this dry spell.
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PLEASE NOTE:
Lancaster, Texas did not submit their latest weather observations for this hour, so I'm replacing it with
Duncanville, Texas for this report.
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Wow! Its hard to believe that today was the first day this year that temps there hit 100! That's an area of the country that you usually associate with very bad heat. :yes:
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Yeah thats definitely a shocker. We've already hit 100 degrees multiple times, and we are much further north!
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Yah, that is strange. Last year I think Dallas reached the century mark several times by the middle of August.
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Well guys, a lot of the reason Dallas hadn't been that hot this summer up until a few days ago was due to
the excessive amount of rain the city has received over the last few months.
Meantime, another hot day for the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area this afternoon as temperatures in
most locations have topped the 100° mark and no relief from this heat wave is expected until
at best Thursday. Readings will return to more seasonable levels in the 90s for the heart of
the summer season. Thursday is also the next best chance the Metroplex could see any precipitation.
PLEASE NOTE:
Grand Prairie, Texas did not issue a weather observations report for this hour.
Bedford, Texas is listed in its place. Lancaster, Texas' reporting site is down again,
so Duncanville, Texas is listed instead.
Here is a news item to catch you up on today's heat wave coverage in Dallas and Fort Worth.
There was no updated news story from KTVT-TV in Dallas and KXAS-TV in Fort Worth.
KDFW-TV (Dallas) (August 14):
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=4052119&version=18&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1 (http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=4052119&version=18&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1)
"Forecast: Tuesday could be hottest day of the year, so far"
I have not added the transparent byline on the photo yet, but to give the appropriate copyright credit,
the current conditions graphic page background is by stephancbruinsma at Flickr.
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It is a warm and humid overnight period in northern Texas as dew point levels are at uncomfortable levels.
With scattered showers around the region for the last few days, the sticky air comes as no surprise.
There is the chance of more scattered showers later today and even the possibily of thunderstorms may develop
as well. Temperatures will remain at seasonable levels in the upper 80s to low 90s across the Metroplex.
PLEASE NOTE:
Lewisville, Texas did not issue a weather observations report for this hour. Flower Mound, Texas is shown
on the maps. Duncanville, Texas' reporting site is down again, so Bedford, Texas is listed instead.
I have not added the transparent byline on the photo yet, but to give the appropriate copyright credit,
the current conditions graphic page background is by scoobie_rs at Flickr.
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Great!
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THE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS POSTED BELOW AREN'T CURRENT. THEY ARE FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY.
The northern half of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is seeing areas of heavy rain this morning with
possible flooding in low lying areas of the region. However, a drastic contrast on the south side of the Metroplex
is seeing fair weather right now. However, all locations have a common temperature range of 70° to 75°
at this hour.
More showers and possible thunderstorms are in the forecast this afternoon as temperatures will be well below
the normal high of 90° for this date at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
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Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area radar as of 10:38 AM Central Daylight Time (courtesy of KTVT-TV)...
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It is a very unseasonably warm day across much of the eastern two-thirds of Texas this afternoon as temperatures
are well up into the 70s in most locations. Conditions are slowly beginning to change though as readings are
at least 10° cooler in the northern and western portions of the Metroplex and a shift in wind direction of a more
northerly breeze. Most reporting stations have winds coming from the south at this hour.
Clouds have also been rolling in from the west as skies are mostly cloudy to overcast regionwide.
After near record high temperatures near 80° around Dallas, rain and possible thunderstorms are expected tonight
and early tomorrow that will drop temperatures into the upper 40s to low 50s about 24 hours from now.
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After high temperatures of 79° on Saturday and 77° yesterday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport,
today will be the last day of this unseasonably warm spell across the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area
before a cold front passage early tomorrow. Winds will pick up this afternoon and there is the chance of
scattered showers and thunderstorms ahead of the cold front. Strong southerly winds have boosted temperatures
well into the 70s across the entire Metroplex and any location reaching 80° cannot be ruled out.
It won't set record high readings, but it is definitely way above the normal high of 54° in Dallas.
Temperatures will return to closer to normal by the end of this week with fair skies in the forecast after
early tomorrow where additional chances of showers and thunderstorms are possible.
Meantime, I redid my Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area weather map. It is zoomed in a little closer and
effectively eliminates Denton, Texas and McKinney, Texas as a part of it. They're now on the four graphic pages
of other weather observations across the Metroplex. The placement of the map locations are more balanced now.
Two new locations are on the map. They are Alliance Airport (technically has a Fort Worth postal address)
and Duncanville, Texas.
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And here are some notable sustained wind speeds and wind gusts around the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area...
METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... south at 26 MPH, gusting to 31 MPH
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... south at 21 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Arlington, Texas... south at 21 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... south-southwest at 20 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Mesquite, Texas... south at 18 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Garland, Texas... south-southwest at 14 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Plano, Texas... south at 10 MPH, gusting to 12 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
McKinney, Texas... 33 MPH
Denton, Texas... 31 MPH
Addison, Texas... 29 MPH
Dallas Executive Airport... 26 MPH
Grand Prairie, Texas... 25 MPH
Lancaster, Texas... 25 MPH
Burleson, Texas... 24 MPH
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The morning rush hour in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area usually isn't fun to begin with, but it was tougher
than normal today. Wintry precipitation is something you don't see that often in northern Texas even during
this time of year. A mix of rain and sleet made roads difficult to travel on for commuters and temperatures
are just above the freezing mark in nearly all locations across the Metroplex where rain is falling instead.
Most of the precipitation is on the south and east side of the Metroplex with temperatures mainly in the 30s,
well below the normal high of 55° for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on this date. There is the chance of
more rain for the rest of today and highs are expected to top out in the low 40s. Conditions will improve by
tomorrow with readings jumping back up into the 60s under fair skies.
On a side note, after I had recently revamped my Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area weather map,
I have added a brand new northern Texas regional map. It also includes locations outside the Lone Star State,
including an important one with Oklahoma City. Unfortunately, I couldn't include San Angelo, Texas on it.
From time to time, you will see Shreveport, Louisiana though. For any of my weather maps, those locations that
don't have heat indices or wind chill readings aren't posted, but the place names remain. Also, it was put off for
quite some time, but I finally added the element that was missing for the black bar information I provide.
It is the monthly precipitation total. However, it is a little different in my presentation than the actual IntelliSTAR,
that being one of the very few elements I have that is not emulated. I decided to put above the place name
the "January precipitation" label instead of "currently" as the IntelliSTAR uses so I can have more room to keep
the place names as they are without shortening them any further. I just didn't like writing "JAN PRECIP" and then
"0.26 IN" on the same line as it would be for what you'd see on TV.
And lastly, note the repeated forecast for this afternoon across the Metroplex.
Hard to believe that six reporting sites all expect rain with a high temperature of 40°.
The National Weather Service had that exact forecast for each of them despite three in Tarrant County,
two in Dallas County and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport located in both counties.
What I found interesting is the wide range in contrasting weather forecasted between northwestern Texas and
the northeast side. I'm talking about the temperature difference and the amount of sunshine or inclement weather.
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I have not added the transparent byline on the photo yet, but to give the appropriate copyright credit,
the current conditions graphic page background is by oceanwatersparkles at Flickr.
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... east-southeast at 13 MPH
NORTHERN TEXAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONAL WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Oklahoma City... south at 26 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Lubbock, Texas... west at 21 MPH
Wichita Falls, Texas... south-southeast at 16 MPH
Fort Smith, Arkansas... east at 10 MPH
Waco, Texas... northeast at 10 MPH
LATEST REGIONAL NON-MAP WIND CHILL READINGS
Lancaster, Texas... 24°
Addison, Texas... 26°
Denton, Texas... 26°
Burleson, Texas... 28°
Dallas Executive Airport... 28°
Grand Prairie, Texas... 28°
McKinney, Texas... 28°
Flower Mound, Texas... 29°
Mansfield, Texas... 30°
The Colony, Texas... 30°
Richardson, Texas... 32°
LATEST VISIBILITIES (5 miles or less)
Lancaster, Texas... 3 miles
Dallas Executive Airport... 4 miles
Duncanville, Texas... 4 miles
Addison, Texas... 5 miles
Burleson, Texas... 5 miles
Carrollton, Texas... 5 miles
Garland, Texas... 5 miles
Grand Prairie, Texas... 5 miles
Plano, Texas... 5 miles
Richardson, Texas... 5 miles
The Colony, Texas... 5 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area radar within the last 2 hours (courtesy of KTVT-TV)...
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After the unseasonably chilly temperatures that was experienced back on Friday, a brief warmup back the
other direction will come to an end this afternoon. A potent cold front is sweeping through Texas as part of
a low pressure system that is moving through the Great Plains region. Notice the drastic contrast in temperatures
between the western side of Texas and up in Oklahoma as opposed to what it is in Dallas and points east.
High temperatures this morning are unseasonably mild being well into the 60s to near 70°, but will steadily drop as
the day progresses. It has been a very windy day already with wind gusts as high as near 60 MPH in a few spots.
Completely unlike Friday, it is quite dry across the region with Love Field in Dallas reporting a humidity level of
just 19%. Because of the high winds and dry conditions, a Red Flag Warning has been issued for the entire
Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area until at least 6:00 PM Central Standard Time this evening.
See the National Weather Service statements for more details.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas on January 29, 2008
A WIND ADVISORY is in effect until 6:00 PM Central Standard Time this evening.
Strong west and northwest winds will continue through the afternoon hours. Sustained wind speeds of
30 to 40 MPH will continue with gusts in excess of 50 mph possible through late afternoon.
In addition, some blowing dust may reduce visibilities to around 3 to 5 miles during the afternoon.
The strong winds will diminish quickly this evening.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make
driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto
area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture and other lightweight
outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
A RED FLAG WARNING is in effect until 6:00 PM Central Standard Time this evening.
A Red flag warning remains in effect until 6:00 PM Central Standard Time this evening across all of North Texas
for very strong winds and very low humidities.
A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect Wednesday afternoon...
Strong west and northwest winds and very low humidities will continue through the afternoon across all of
North Texas. Sustained wind speeds of 30 to 40 MPH with gusts in excess of 50 MPH and relative humidities
ranging from 10 to 15% will lead to extreme fire weather conditions through early evening.
The winds are expected to diminish this evening.
Return southerly flow and low humidity will lead to very high fire danger conditions across all of North Texas
Wednesday afternoon. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for all of North Texas on Wednesday afternoon.
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly.
A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and dry vegetation will create explosive fire growth potential.
Avoid all outside burning and welding today. Do not toss lit cigarette Butts outside.
Report wild fires to the nearest Fire Department or law enforcement office.
PLEASE NOTE:
Bedford, Texas' wind gauge was malfunctioning at the time of this report, so I substituted that location with
Weatherford, Texas instead. Since there were not enough locations that had weather conditions that had
wind chill readings, I'm listing the few that did toward the bottom of this post instead of using a near-empty
northern Texas regional weather map to display them.
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... WNW at 41 MPH, gusting to 53 MPH
Mesquite, Texas... WNW at 32 MPH, gusting to 46 MPH
Arlington, Texas... WNW at 30 MPH, gusting to 41 MPH
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... W at 29 MPH, gusting to 43 MPH
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... WNW at 28 MPH, gusting to 47 MPH
Garland, Texas... WNW at 24 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH
Plano, Texas... NNW at 21 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Duncanville, Texas... WSW at 18 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Lewisville, Texas... W at 8 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
McKinney, Texas... 59 MPH
Irving, Texas... 56 MPH
Addison, Texas... 49 MPH
Denton, Texas... 48 MPH
Burleson, Texas... 46 MPH
Dallas Executive Airport... 44 MPH
Flower Mound, Texas... 41 MPH
Lancaster, Texas... 40 MPH
Mansfield, Texas... 34 MPH
Grand Prairie, Texas... 32 MPH
Richardson, Texas... 25 MPH
North Richland Hills, Texas... 24 MPH
The Colony, Texas... 22 MPH
Weatherford, Texas... 21 MPH
Carrollton, Texas... 19 MPH
Euless, Texas... 19 MPH
NORTHERN TEXAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONAL WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Wichita Falls, Texas... NW at 38 MPH, gusting to 56 MPH
Oklahoma City... NW at 38 MPH, gusting to 45 MPH
Abilene, Texas... NW at 32 MPH, gusting to 48 MPH
Fort Smith, Arkansas... WSW at 29 MPH, gusting to 43 MPH
Midland, Texas... NNW at 28 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Amarillo, Texas... N at 25 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Lubbock, Texas... N at 22 MPH, gusting to 37 MPH
Waco, Texas... W at 21 MPH, gusting to 33 MPH
Texarkana, Arkansas... SW at 16 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
LATEST REGIONAL NON-MAP WIND CHILL READINGS
Amarillo, Texas... 21°
Oklahoma City... 22°
Lubbock, Texas... 31°
Wichita Falls, Texas... 38°
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Just as it was earlier this month, we see another unseasonably warm day in northern Texas as temperatures
in many locations are into the 80s this afternoon, including Dallas and Fort Worth. Depending on where you are,
there are variable sky conditions to be found around the Metroplex. On the south side such as in Duncanville
and Burleson, skies are completely sunny. But elsewhere, it is either mostly cloudy to overcast.
Because of very low humidity presently in the region and the winds expected to pick up this evening,
the National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory and Red Flag Warning for all of northern Texas tonight.
See their weather statements below.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas
on February 25, 2008
A RED FLAG WARNING remains in effect until 9:00 PM Central Standard Time this evening.
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Conditions are favorable for explosive fire growth across North Texas through this evening, especially west of
Interstate 35 where winds will gust between 35 and 45 MPH with humidity values below 25 percent.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly.
A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and dry vegetation will create explosive fire growth potential.
Avoid all outside burning and welding today. Do not toss lit cigarette Butts outside.
Report wild fires to the nearest Fire Department or law enforcement office.
A WIND ADVISORY is effect until 6:00 AM Central Standard Time on Tuesday morning.
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Windy conditions will continue through daybreak Tuesday across all of North Texas.
Expect south winds gradually shifting to the northwest as a surface front moves through the region.
Sustained speeds will range from 20 to 30 MPH with gusts up to 40 MPH.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes, especially open waters that will likely
become very choppy and rough. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture and
other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
The warm temperatures will come to an end tonight as a strong cold front will move through the region and
readings will gradually drop into the upper 30s to low 40s overnight. Then it will be the opposite of today
where it will be a bit below the normal high of 63° as it is expected to be in the upper 50s tomorrow.
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I have not added the transparent byline on the photo yet, but to give the appropriate copyright credit,
the current conditions graphic page background is by Bonita de Boer at Flickr.
PLEASE NOTE:
Since I didn't have a chance to gather the regional weather conditions,
there are no regional weather maps in this report.
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... west-northwest at 15 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... west-northwest at 14 MPH
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... west at 13 MPH
Arlington, Texas... northwest at 10 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
Burleson, Texas... 26 MPH
Grand Prairie, Texas... 21 MPH
Flower Mound, Texas... 16 MPH
Addison, Texas... 10 MPH
LATEST HUMIDITY LEVELS
Burleson, Texas... 12%
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 14%
Arlington, Texas... 15%
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 15%
North Richland Hills, Texas... 15%
Grand Prairie, Texas... 16%
Addison, Texas... 17%
Bedford, Texas... 17%
Dallas Executive Airport... 17%
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... 17%
Garland, Texas... 17%
Carrollton, Texas... 19%
Denton, Texas... 19%
Euless, Texas... 19%
Irving, Texas... 19%
Lewisville, Texas... 20%
Mansfield, Texas... 20%
Duncanville, Texas... 21%
Flower Mound, Texas... 22%
McKinney, Texas... 22%
The Colony, Texas... 22%
Richardson, Texas... 25%
Plano, Texas... 30%
Mesquite, Texas... 50%
Lancaster, Texas... 53%
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It is a tale of two seasons from the western side of Texas to the eastern side during this overnight period.
With the strong cold front accompanying a strong storm system moving through the southern half of the country,
the clash of strong southerly winds bringing moisture air from the Gulf of Mexico with strong northerly winds on
the back side of the storm has created strong thunderstorms. They are now moving into the west side of the
Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area at this hour.
Temperatures are dropping from daytime highs in the 70s yesterday (Sunday) into the 40s and 50s later today.
There is the chance of believe it or not some possible mixture of rain and snow in the coldest areas of the region
by evening.
By looking closely at the weather observations for each reporting site, you can tell which locations have had
the cold front pass through and those that haven't. This is by seeing the temperature difference and
wind direction. Very good timing on my part that I posted this report to show this variety of weather conditions.
One interesting weather observation is the wind speed and gusts for Carrollton, Texas.
That location has sustained winds of 15 MPH, but wind gusts of 52 MPH!
A Tornado Watch that was in effect for parts of northern Texas that also included Dallas and Fort Worth
was cancelled. Here is the latest from the National Weather Service:
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas on March 2, 2008
A WIND ADVISORY is in effect until 6:00 PM Central Standard Time on Monday night.
Strong southerly winds of 25 to 35 MPH with gusts to 45 MPH will continue ahead of a cold front through
late tonight. Winds will shift to the northwest behind the cold front to 30 to 40 MPH with higher gusts.
Gusty winds will persist through the day Monday.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make
driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto
area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture and other lightweight
outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... south at 30 MPH, gusting to 40 MPH
Arlington, Texas... south at 26 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Mesquite, Texas... south at 23 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... north-northwest at 18 MPH, gusting to 37 MPH
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... south at 17 MPH, gusting to 33 MPH
Plano, Texas... southwest at 10 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
Carrollton, Texas... 52 MPH
Dallas Executive Airport... 40 MPH
Addison, Texas... 37 MPH
McKinney, Texas... 35 MPH
Burleson, Texas... 33 MPH
Grand Prairie, Texas... 32 MPH
Lancaster, Texas... 30 MPH
Flower Mound, Texas... 22 MPH
Irving, Texas... 20 MPH
Euless, Texas... 13 MPH
Bedford, Texas... 11 MPH
North Richland Hills, Texas... 11 MPH
NORTHERN TEXAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONAL WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Lubbock, Texas... north at 38 MPH, gusting to 52 MPH
Wichita Falls, Texas... north at 33 MPH
Amarillo, Texas... north at 31 MPH, gusting to 40 MPH
Oklahoma City... north at 29 MPH
Waco, Texas... south at 28 MPH
Abilene, Texas... north-northwest at 25 MPH, gusting to 35 MPH
Midland, Texas... north at 24 MPH, gusting to 40 MPH
Texarkana, Arkansas... south at 20 MPH
LATEST REGIONAL WIND CHILL READINGS
Amarillo, Texas... 14°
Lubbock, Texas... 20°
Oklahoma City... 29°
Midland, Texas... 31°
Abilene, Texas... 32°
Wichita Falls, Texas... 35°
LATEST VISIBILITIES
Amarillo, Texas... 2 miles
North Richland Hills, Texas... 2½ miles
Denton, Texas... 3 miles
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 4 miles
Midland, Texas... 7 miles
Abilene, Texas... 9 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area radar within the last 90 minutes (courtesy of KTVT-TV)...
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As it has been discussed on The Weather Channel, it is once again an unseasonably warm mid-March afternoon
in North Texas. Temperatures are 10° to 15° above normal for this time of year and most locations are at or above
the 80° mark. However, go farther south into the central and southern portions of the Lone Star State,
it is even warmer. Cities such as San Antonio, it is above 90°. It isn't completely out of character for Texas
to receive this warmth before winter is officially over, but even this is well above normal for them.
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A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of Texas, but it only includes the western side of the Metroplex.
Dallas isn't included in this warning, but Fort Worth is due to the warm and dry conditions. It is also windy to the
west of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area as West Texas locations have to deal with wind and blowing dust.
Temperatures will cool off to slightly above normal readings over the weekend, but the threat of thunderstorms
will increase as we head into early next week.
(http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3109/dallas031408weatherrepoaz5.jpg)
I have not added the transparent byline on the photo yet, but to give the appropriate copyright credit,
the current conditions graphic page background is by Woutijn Baars at Flickr.
PLEASE NOTE:
I have put together a WeatherSTAR 4000 emulator configuration for Dallas, so hopefully the next time I do a report,
it will be included.
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... south at 12 MPH
Mesquite, Texas... south-southwest at 10 MPH, gusting to 16 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
McKinney, Texas... 22 MPH
Carrollton, Texas... 21 MPH
Richardson, Texas... 17 MPH
Flower Mound, Texas... 14 MPH
Weatherford, Texas... 10 MPH
NORTHERN TEXAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONAL WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Amarillo, Texas... west at 33 MPH, gusting to 41 MPH
Midland, Texas... west at 32 MPH, gusting to 47 MPH
Lubbock, Texas... west at 29 MPH, gusting to 41 MPH
Oklahoma City... south-southeast at 22 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Waco, Texas... west at 14 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH
Wichita Falls, Texas... south-southwest at 14 MPH
Abilene, Texas... west-southwest at 13 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Fort Smith, Arkansas... east at 13 MPH, gusting to 16 MPH
LATEST HEAT INDEX READINGS
Weatherford, Texas... 85°
Addison, Texas... 84°
Duncanville, Texas... 82°
Euless, Texas... 81°
Flower Mound, Texas... 81°
Garland, Texas... 81°
Plano, Texas... 81°
Richardson, Texas... 81°
Carrollton, Texas... 80°
Irving, Texas... 80°
Bedford, Texas... 79°
Lewisville, Texas... 79°
North Richland Hills, Texas... 79°
Mansfield, Texas... 78°
LATEST VISIBILITIES
Burleson, Texas... 20 miles
Mansfield, Texas... 20 miles
Addison, Texas... 13 miles
Carrollton, Texas... 13 miles
Garland, Texas... 13 miles
Plano, Texas... 13 miles
Richardson, Texas... 13 miles
Midland, Texas... 9 miles
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THE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS POSTED BELOW AREN'T CURRENT. THEY ARE FROM 2 HOURS AGO.
As anticipated for at least a few days now, showers and heavy thunderstorms have finally make their way into
the Dallas-Fort Worth area this morning as a strong storm system makes its way across the nation's heartland.
A deepening trough in the southwestern portion of the United States is slowly moving into the eastern half Texas
with Gulf of Mexico moisture pumping into the region from the south. This combination is leading to plenty of
thunderstorm activity in the western half of the Metroplex and is spreading east into Dallas at this hour.
Temperatures have already fallen since yesterday and will be a bit below normal by the evening rush hour.
Peak readings will be near normal tomorrow, but the threat of thunderstorms won't cease until tomorrow night.
A Flash Flood Watch has been re-issued through tomorrow morning while an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory
is in effect for Dallas and Fort Worth until 12:15 PM Central Daylight Time. See the National Weather Service
statements for more details.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas on March 18, 2008
AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY is in effect until 12:15 PM Central Daylight Time.
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for
western Dallas County and southern Tarrant County in north central Texas until 12:15 PM Central Daylight Time.
At 9:10 AM Central Daylight Time, National Weather Service meteorologists detected very heavy across
southwestern Tarrant County and moving into western Dallas County. Other showers and thunderstorms will move
into the area from the south through noon. Expect 1 to 2 inches of rainfall which will result in the ponding of water
on roadways and low lying areas.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great
to allow your car to cross safely. Stay away from creeks and streams. Turn around, don't drown.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH remains in effect through Wednesday morning.
The Flash Flood Watch continues through Wednesday morning for the following counties in north central Texas...
Bell County, Bosque County, Collin County, Comanche County, Cooke County, Coryell County, Dallas County,
Denton County, Ellis County, Erath County, Falls County, Fannin County, Freestone County, Grayson County,
Hamilton County, Hill County, Hood County, Hunt County, Johnson County, Kaufman County, Lampasas County,
Limestone County, McLennan County, Mills County, Navarro County, Parker County, Rockwall County,
Somervell County, Tarrant County and Wise County.
In northeast Texas...
Anderson County, Delta County, Henderson County, Hopkins County, Lamar County, Leon County, Rains County
and Van Zandt County
In south central Texas...
Milam County and Robertson County
A strong upper level low pressure system and a slow moving surface cold front will move across North Texas today
through Wednesday morning. Strong southerly winds ahead of the cold front will continue to bring abundant
moisture into the region. The combination of these ingredients will lead to a widespread heavy rainfall event.
Rainfall amounts will average between 1 to 3 inches with isolated amounts in excess of 4 inches.
Flooding of low lying areas, creeks, ditches and even some roads is likely in the watch area.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions are favorable for heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding.
You should monitor the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued for your area.
Here is my WeatherSTAR 4000 emulator videos for this report.
A hyperlink to each YouTube video clip page is also provided.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTieQ_SJsEI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RAz_HKrezI)
"Dallas (Love Field) weather - March 18, 2008 at 9:30 AM"
I have not added the transparent byline on the photo yet, but to give the appropriate copyright credit,
the current conditions graphic page background is by kalebdf at Flickr.
(http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/4139/dallas031808weatherrepozn5.jpg)
PLEASE NOTE:
First, Love Field's temperature went down by 1° from 9:30 AM (time of emulator video recording)
and 9:55 AM (the weather conditions in this post).
Second, the emulator failed to download the latest radar, so the one at the bottom of this post
is the latest one provided.
And third, I accidentally forgot to fill in the forecast information for four of the nine locations on
my metropolitan area weather map. So I am not including a forecast map for the Dallas-Fort Worth area,
only the regional one is provided. Here is the forecast information for the other five local reporting sites:
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport): Thunderstorms. Temperatures dropping to 55° by 5:00 PM.
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport): Thunderstorms under windy conditions. Temperatures dropping to 55° by 5:00 PM.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: Thunderstorms. High near 60° before dropping during the afternoon.
Arlington, Texas: Thunderstorms. High near 71°.
Mesquite, Texas: Thunderstorms. High near 69° before dropping during the afternoon.
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... north at 31 MPH, gusting to 46 MPH
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... north at 20 MPH
Arlington, Texas... north-northwest at 14 MPH
Lewisville, Texas... north-northwest at 13 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Mesquite, Texas... south-southeast at 10 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
McKinney, Texas... 26 MPH
Flower Mound, Texas... 25 MPH
Dallas Executive Airport... 21 MPH
Lancaster, Texas... 21 MPH
Addison, Texas... 20 MPH
Carrollton, Texas... 20 MPH
Richardson, Texas... 20 MPH
Burleson, Texas... 17 MPH
Irving, Texas... 16 MPH
NORTHERN TEXAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONAL WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Lubbock, Texas... north-northeast at 21, gusting to 30 MPH
Wichita Falls, Texas... north at 20 MPH, gusting to 31 MPH
Amarillo, Texas... north-northwest at 18 MPH
Abilene, Texas... north at 17 MPH
Oklahoma City... north at 16 MPH
Midland, Texas... north-northeast at 15 MPH
Fort Smith, Arkansas... west-northwest at 14 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Texarkana, Arkansas... south-southeast at 13 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Waco, Texas... south-southeast at 10 MPH
LATEST VISIBILITIES (5 miles or less)
McKinney, Texas... 1¾ miles
Bedford, Texas... 2 miles
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 2 miles
Euless, Texas... 2 miles
Flower Mound, Texas... 2 miles
Irving, Texas... 2 miles
Lewisville, Texas... 2 miles
Duncanville, Texas... 3 miles
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 3 miles
Grand Prairie, Texas... 3 miles
Oklahoma City... 3 miles
Dallas Executive Airport... 4 miles
Abilene, Texas... 5 miles
Addison, Texas... 5 miles
Carrollton, Texas... 5 miles
Garland, Texas... 5 miles
Plano, Texas... 5 miles
Richardson, Texas... 5 miles
The Colony, Texas... 5 miles
Wichita Falls, Texas... 5 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area radar within the last 90 minutes (courtesy of KTVT-TV)...
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It is yet another unseasonably warm day in North Texas this early afternoon and temperatures are already
in the upper 70s to low 80s. While it is rain free right now, it is expected to change. The threat of thunderstorms
is high and it's very possible they could be severe. No severe weather watches or warnings have been issued
at this time, but besides thunderstorms, high winds and hail are possible later today and tonight for
Dallas and Fort Worth. See the graphic below from the National Weather Service.
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Here is my WeatherSTAR 4000 emulator video for this report.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw75K4KsJBk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw75K4KsJBk)
"Dallas (Love Field) weather - March 31, 2008 at 1:25 PM"
I have not added the transparent byline on the photo yet, but to give the appropriate copyright credit,
the current conditions graphic page background is by Justin Cozart at Flickr.
(http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/4373/dallas033108weatherreponx0.jpg)
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... south at 28 MPH, gusting to 37 MPH
Arlington, Texas... south at 26 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... south at 22 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
Mesquite, Texas... south at 18 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Duncanville, Texas... southeast at 17 MPH, gusting to 33 MPH
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... south at 17 MPH, gusting to 31 MPH
Plano, Texas... southeast at 10 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
Carrollton, Texas... 40 MPH
Denton, Texas... 37 MPH
McKinney, Texas... 36 MPH
Burleson, Texas... 35 MPH
Grand Prairie, Texas... 32 MPH
Addison, Texas... 31 MPH
Richardson, Texas... 30 MPH
Dallas Executive Airport... 28 MPH
Lancaster, Texas... 25 MPH
Weatherford, Texas... 25 MPH
Flower Mound, Texas... 24 MPH
Irving, Texas... 17 MPH
NORTHERN TEXAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONAL WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Amarillo, Texas... west-southwest at 31 MPH, gusting to 45 MPH
Midland, Texas... west-southwest at 31 MPH, gusting to 38 MPH
Fort Smith, Arkansas... south at 22 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Wichita Falls, Texas... southwest at 21 MPH
Abilene, Texas... west-southwest at 17 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Waco, Texas... south at 15 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Oklahoma City... north-northwest at 12 MPH
LATEST HEAT INDEX READINGS
Flower Mound, Texas... 86°
Weatherford, Texas... 85°
Euless, Texas... 83°
Duncanville, Texas... 82°
Irving, Texas... 82°
Lewisville, Texas... 82°
The Colony, Texas... 82°
Garland, Texas... 81°
North Richland Hills, Texas... 81°
Carrollton, Texas... 80°
Mansfield, Texas... 79°
Richardson, Texas... 79°
Plano, Texas... 78°
LATEST VISIBILITIES
Amarillo, Texas... 6 miles
Abilene, Texas... 10 miles
Arlington, Texas... 10 miles
Burleson, Texas... 10 miles
Dallas Executive Airport... 10 miles
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 10 miles
Denton, Texas... 10 miles
Duncanville, Texas... 10 miles
Euless, Texas... 10 miles
Flower Mound, Texas... 10 miles
Fort Smith, Arkansas... 10 miles
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 10 miles
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... 10 miles
Grand Prairie, Texas... 10 miles
Irving, Texas... 10 miles
Lancaster, Texas... 10 miles
Lewisville, Texas... 10 miles
Lubbock, Texas... 10 miles
Mansfield, Texas... 10 miles
McKinney, Texas... 10 miles
Mesquite, Texas... 10 miles
Midland, Texas... 10 miles
North Richland Hills, Texas... 10 miles
Oklahoma City... 10 miles
Texarkana, Arkansas... 10 miles
Waco, Texas... 10 miles
Weatherford, Texas... 10 miles
Wichita Falls, Texas... 10 miles
Addison, Texas... 11 miles
Carrollton, Texas... 11 miles
Garland, Texas... 11 miles
Plano, Texas... 11 miles
Richardson, Texas... 11 miles
Shreveport, Louisiana...
The Colony, Texas... 11 miles
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Yesterday has been quite eventful. The National Weather Service has surveyed the damaged in Northern Johnson County and has determined that 2 tornadoes have in fact touched down in that said area. Both of them are EF-0s (thank goodness).
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It is a fairly warm, but unseasonably humid day in North Texas at this hour and the conditions are ripe for
severe storms across the region. Temperatures are quite uniforms around the Metroplex as there are
just too many observation sites that are reporting 71°. Go figure.
There is an excellent chance of strong to severe thunderstorms later today as humidity levels are very high
at least 70% or higher. Winds are primarily coming up from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of the low pressure system
that's moving across the southern Great Plains. Parts of Texas see extreme differences in humidity levels
and even a drastic difference in temperatures.
Don't be surprised to later see the same kind of weather in Dallas as Oklahoma City has been getting over
the last few hours or so. High temperatures today in Dallas will be in the 70s with mainly overcast skies and
storms coming through, but it is expected to warm up into the mid to upper 80s between tomorrow and
the weekend under fair conditions.
I have not added the transparent byline on the photo yet, but to give the appropriate copyright credit,
the current conditions graphic page background is by Ben Duvall Irwin at Flickr.
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Mesquite, Texas... south at 20 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... south at 20 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... south at 18 MPH
Arlington, Texas... south at 16 MPH
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... south at 15 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
Denton, Texas... 32 MPH
Addison, Texas... 30 MPH
Dallas Executive Airport... 29 MPH
Carrollton, Texas... 28 MPH
McKinney, Texas... 24 MPH
Burleson, Texas... 23 MPH
Grand Prairie, Texas... 21 MPH
Lancaster, Texas... 21 MPH
Mansfield, Texas... 14 MPH
Flower Mound, Texas... 13 MPH
Euless, Texas... 11 MPH
Irving, Texas... 11 MPH
NORTHERN TEXAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONAL WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Midland, Texas... west at 25 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Abilene, Texas... west at 25 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
Texarkana, Arkansas... south at 16 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH
Waco, Texas... south at 16 MPH
Amarillo, Texas... north-northwest at 13 MPH
Wichita Falls, Texas... south-southwest at 13 MPH
Lubbock, Texas... west at 12 MPH
LATEST HUMIDITY LEVELS
Carrollton, Texas... 94%
Lancaster, Texas... 94%
Mesquite, Texas... 94%
Duncanville, Texas... 90%
Richardson, Texas... 90%
Flower Mound, Texas... 89%
Plano, Texas... 89%
Addison, Texas... 88%
Oklahoma City... 88%
Euless, Texas... 87%
Fort Smith, Arkansas... 87%
Waco, Texas... 87%
Arlington, Texas... 84%
Dallas Executive Airport... 84%
Irving, Texas... 84%
McKinney, Texas... 84%
The Colony, Texas... 84%
Grand Prairie, Texas... 83%
Mansfield, Texas... 83%
Lubbock, Texas... 82%
Denton, Texas... 81%
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... 81%
Garland, Texas... 80%
Lewisville, Texas... 79%
Burleson, Texas... 78%
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 78%
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 76%
North Richland Hills, Texas... 76%
Texarkana, Arkansas... 73%
Amarillo, Texas... 72%
Wichita Falls, Texas... 68%
Weatherford, Texas... 67%
Abilene, Texas... 28%
Midland, Texas... 16%
LATEST VISIBILITIES
Oklahoma City... 3 miles
Waco, Texas... 3 miles
Fort Smith, Arkansas... 5 miles
Lancaster, Texas... 5 miles
Dallas Executive Airport... 6 miles
Denton, Texas... 6 miles
Duncanville, Texas... 6 miles
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 6 miles
Addison, Texas... 7 miles
Burleson, Texas... 7 miles
Carrollton, Texas... 7 miles
Garland, Texas... 7 miles
Grand Prairie, Texas... 7 miles
Mesquite, Texas... 7 miles
Plano, Texas... 7 miles
Richardson, Texas... 7 miles
The Colony, Texas... 7 miles
North Richland Hills, Texas... 9 miles
Abilene, Texas... 10 miles
Amarillo, Texas... 10 miles
Arlington, Texas... 10 miles
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 10 miles
Euless, Texas... 10 miles
Flower Mound, Texas... 10 miles
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... 9 miles
Irving, Texas... 10 miles
Lewisville, Texas... 10 miles
Lubbock, Texas... 10 miles
Mansfield, Texas... 10 miles
McKinney, Texas... 10 miles
Midland, Texas... 10 miles
Texarkana, Arkansas... 10 miles
Weatherford, Texas... 10 miles
Wichita Falls, Texas... 10 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area radar within the last 1 hour (courtesy of KTVT-TV)...
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Since I posted a report for the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area earlier this afternoon, a Tornado Watch
has been issued for North Texas until 8:00 PM Central Daylight Time. Michael, please feel free to post an update
on your local weather conditions anytime today or tonight, especially while this Tornado Watch is in effect.
Tornado Watch 273 remains valid until 8:00 PM Central Daylight Time this evening for the following areas.
In Texas this watch includes 18 counties:
Collin County
Cooke County
Dallas County
Delta County
Denton County
Fannin County
Grayson County
Hopkins County
Hunt County
Jack County
Lamar County
Montague County
Palo County
Pinto County
Parker County
Rains County
Rockwall County
Tarrant County
Wise County
This includes the cities of Arlington, Bonham, Bowie, Briar, Bridgeport, Commerce, Cooper, Dallas, Decatur, Denison,
Denton, East Tawakoni, Emory, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Gainesville, Greenville, Jacksboro, Lewisville,
Mineral Wells, Nocona, Paris, Plano, Point, Rockwall, Sherman, Sulphur Springs, The Colony and Weatherford.
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Likely to be the warmest day of the 2008 calendar year in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area today,
there is the threat for more severe weather as was the case back on Wednesday. The difference between now
and then was that it was nowhere near as warm as it is forecasted to be for this afternoon.
For the second time this week, a Tornado Watch has been issued.
It is in effect for North Texas until 9:00 PM Central Daylight Time tonight.
See the weather statement and graphics below from the National Weather Service for more details.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas on May 10, 2008
A TORNADO WATCH is in effect until 9:00 PM Central Daylight Time.
Tornado Watch 297 remains valid until 9:00 PM Central Daylight Time this evening includes the following counties:
Anderson County
Bell County
Bosque County
Coryell County
Dallas County
Denton County
Ellis County
Falls County
Freestone County
Henderson County
Hill County
Johnson County
Kaufman County
Lampasas County
Leon County
Limestone County
McLennan County
Navarro County
Tarrant County
Van Zandt County
This includes the cities of Arlington, Athens, Buffalo, Burleson, Calvert, Cameron, Canton, Centerville, Cleburne,
Clifton, Copperas Cove, Corsicana, Dallas, Denton, Edgewood, Ennis, Fairfield, Flower Mound, Forney, Fort Hood,
Fort Worth, Franklin, Gatesville, Glenn Heights, Grand Saline, Groesbeck, Gun Barrel City, Hearne, Hillsboro, Jewett,
Kaufman, Killeen, Lampasas, Lewisville, Marlin, Meridian, Mexia, Midlothian, Oakwood, Palestine, Rockdale, Teague,
Temple, Terrell, The Colony, Valley Mills, Van, Waco, Waxahachie and Wills Point.
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Arlington, Texas... south at 15 MPH
Mesquite, Texas... south-southwest at 15 MPH
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... south at 12 MPH
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... south-southwest at 12 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
Addison, Texas... 20 MPH
Dallas Executive Airport... 18 MPH
Grand Prairie, Texas... 18 MPH
Richardson, Texas... 18 MPH
Mansfield, Texas... 15 MPH
Irving, Texas... 11 MPH
Flower Mound, Texas... 10 MPH
NORTHERN TEXAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONAL WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Wichita Falls, Texas... northwest at 24 MPH, gusting to 31 MPH
Oklahoma City... west at 23 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH
Lubbock, Texas... west-northwest at 20 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
Texarkana, Arkansas... south-southwest at 20 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Amarillo, Texas... northwest at 16 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Midland, Texas... west-northwest at 16 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Abilene, Texas... northwest at 15 MPH
Waco, Texas... south at 12 MPH
LATEST HEAT INDEX READINGS
Flower Mound, Texas... 104°
Mansfield, Texas... 102°
Euless, Texas... 100°
Denton, Texas... 99°
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 98°
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 98°
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... 98°
Lewisville, Texas... 98°
The Colony, Texas... 98°
Plano, Texas... 97°
Arlington, Texas... 96°
Carrollton, Texas... 96°
Duncanville, Texas... 96°
Irving, Texas... 96°
McKinney, Texas... 95°
Richardson, Texas... 95°
Dallas Executive Airport... 93°
Weatherford, Texas... 93°
Addison, Texas... 92°
Burleson, Texas... 92°
Garland, Texas... 92°
Grand Prairie, Texas... 92°
Lancaster, Texas... 92°
Mesquite, Texas... 92°
North Richland Hills, Texas... 90°
LATEST HUMIDITY LEVELS
Fort Smith, Arkansas... 86%
Duncanville, Texas... 64%
Waco, Texas... 63%
Carrollton, Texas... 62%
Flower Mound, Texas... 62%
Grand Prairie, Texas... 62%
Lancaster, Texas... 62%
Plano, Texas... 62%
Texarkana, Arkansas... 62%
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... 61%
Dallas Executive Airport... 60%
Euless, Texas... 60%
Denton, Texas... 59%
McKinney, Texas... 59%
The Colony, Texas... 59%
Addison, Texas... 58%
Burleson, Texas... 58%
Mesquite, Texas... 58%
Arlington, Texas... 57%
Mansfield, Texas... 57%
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 53%
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 53%
Richardson, Texas... 52%
Lewisville, Texas... 50%
Irving, Texas... 47%
North Richland Hills, Texas... 46%
Garland, Texas... 43%
Oklahoma City... 34%
Weatherford, Texas... 21%
Wichita Falls, Texas... 21%
Amarillo, Texas... 18%
Abilene, Texas... 14%
Lubbock, Texas... 10%
Midland, Texas... 7%
LATEST VISIBILITIES
Fort Smith, Arkansas... 4 miles
Burleson, Texas... 6 miles
Dallas Executive Airport... 6 miles
Duncanville, Texas... 6 miles
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 6 miles
McKinney, Texas... 6 miles
Waco, Texas... 6 miles
Addison, Texas... 7 miles
Carrollton, Texas... 7 miles
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... 7 miles
Garland, Texas... 7 miles
Grand Prairie, Texas... 7 miles
Lancaster, Texas... 7 miles
Mesquite, Texas... 7 miles
North Richland Hills, Texas... 7 miles
Plano, Texas... 7 miles
Richardson, Texas... 7 miles
Texarkana, Arkansas... 7 miles
The Colony, Texas... 7 miles
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 8 miles
Denton, Texas... 8 miles
Euless, Texas... 8 miles
Flower Mound, Texas... 8 miles
Irving, Texas... 8 miles
Lewisville, Texas... 8 miles
Abilene, Texas... 10 miles
Amarillo, Texas... 10 miles
Arlington, Texas... 10 miles
Lubbock, Texas... 10 miles
Mansfield, Texas... 10 miles
Midland, Texas... 10 miles
Oklahoma City... 10 miles
Weatherford, Texas... 10 miles
Wichita Falls, Texas... 10 miles
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Following a brutal heat wave late last week and into the just completed weekend for those on the west coast
of California where they saw record breaking temperatures well into the 90s to around 100°, that hot air has
now made its way eastward into the desert southwest and southern Great Plains of the United States.
Dallas is known for its hot summer temperatures, but certainly not as hot as Phoenix. In the Arizona state capital,
it is expected to reach 110°. For Dallas, it will be in the upper 90s to near 100° this afternoon. Either way,
those two cities have one thing in common. It's still hot, unseasonably so even for their standards.
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... south at 22 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH
Mesquite, Texas... south at 17 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Arlington, Texas... south at 16 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... south-southwest at 13 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... southwest at 11 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
Denton, Texas... 25 MPH
Addison, Texas... 24 MPH
Lancaster, Texas... 24 MPH
McKinney, Texas... 24 MPH
Burleson, Texas... 23 MPH
Dallas Executive Airport... 23 MPH
Grand Prairie, Texas... 23 MPH
Carrollton, Texas... 21 MPH
Richardson, Texas... 17 MPH
Flower Mound, Texas... 15 MPH
Weatherford, Texas... 13 MPH
Irving, Texas... 12 MPH
NORTHERN TEXAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONAL WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Fort Smith, Arkansas... west-southwest at 21 MPH
Wichita Falls, Texas... south-southwest at 20 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH
Abilene, Texas... southwest at 20 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Midland, Texas... south-southwest at 13 MPH
Waco, Texas... south at 13 MPH
Amarillo, Texas... north at 12 MPH
Oklahoma City... south-southwest at 12 MPH
Texarkana, Arkansas... south-southwest at 12 MPH
LATEST HEAT INDEX READINGS
Flower Mound, Texas... 98°
Wichita Falls, Texas... 98°
Mansfield, Texas... 96°
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 95°
Denton, Texas... 95°
Lewisville, Texas... 95°
Euless, Texas... 94°
Irving, Texas... 94°
Plano, Texas... 94°
Richardson, Texas... 94°
The Colony, Texas... 94°
Arlington, Texas... 93°
Duncanville, Texas... 93°
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 93°
Garland, Texas... 93°
Grand Prairie, Texas... 93°
Midland, Texas... 93°
Oklahoma City... 93°
Waco, Texas... 93°
Abilene, Texas... 92°
Addison, Texas... 92°
Carrollton, Texas... 92°
McKinney, Texas... 92°
Weatherford, Texas... 92°
Burleson, Texas... 91°
Lancaster, Texas... 91°
Lubbock, Texas... 91°
Mesquite, Texas... 91°
Dallas Executive Airport... 90°
Fort Smith, Arkansas... 90°
North Richland Hills, Texas... 90°
Amarillo, Texas... 88°
Texarkana, Arkansas... 87°
LATEST HUMIDITY LEVELS
Midland, Texas... 7%
Amarillo, Texas... 9%
Lubbock, Texas... 10%
Abilene, Texas... 12%
North Richland Hills, Texas... 14%
Wichita Falls, Texas... 14%
Garland, Texas... 16%
Weatherford, Texas... 16%
Burleson, Texas... 17%
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 17%
Irving, Texas... 18%
Lewisville, Texas... 18%
Denton, Texas... 19%
Richardson, Texas... 19%
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 20%
McKinney, Texas... 20%
Flower Mound, Texas... 22%
Addison, Texas... 23%
Euless, Texas... 23%
Arlington, Texas... 24%
Grand Prairie, Texas... 24%
Oklahoma City... 24%
The Colony, Texas... 24%
Plano, Texas... 25%
Waco, Texas... 25%
Lancaster, Texas... 26%
Mesquite, Texas... 26%
Carrollton, Texas... 27%
Dallas Executive Airport... 27%
Duncanville, Texas... 27%
Fort Smith, Arkansas... 28%
Mansfield, Texas... 29%
Texarkana, Arkansas... 33%
LATEST VISIBILITIES
Addison, Texas... 13 miles
Carrollton, Texas... 13 miles
Garland, Texas... 13 miles
Plano, Texas... 13 miles
Richardson, Texas... 13 miles
The Colony, Texas... 13 miles
Burleson, Texas... 20 miles
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As was the case in Phoenix, a new record high temperature was set at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
yesterday afternoon at 3:17 PM Central Daylight Time of 99°, eclipsing the old mark of 98° set only two years ago.
It is to be another unseasonably hot day in the Metroplex as peak readings are expected to be in
the low to mid 90s, slightly lower than yesterday. The normal high temperature in Dallas is 84°,
so while springtime warmth is common here, it isn’t supposed to be THIS hot. The above normal temperatures
are forecasted to continue right through the upcoming Memorial Day weekend as highs will be no lower than 90°.
I will be putting together the graphics pages as soon as possible.
DALLAS
Weather conditions from Love Field as of 3:55 PM Central Time
90°
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partly cloudy
Visibility: 10 miles
Humidity: 36%
Dew Point: 60°
Wind: E at 12 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 29.78 inches (falling)
Ceiling: Unlimited
Today's air quality forecast: Moderate
METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)
91° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ENE at 13 MPH
Humidity: 36%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 94°.
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)
90° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NE at 13 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Humidity: 35%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 94°.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
92° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: ENE at 10 MPH
Humidity: 35%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 95°.
Arlington, TX
91° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ENE at 14 MPH
Humidity: 31%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 94°.
Plano, TX
90° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: N at 4 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 43%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 92°.
Lewisville, TX
90° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: E at 4 MPH, gusting to 8 MPH
Heat Index: 88°
Humidity: 30%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 94°.
Mesquite, TX
86° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NE at 5 MPH
Humidity: 48%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 92°.
Garland, TX
91° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 89°
Humidity: 30%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 92°.
Duncanville, TX
90° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NNE at 2 MPH
Heat Index: 90°
Humidity: 39%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 94°.
OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...
Dallas Executive Airport
89° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ENE at 9 MPH
Humidity: 39%
Addison, TX
87° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NE at 6 MPH
Humidity: 43%
Burleson, TX
91° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NNE at 8 MPH
Visibility: 20 miles
Humidity: 29%
Carrollton, TX
88° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NE at 6 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Heat Index: 89°
Humidity: 42%
Denton, TX
91° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NNE at 15 MPH
Heat Index: °
Humidity: 31%
Euless, TX
94° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: NW at 2 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 35%
Flower Mound, TX
92° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: ENE at 9 MPH, gusting to 13 MPH
Heat Index: 93°
Humidity: 38%
Grand Prairie, TX
89° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: NE at 12 MPH, gusting to 17 MPH
Humidity: 35%
Irving, TX
92° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SSE at 7 MPH, gusting to 10 MPH
Heat Index: 90°
Humidity: 27%
Lancaster, TX
87° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NNE at 9 MPH
Humidity: 37%
Mansfield, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ENE at 3 MPH, gusting to 6 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 36%
McKinney, TX
88° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NE at 9 MPH
Humidity: 40%
North Richland Hills, TX
90° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 87°
Humidity: 27%
Richardson, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 91°
Humidity: 30%
The Colony, TX
89° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NNE at 4 MPH
Heat Index: 89°
Humidity: 39%
Weatherford, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ENE at 2 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 28%
ELSEWHERE IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION...
Oklahoma City
84° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: N at 14 MPH
Humidity: 23%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of isolated thunderstorms. High near 86°.
Fort Smith, AR
84° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NW at 16 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Humidity: 23%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 84°.
Texarkana, AR
90° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NW at 7 MPH
Humidity: 40%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 90°.
Abilene, TX
92° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: E at 14 MPH
Visibility: 7 miles
Humidity: 24%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 95°.
Amarillo, TX
84° (http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6494/sunnyandwindybn3.jpg) sunny and windy
Wind: E at 21 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH
Humidity: 26%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 87°.
Lubbock, TX
87° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: E at 18 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH
Heat Index: °
Humidity: 31%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and windy. High near 93°.
Midland, TX
100° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NNE at 5 MPH
Humidity: 8%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 101°.
Waco, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 38%
Today's forecast: Sunny. High near 94°.
Wichita Falls, TX
91° (http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4708/partlycloudyandwindywk9.jpg) partly cloudy and windy
Wind: NE at 20 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Humidity: 24%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 91°.
36-HOUR FORECAST FOR DALLAS (through Wednesday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)
REST OF TODAY
Mostly sunny. High near 93°. Northeast wind between 5 to 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Low around 66°. East-northeast wind between 5 to 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. High near 91°. Southeast wind between 5 to 15 MPH with gusts as high as 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Low around 73°. South-southeast wind around 15 MPH with gusts as high as 25 MPH.
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Since my last weather report for the Metroplex, unseasonably hot temperatures have dominated
the last two weeks and no serious relief is in sight. Yesterday saw very windy conditions across
much of the region and today will not be as gusty. There is a small chance of showers and thunderstorms
for Dallas and Fort Worth this afternoon and tonight, while winds won't diminish until Sunday at the earliest.
Here is a weather statement from the National Weather Service in Fort Worth that summarized
just how windy it was around the region.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/productview.php?pil=FTWPNSFWD&version=1 (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/productview.php?pil=FTWPNSFWD&version=1)
"Maximum wind gusts and speeds across North Texas on Thursday"
A WINDY THURSDAY ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...
A strong low pressure system across southern Nebraska and high pressure over the southeastern states
resulted in tight pressure gradient over much of the central and south central Plains today.
Winds just above the surface were in the 40 to 50 knot range and daytime mixing aided in these gusts
reaching the surface across North Texas.
Here are some of the afternoon maximum gusts as of 3:00 PM (Thursday)...
Arlington, Texas... 54 MPH
Fort Worth Naval Air Station... 53 MPH
Dallas Executive Airport... 51 MPH
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... 51 MPH
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 50 MPH
Denton, Texas... 49 MPH
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 48 MPH
Gainesville, Texas... 48 MPH
Grand Prairie, Texas... 48 MPH
Hamilton, Texas... 48 MPH
Granbury, Texas... 46 MPH
Comache, Texas... 45 MPH
Waco, Texas... 45 MPH
Addison, Texas... 44 MPH
Temple, Texas... 44 MPH
Dallas (Love Field)... 43 MPH
Decatur, Texas... 43 MPH
McKinney, Texas... 43 MPH
Mineral Wells, Texas... 43 MPH
Corsicana, Texas... 41 MPH
Killeen, Texas... 41 MPH
Sherman, Texas... 41 MPH
Terrell, Texas... 41 MPH
Burleson, Texas... 39 MPH
Graham, Texas... 38 MPH
Lancaster, Texas... 37 MPH
Mesquite, Texas... 35 MPH
Paris, Texas... 35 MPH
Sulphur Springs, Texas... 34 MPH
Greenville, Texas... 33 MPH
DALLAS
Weather conditions from Love Field as of 10:55 AM Central Time
86°
(http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif)
mostly cloudy
Heat Index: 91°
Visibility: 10 miles
Humidity: 61%
Dew Point: 71°
Wind: S at 15 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 29.89 inches (rising)
Ceiling: 3500 feet
METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)
87° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 21 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
Humidity: 55%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 94°.
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)
89° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: S at 16 MPH, gusting to 33 MPH
Humidity: 49%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 94°.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
89° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 17 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 55%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 96°.
Arlington, TX
86° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 16 MPH, gusting to 31 MPH
Humidity: 58%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 93°.
Plano, TX
84° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 91°
Humidity: 71%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 92°.
Lewisville, TX
86° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: WSW at 10 MPH, gusting to 17 MPH
Heat Index: 91°
Humidity: 60%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 94°.
Mesquite, TX
82° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 17 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Humidity: 65%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 92°.
Garland, TX
87° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: WSW at 5 MPH
Heat Index: 90°
Humidity: 47%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 92°.
Duncanville, TX
85° (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6278/cloudynewlogo0aq.gif) overcast
Wind: S at 2 MPH, gusting to 11 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 65%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 92°.
OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...
Dallas Executive Airport
85° (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6278/cloudynewlogo0aq.gif) overcast
Wind: S at 9 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH
Humidity: 63%
Addison, TX
84° (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6278/cloudynewlogo0aq.gif) overcast
Wind: S at 14 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Humidity: 65%
Burleson, TX
84° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 17 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Humidity: 62%
Carrollton, TX
83° (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6278/cloudynewlogo0aq.gif) overcast
Wind: SSE at 11 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Heat Index: 88°
Humidity: 67%
Denton, TX
88° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 18 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Visibility: 9 miles
Humidity: 57%
Euless, TX
86° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SSE at 3 MPH, gusting to 12 MPH
Heat Index: 93°
Humidity: 64%
Flower Mound, TX
86° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: WSW at 7 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Heat Index: 91°
Humidity: 61%
Grand Prairie, TX
86° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 14 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 62%
Lancaster, TX
86° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 20 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 62%
Mansfield, TX
86° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 21 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 64%
McKinney, TX
85° (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6278/cloudynewlogo0aq.gif) overcast
Wind: S at 17 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Humidity: 65%
North Richland Hills, TX
86° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 86°
Humidity: 44%
Richardson, TX
83° (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6278/cloudynewlogo0aq.gif) overcast
Wind: NW at 12 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Heat Index: 87°
Humidity: 66%
Terrell, TX
85° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 17 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH
Humidity: 65%
The Colony, TX
86° (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6278/cloudynewlogo0aq.gif) overcast
Wind: S at 14 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 63%
Weatherford, TX
85° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SSW at 4 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Heat Index: 89°
Humidity: 61%
ELSEWHERE IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION...
Oklahoma City
78° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SSW at 6 MPH
Humidity: 73%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 92°.
Fort Smith, AR
84° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 13 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Humidity: 62%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 88°.
Texarkana, AR
84° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: S at 13 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Humidity: 67%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 91°.
Abilene, TX
81° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 17 MPH
Humidity: 67%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy. High near 91°.
Amarillo, TX
77° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair and windy
Wind: SSE at 20 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Humidity: 18%
Today's forecast: Sunny and windy. High near 91°.
Lubbock, TX
78° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: WSW at 10 MPH
Humidity: 23%
Today's forecast: Sunny and windy. High near 94°.
Midland, TX
82° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 3 MPH
Humidity: 19%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and windy. High near 97°.
Waco, TX
85° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair and windy
Wind: S at 20 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Humidity: 63%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 93°.
Wichita Falls, TX
85° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SSW at 15 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Humidity: 57%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and windy. High near 97°.
36-HOUR FORECAST FOR DALLAS (through Saturday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)
TODAY
Mostly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 94°.
Heat index values as high as 97°. South wind between 20 to 25 MPH with gusts as high as 30 MPH.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7:00 PM. Low around 77°.
South wind between 15 to 25 MPH with gusts as high as 30 MPH.
SATURDAY
Partly sunny and windy. High near 90°. South wind between 15 to 20 MPH with gusts as high as 30 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy and windy. Low around 76°. South wind between 10 to 20 MPH with gusts as high as 25 MPH.
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I will need to double check this, but this may very well be the first official day in which Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport has recorded a temperature of 100° in 2008. If so, it would make this the hottest day
of the year so far. Much of the Lone Star State is experiencing yet more unseasonably hot conditions
for mid-June. Normally, the Metroplex would see peak readings at or just above 90°.
The weather is tranquil across the region, but obviously really hot.
It will once again be in the upper 90s tomorrow to possibly near 100°.
Graphic pages will be posted as soon as I can.
PLEASE NOTE:
Duncanville, Texas did not provide their latest weather conditions, so that location is not included
on any of the metropolitan area maps.
DALLAS
Weather conditions from Love Field as of 2:55 PM Central Time
96°
(http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif)
partly cloudy
Heat Index: 99°
Visibility: 10 miles
Humidity: 37%
Dew Point: 66°
Wind: SE at 10 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 29.87 inches (falling)
Ceiling: Unlimited
Today's air quality forecast: Good
METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)
99° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: S at 14 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Humidity: 29%
Today's forecast: Sunny. High near 98°. Heat index values as high as 101°.
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)
101° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: SSE at 9 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Heat Index: 103°
Humidity: 29%
Today's forecast: Sunny. High near 98°. Heat index values as high as 102°.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
100° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: S at 12 MPH
Heat Index: 102°
Humidity: 29%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 99°. Heat index values as high as 102°.
Arlington, TX
97° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 12 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 34%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 99°. Heat index values as high as 102°.
Plano, TX
97° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds
Wind: SSW at 4 MPH, gusting to 13 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Visibility: 13 miles
Humidity: 45%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 97°.
Lewisville, TX
98° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds
Wind: S at 3 MPH, gusting to 7 MPH
Heat Index: 102°
Humidity: 35%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 99°.
Mesquite, TX
91° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Humidity: 52%
Today's forecast: Sunny. High near 96°. Heat index values as high as 100°.
Garland, TX
100° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 101°
Visibility: 13 miles
Humidity: 27%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 95°.
OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...
Dallas Executive Airport
98° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 15 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 34%
Fort Worth Air Naval Station
100° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 12 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 28%
Addison, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: SE at 14 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Visibility: 13 miles
Humidity: 34%
Burleson, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: SSE at 13 MPH
Heat Index: 97°
Visibility: 20 miles
Humidity: 32%
Carrollton, TX
96° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds
Wind: SE at 6 MPH, gusting to 19 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Visibility: 13 miles
Humidity: 39%
Denton, TX
98° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: SSE at 15 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Heat Index: 103°
Humidity: 36%
Euless, TX
101° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds
Wind: E at 6 MPH
Heat Index: 105°
Humidity: 32%
Flower Mound, TX
99° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds
Wind: SSW at 5 MPH, gusting to 11 MPH
Heat Index: 107°
Humidity: 39%
Grand Prairie, TX
98° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 9 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Humidity: 32%
Irving, TX
100° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds
Wind: SW at 4 MPH, gusting to 8 MPH
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 27%
Lancaster, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 14 MPH, gusting to 17 MPH
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 32%
Mansfield, TX
100° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 108°
Humidity: 39%
McKinney, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 15 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Humidity: 49%
North Richland Hills, TX
100° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 19%
Richardson, TX
98° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds
Wind: W at 7 MPH, gusting to 17 MPH
Heat Index: 99°
Visibility: 13 miles
Humidity: 32%
Terrell, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 13 MPH
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 47%
The Colony, TX
93° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds
Wind: SW at 4 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Visibility: 13 miles
Humidity: 50%
Weatherford, TX
97° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 5 MPH, gusting to 11 MPH
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 29%
ELSEWHERE IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION...
Oklahoma City
92° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: S at 14 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Humidity: 50%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 93°.
Fort Smith, AR
87° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 6 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 56%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 95°.
Texarkana, AR
90° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: SW at 7 MPH
Heat Index: 96°
Humidity: 53%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94°.
Abilene, TX
97° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 13 MPH
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 29%
Today's forecast: Sunny, with a high near 99°.
Amarillo, TX
99° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: W at 10 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 8%
Today's forecast:
Mostly sunny and hot with a 20% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms. High near 100°.
Lubbock, TX
101° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: SSW at 14 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Humidity: 17%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 101°.
Midland, TX
100° (http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6494/sunnyandwindybn3.jpg) sunny and windy
Wind: S at 21 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 18%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 102°.
Waco, TX
97° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Humidity: 32%
Today's forecast: Sunny. High near 97. Heat index values as high as 101°.
Wichita Falls, TX
101° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair and windy
Wind: S at 20 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Heat Index: 102°
Humidity: 26%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 101°.
36-HOUR FORECAST FOR DALLAS (through Monday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)
REST OF TODAY
Sunny. High near 96°. Heat index values as high as 99°. South wind around 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Low around 76°. South wind around 15 MPH.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny. High near 97°. South wind between 10 to 15 MPH with gusts as high as 20 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 76°.
Southeast wind between 10 to 15 MPH with gusts as high as 20 MPH.
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North Texas is heating up yet again as we’ve entered only the first full week of summer. Yes, Dallas has seen
the 90s routinely for the past several weeks, but the above normal high temperatures is getting out of hand.
It is expected to approach 100° this afternoon in the hottest spots, including Dallas and Fort Worth.
No sign of relief for at least the next 48 hours, but I’m sure Texans are used to this by now.
Graphics pages will be posted as soon as possible.
DALLAS
Weather conditions from Love Field as of 2:55 PM Central Time
97°
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mostly cloudy
Heat Index: 96°
Visibility: 10 miles
Humidity: 27%
Dew Point: 58°
Wind: ESE at 13 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 30.00 inches (falling)
Ceiling: 30,000 feet
Today's air quality forecast: Moderate
METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 9 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 24%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 99°.
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)
99° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: Variable at 7 MPH
Heat Index: 96°
Humidity: 18%
Today's forecast: Sunny. High near 98°.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
100° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: E at 10 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Humidity: 20%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 99°.
Arlington, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: S at 9 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 30%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 99°.
Plano, TX
97° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds
Wind: SSW at 1 MPH, gusting to 10 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Humidity: 31%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 97°.
Lewisville, TX
98° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SE at 3 MPH, gusting to 15 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 21%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy. High near 99°.
Mesquite, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 38%
Today's forecast: Sunny. High near 97°.
Garland, TX
98° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: NW at 2 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 18%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 97°.
Duncanville, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 93°
Humidity: 33%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 97°.
OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...
Dallas Executive Airport
97° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 8 MPH, gusting to 16 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 24%
Fort Worth Naval Air Station
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: SSW at 13 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 29%
Addison, TX
93° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: E at 12 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 30%
Burleson, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: ESE at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 91°
Visibility: 20 miles
Humidity: 26%
Carrollton, TX
95° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: ESE at 3 MPH< gusting to 9 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 28%
Denton, TX
95° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: E at 7 MPH
Heat Index: 93°
Humidity: 27%
Euless, TX
100° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: NE at 1 MPH, gusting to 8 MPH
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 24%
Flower Mound, TX
98° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SE at 2 MPH, gusting to 16 MPH
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 30%
Grand Prairie, TX
95° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SE at 12 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 30%
Irving, TX
98° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 20%
Lancaster, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: E at 10 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 26%
Mansfield, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: SSE at 7 MPH, gusting 18 MPH
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 38%
McKinney, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Variable at 6 MPH
Heat Index: 93°
Humidity: 34%
North Richland Hills, TX
99° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 16%
Richardson, TX
94° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SSW at 5 MPH, gusting to 7 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 28%
Terrell, TX
94° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 10 MPH, gusting to 16 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 33%
Weatherford, TX
95° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 1 MPH, gusting to 11 MPH
Heat Index: 93°
Humidity: 28%
ELSEWHERE IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION...
Oklahoma City
91° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: S at 16 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 40%
Today's forecast: Sunny. High near 92°.
Fort Smith, AR
81° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: WSW at 6 MPH
Heat Index: 83°
Humidity: 60%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 89°.
Texarkana, AR
88° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Variable at 3 MPH
Heat Index: 90°
Humidity: 46%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 93°.
Abilene, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 90°
Humidity: 24%
Today's forecast: Sunny. High near 97°.
Amarillo, TX
88° (http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4708/partlycloudyandwindywk9.jpg) partly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 20 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Heat Index: 86°
Humidity: 30%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 93°.
Lubbock, TX
93° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: S at 16 MPH
Heat Index: 90°
Humidity: 24%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 94°.
Midland, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 14 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Heat Index: 92°
Humidity: 18%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy with a 10% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms. High near 97°.
Waco, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: S at 7 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 25%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy with a 10% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms. High near 98°.
Wichita Falls, TX
100° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 9 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Humidity: 21%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 99°.
36-HOUR FORECAST FOR DALLAS (through Tuesday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)
REST OF TODAY
Sunny. High near 98°. South wind between 10 to 15 MPH.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Low around 74°. South-southeast wind around 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
Sunny. High near 96°. South wind between 10 to 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Low around 75°. South-southeast wind between 10 to 15 MPH.
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Thanks to a ridge of high pressure, Dallas will be experiencing near record high temperatures for the next couple of days. Here are some graphic pages of the Dallas forecast. I will try to post more current conditions if I have the time. :)
EDIT: I have updated the current conditions for Dallas and added more local observations as of 5:58 PM CDT.
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To add to what Andy mentioned in his report, the very strong dome of high pressure continues to bake
the southern Great Plains region today and as a result, North Texas is expected to continue to see its hottest
temperatures of the entire year so far. Readings have already topped 100° across the majority of the Metroplex
this afternoon and possibly again for at least the next few days.
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Here is some information on some vital statistics for the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area
regarding 100° temperatures.
100° Day Summary for Dallas/Fort Worth (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/CLIMO/dfw/annual/d100info.html)
Want to know how hot it got across the region yesterday?
Here they are (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/productview.php?pil=FWDPNSFWD&version=0), courtesy of the National Weather Service:
Today (Sunday) was another hot day across North Texas, but no records were broken...
It was the hottest day so far this summer. Every one of the regularly reporting sites in North Texas reached or
exceeded 100°. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was 1° away from tying its record high for July 27th of 106°
set in 1944. Waco was 2° from tying its record high for July 27th of 105° which was set in 1960 and 1977.
The highest temperature reported today across North Texas was 106°. This occurred at 6 sites...
Bridgeport, Fort Worth's Alliance Airport, Fort Worth Naval Air Station, Graham, Granbury and Mineral Wells.
Just outside of North Texas... Shreveport, Louisiana tied their daily record high of 103° which was originally set
over 70 years ago in 1934.
NORTH TEXAS HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR JULY 27TH
Bridgeport, Texas... 106°
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 106°
Fort Worth Naval Air Station... 106°
Granbury, Texas... 106°
Graham, Texas... 106°
Mineral Wells, Texas... 106°
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 105°
Denton, Texas... 105°
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... 104°
Grand Prairie, Texas... 104°
Terrell, Texas... 104°
Dallas Executive Airport... 103°
Dallas (Love Field)... 103°
Waco, Texas... 103°
Arlington, Texas... 102°
Breckenridge, Texas... 102°
Burleson, Texas... 102°
Cleburne, Texas... 102°
Comanche, Texas... 102°
Gatesville, Texas... 102°
Greenville, Texas... 102°
Killeen, Texas (Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport)... 102°
Killeen, Texas (Skylark Field)... 102°
Lancaster, Texas... 102°
McGregor, Texas... 102°
McKinney, Texas... 102°
Temple, Texas... 102°
Corsicana, Texas... 101°
Addison, Texas... 100°
Decatur, Texas... 100°
Gainesville, Texas... 100°
Hamilton, Texas... 100°
Hillsboro, Texas... 100°
Mesquite, Texas... 100°
Palestine, Texas... 100°
Paris, Texas... 100°
Sherman, Texas... 100°
Stephenville, Texas... 100°
Sulphur Springs, Texas... 100°
Waxahachie, Texas... 100°
As I had discussed in the recent past, Dallas routinely sees temperatures in the 90s during the summer months.
The highest average daily high temperature usually peaks in the mid 90s during the hottest week of the season.
For Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, its normal high for this date is 96°.
For example, one difference between Dallas and New York City during heat waves is that New York deals with
significantly higher humidity levels. New York's 90°+ is very much equivalent to Dallas' 100° in regards to the heat
due to North Texas seeing lower humidity and dew point levels during the summer. Houston is much more
comparable to New York when it comes to hazy, hot and especially humid conditions during the season.
High temperatures between today and mid-week could threaten record high levels (today's is 105° at
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport set in 1995), but at this point, it is expected to be around 100° each day
through possibly as late as Friday in Dallas. Here is the latest National Weather Service statement:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas on July 28, 2008
A HEAT ADVISORY is in effect until 7:00 PM Central Daylight Time.
A heat advisory is in effect for parts of North Texas until 7:00 PM Central Daylight Time this evening.
Temperatures will range between 100° to 105° this afternoon and contribute to a dangerous heat situation.
Be sure to check on persons with health problems and the elderly as they are the most susceptible to
heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Persons involved in outdoor activities are urged to take frequent breaks and drink plenty of water.
Wear loose fitting and light-colored clothing.
Never leave young children or pets in an enclosed vehicle even for a short time as temperatures can quickly rise
to life threatening levels.
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METROPOLITAN AREA MAP WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... south-southeast at 14 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... south-southeast at 14 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... south-southeast at 14 MPH
Arlington, Texas... south at 10 MPH
METROPOLITAN AREA NON-MAP WIND GUSTS
Denton, Texas... 25 MPH
Burleson, Texas... 20 MPH
McKinney, Texas... 20 MPH
Terrell, Texas... 20 MPH
Carrollton, Texas... 18 MPH
Dallas Executive Airport... 18 MPH
Mansfield, Texas... 18 MPH
Grand Prairie, Texas... 17 MPH
Richardson, Texas... 17 MPH
Addison, Texas... 16 MPH
Bedford, Texas... 13 MPH
Weatherford, Texas... 13 MPH
Irving, Texas... 12 MPH
NORTHERN TEXAS AND SURROUNDING REGIONAL WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS (at least 10 MPH sustained)
Amarillo, Texas... south at 18 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH
Lubbock, Texas... south at 17 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Abilene, Texas... southwest at 16 MPH
Midland, Texas... south-southwest at 15 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Waco, Texas... south at 14 MPH
Wichita Falls, Texas... south-southeast at 13 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Oklahoma City... south at 13 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
LATEST NON-MAP HEAT INDEX READINGS
Mansfield, Texas... 109°
Bedford, Texas... 105°
The Colony, Texas... 105°
Carrollton, Texas... 104°
Fort Worth Naval Air Station... 104°
Terrell, Texas... 104°
Denton, Texas... 103°
Lancaster, Texas... 103°
Dallas Executive Airport... 102°
Grand Prairie, Texas... 102°
McKinney, Texas... 102°
Richardson, Texas... 102°
Weatherford, Texas... 102°
Addison, Texas... 101°
Burleson, Texas... 101°
Irving, Texas... 101°
LATEST HUMIDITY LEVELS
Abilene, Texas... 14%
Garland, Texas... 14%
Wichita Falls, Texas... 15%
Irving, Texas... 19%
Lewisville, Texas... 20%
Weatherford, Texas... 20%
Burleson, Texas... 21%
Richardson, Texas... 21%
Fort Smith, Arkansas... 22%
Fort Worth Naval Air Station... 22%
Oklahoma City... 22%
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport... 23%
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)... 23%
Texarkana, Arkansas... 23%
Waco, Texas... 23%
Grand Prairie, Texas... 24%
Lancaster, Texas... 25%
Arlington, Texas... 26%
Denton, Texas... 26%
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)... 26%
Addison, Texas... 27%
Bedford, Texas... 27%
Dallas Executive Airport... 27%
Midland, Texas... 28%
Lubbock, Texas... 29%
The Colony, Texas... 29%
Terrell, Texas... 30%
Amarillo, Texas... 31%
Mesquite, Texas... 31%
Carrollton, Texas... 32%
Mansfield, Texas... 32%
McKinney, Texas... 32%
Plano, Texas... 32%
Duncanville, Texas... 34%
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RECORD HIGH for Dallas Yesterday (July 28, 2008)
105°
[Recorded at DFW International Airport]
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This serious heat wave across the southern Great Plains continues today. Even though it is not quite as hot as 24 hours ago, triple digit heat is possible for most of the region.
Want to know how hot it got yesterday? Here they are (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/productview.php?pil=FWDPNSFWD&version=0), courtesy of the National Weather Service:
YET ANOTHER HOT DAY ACROSS NORTH TEXAS…
The summer heat wave continued today (Monday). Highs ranged from 99° at McKinney and Sulphur Springs to 110° at Wichita Falls. Wichita Falls broke their record high for July 28th of 108° set in 1964. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport which had a high temperature of 105° tied their record high for July 28th previously set in 1995. Waco was 2° away from their record of 106° set in 1969.
NORTH TEXAS HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR JULY 28TH
Graham, Texas… 108°
Mineral Wells, Texas… 107°
Bridgeport, Texas… 106°
Comanche, Texas… 106°
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)… 106°
Fort Worth Naval Air Station… 106°
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport… 105°
Breckenridge, Texas… 104°
Cleburne, Texas… 104°
Denton, Texas… 104°
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)… 104°
Granbury, Texas… 104°
Grand Prairie, Texas… 104°
Hamilton, Texas… 104°
Killeen, Texas (Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport)… 104°
Waco, Texas… 104°
Arlington, Texas… 103°
Dallas Executive Airport… 103°
Dallas (Love Field)… 103°
Burleson, Texas… 102°
Gatesville, Texas… 102°
Killeen, Texas (Skylark Field)… 102°
Lancaster, Texas… 102°
McGregor, Texas… 102°
Temple, Texas… 102°
Corsicana, Texas… 101°
Terrell, Texas… 101°
Addison, Texas… 100°
Decatur, Texas… 100°
Gainesville, Texas… 100°
Greenville, Texas… 100°
Hillsboro, Texas… 100°
Mesquite, Texas… 100°
Palestine, Texas… 100°
Paris, Texas… 100°
Sherman, Texas… 100°
Stephenville, Texas… 100°
Waxahachie, Texas… 100°
McKinney, Texas… 99°
Sulphur Springs, Texas… 99°
High temperatures are not expected to threaten record high levels (today’s is 109° at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport set in 1912), but as I stated yesterday, expect it to be around 100° each day through possibly as late as Friday in Dallas.
Unlike the previous two days, there is no Heat Advisory in effect for the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area today.
DALLAS
Weather conditions from Love Field as of 3:55 PM Central Time
97°
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mostly cloudy
Heat Index: 98°
Visibility: 10 miles
Humidity: 31%
Dew Point: 62°
Wind: S at 15 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 29.79 inches (falling)
Ceiling: 22,000 feet
Today's air quality forecast: Good
METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)
95° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 16 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Heat Index: 96°
Humidity: 33%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and hot. High near 102°.
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)
97° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 14 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 30%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 99°.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
99° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 17 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Humidity: 28%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and hot. High near 102°.
Arlington, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 15 MPH
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 33%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and hot. High near 102°.
Plano, TX
94° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 41%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and hot. High near 101°.
Lewisville, TX
98° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 3 MPH, gusting to 8 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Humidity: 27%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and hot. High near 101°.
Mesquite, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 13 MPH
Heat Index: 96°
Humidity: 30%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 97°.
Garland, TX
99° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SW at 4 MPH
Heat Index: 96°
Humidity: 17%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 99°.
Duncanville, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 37%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and hot. High near 101°.
OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...
Dallas Executive Airport
97° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 9 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 29%
Fort Worth Naval Air Station
99° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 12 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Humidity: 29%
Addison, TX
95° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SSE at 15 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 32%
Bedford, TX
97° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SSW at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Humidity: 35%
Burleson, TX
95° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 10 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Visibility: 20 miles
Humidity: 30%
Carrollton, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 6 MPH, gusting to 19 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Humidity: 35%
Denton, TX
98° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 15 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Humidity: 31%
Flower Mound, TX
99° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: E at 2 MPH, gusting to 10 MPH
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 31%
Grand Prairie, TX
96° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 9 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Heat Index: 96°
Humidity: 30%
Irving, TX
96° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 3 MPH, gusting to 11 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 27%
Lancaster, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 12 MPH
Heat Index: 96°
Humidity: 30%
Mansfield, TX
97° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SW at 9 MPH, gusting to 13 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Humidity: 36%
McKinney, TX
94° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 17 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 34%
North Richland Hills, TX
98° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 19%
Richardson, TX
94° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 5 MPH, gusting to 16 MPH
Heat Index: 93°
Humidity: 29%
Terrell, TX
99° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 14 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Heat Index: 100°
Humidity: 28%
The Colony, TX
85° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SSW at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 89°
Humidity: 58%
Weatherford, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SW at 3 MPH, gusting to 12 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 28%
ELSEWHERE IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION...
Oklahoma City
96° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 15 MPH
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 32%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 94°.
Fort Smith, AR
102° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 10 MPH
Heat Index: 103°
Humidity: 25%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 98°.
Texarkana, AR
99° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 3 MPH
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 26%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 101°.
Abilene, TX
98° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 15 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 30%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and hot with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 100°.
Amarillo, TX
87° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: NNE at 10 MPH
Heat Index: 88°
Humidity: 44%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 85°.
Lubbock, TX
92° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: Variable at 3 MPH
Heat Index: 93°
Humidity: 37%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 98°.
Midland, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 12 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Heat Index: 97°
Humidity: 32%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and hot with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 103°.
Waco, TX
100° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 27%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 101°.
Wichita Falls, TX
98° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: W at 9 MPH
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 34%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 96°.
36-HOUR FORECAST FOR DALLAS (through Wednesday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)
REST OF TODAY
Partly sunny and hot. High near 100°. South wind around 15 MPH with gusts as high as 20 MPH.
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Low around 78°. South wind around 15 MPH with gusts as high as 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. High near 98°. Heat index values as high as 101°.
South wind between 10 to 15 MPH with gusts as high as 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 78°.
South wind between 5 to 15 MPH with gusts as high as 20 MPH.
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Triple digit heat continues to bake North Texas today as high temperatures in nearly all areas are above 100°. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport set a new daily record with its high temperature of 107° at 4:29 PM Central Daylight Time yesterday afternoon, breaking the old mark of 105° back in 1998.
Here are two weather statements from the National Weather Service concerning Dallas and Fort Worth.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas on August 4, 2008
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING is in effect until 7:00 PM Central Daylight Time.
This Excessive Heat Warning includes the following counties in North Texas:
Collin County
Dallas County
Delta County
Denton County
Fannin County
Grayson County
Hopkins County
Hunt County
Kaufman County
Lamar County
Rains County
Rockwall County
Tarrant County
Van Zandt County
Dangerous summer heat will continue today. Afternoon high temperatures will range between 103° and 107°. These hot
temperatures combined with the humidity will produce heat index values near 110° during the late afternoon. In
addition, morning low temperatures will only fall into the lower 80s in urban areas and mid to upper 70s in outlying areas.
Persons involved in any outdoor activities are urged to take frequent breaks and drink plenty of water. Wear loose fitting and light colored clothing. Be sure to check on persons with health problems and the elderly as they are the most susceptible to heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Never leave people or pets in an enclosed vehicle even for a short time as temperatures can quickly rise to life threatening levels in just a few minutes!
AN AIR POLLUTION WATCH - LEVEL ORANGE is in effect through the end of tonight.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued a Level Orange Air Pollution Watch for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Monday, August 4, 2008.
Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday. Ozone levels could reach the level Orange (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) category.
Elevated concentrations of ozone can act as a lung irritant. Individuals with chronic lung disease such as asthma and emohysema as well as the elderly and young children are particularly sensitive to ozone and should attempt to avoid exposure. To avoid exposure, minimize exertion outdoors during the midday to early evening hours or stay indoors in an air-conditioned room during this time.
For more information on ozone, visit the TCEQ ozone data page (use lower case letters):
www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/data/zone_data.html (http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/data/zone_data.html)
Additional information can also be obtained from the following agencies:
TCEQ DFW Office: (817) 588-5800
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Ms. Amanda Brimmer - (817) 608-2354
City of Dallas
Mr. John Koller or Mr. David Miller, PE - (214) 948-4435
City of Fort Worth
Ms. Haily Summerford - (817) 871-8570
Tarrant County
Mr. Sam Adamie, RS or Mr. David Jefferson, RS - (817) 321-4973
North Texas Clear Air Coaliton
Ms. Shannon Morris - (972) 621-0400
Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Jim Afghani - (214) 665-6613
Mr. Jan Moneysmith - (214) 665-2729
Mr. Jim Yarbrough - (214) 665-7232
American Lung Association
Ms. Tessie Holloway - (214) 631-5864
The graphics pages will be completed as soon as possible.
DALLAS
Weather conditions from Love Field as of 3:55 PM Central Time
102°
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fair
Heat Index: 105°
Visibility: 10 miles
Humidity: 29%
Dew Point: 64°
Wind: ESE at 10 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 29.90 inches (falling)
Ceiling: Unlimited
Today's air quality forecast: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)
102° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Variable at 5 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 27%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 106°.
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)
105° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: E at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 106°
Humidity: 23%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 105°.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
104° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ESE at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 106°
Humidity: 25%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 106°. Heat index values as high as 109°.
Arlington, TX
101° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 7 MPH
Heat Index: 103°
Humidity: 29%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 105°.
Plano, TX
104° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: E at 4 MPH, gusting to 10 MPH
Heat Index: 111°
Humidity: 32%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 104°.
Lewisville, TX
105° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ESE at 2 MPH
Heat Index: 108°
Humidity: 26%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 106°.
Mesquite, TX
102° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: E at 10 MPH
Heat Index: 105°
Humidity: 29%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 106°.
Garland, TX
104° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSW at 4 MPH
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 15%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 106°.
Duncanville, TX
100° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 106°
Humidity: 36%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 103°.
OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...
Dallas Executive Airport
102° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 105°
Humidity: 28%
Fort Worth Naval Air Station
102° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 12 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 27%
Bedford, TX
104° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 2 MPH, gusting to 5 MPH
Heat Index: 109°
Humidity: 30%
Burleson, TX
102° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: E at 7 MPH
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 22%
Carrollton, TX
100° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NE at 6 MPH, gusting to 13 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 33%
Denton, TX
103° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SSE at 5 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 25%
Euless, TX
103° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ENE at 3 MPH, gusting to 6 MPH
Heat Index: 108°
Humidity: 30%
Flower Mound, TX
107° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 2 MPH, gusting to 9 MPH
Heat Index: 115°
Humidity: 30%
Grand Prairie, TX
102° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: E at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 27%
Irving, TX
103° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: NNW at 5 MPH, gusting to 13 MPH
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 22%
Lancaster, TX
102° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ESE at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 27%
Mansfield, TX
104° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: E at 19 MPH
Heat Index: 114°
Humidity: 35%
McKinney, TX
101° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 6 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 30%
North Richland Hills, TX
104° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 15%
Richardson, TX
104° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 23%
Terrell, TX
103° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ENE at 9 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 25%
The Colony, TX
104° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: ESE at 4 MPH
Heat Index: 108°
Humidity: 29%
Weatherford, TX
106° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 105°
Humidity: 19%
ELSEWHERE IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION...
Oklahoma City
105° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 9 MPH
Heat Index: 105°
Humidity: 21%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 106°.
Fort Smith, AR
103° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: E at 10 MPH
Heat Index: 108°
Visibility: 8 miles
Humidity: 31%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 106°. Heat index values as high as 111°.
Texarkana, AR
101° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: Variable at 7 MPH
Heat Index: 105°
Humidity: 31%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 105°.
Abilene, TX
101° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: ESE at 16 MPH
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 20%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 103°.
Amarillo, TX
95° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: S at 18 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Heat Index: 91°
Humidity: 16%
Today's forecast: Sunny. High near 95°.
Lubbock, TX
97° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: SSE at 15 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 19%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 100°.
Midland, TX
96° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: S at 12 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Heat Index: 93°
Humidity: 20%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 100°.
Waco, TX
100° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/5402/sunny5px.gif) sunny
Wind: SE at 14 MPH
Heat Index: 101°
Humidity: 27%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 103°.
Wichita Falls, TX
108° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair
Wind: S at 12 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Heat Index: 107°
Humidity: 17%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 108°.
36-HOUR FORECAST FOR DALLAS (through Tuesday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)
REST OF TODAY
Mostly sunny and hot. High near 106°. Heat index values as high as 109°. Southeast wind between 5 to 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Low around 78°. Southeast wind between 10 to 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. High near 98°. Southeast wind between 10 to 15 MPH with gusts as high as 20 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Low around 76°. Southeast wind between 10 to 20 MPH with gusts as high as 25 MPH.
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From record-breaking highs to unseasonably cool temperatures, Dallas has sure experienced it all this summer. An upper level low seems to be "stuck" over most of Texas, bringing heavy rainfall and much, much cooler temperatures. Though the days are gloomy, the rainfall is very beneficial. Here is the Dallas forecast for today. Enjoy. :)
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For more information on the FLASH FLOOD WATCH, click here (http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ119&warncounty=TXC113&firewxzone=TXZ119&local_place1=Dallas+TX&product1=Flash+Flood+Watch).
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Tropical Storm Ike is passing to the east of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area this afternoon and tonight and will provide some moderately rainy and breezy conditions from the storm's west side. Temperatures at this hour are primarily in the mid to upper 70s with a few spots at or above the 80° mark. Conditions will gradually improve as the weekend progresses. See the latest National Weather Service statements for complete details.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas on September 13, 2008
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH is in effect through Sunday morning.
This Flood Watch includes the following counties in Texas:
Anderson County
Collin County
Dallas County
Delta County
Ellis County
Fannin County
Freestone County
Grayson County
Henderson County
Hopkins County
Hunt County
Kaufman County
Lamar County
Leon County
Limestone County
Navarro County
Rains County
Robertson County
Rockwall County
Van Zandt County
Tropical Storm Ike continues to move north through the southeastern portions of North Texas. Heavy rain is accompanying the storm and extends up to 100 miles from the center of circulation. Other rain bands extend up to 200 miles from the center of the circulation. Locations along and east of Interstate 35 east can expect 2 to 4 inches of rain with isolated higher amounts of up to 6 inches near the track of the storm center. The rain will be heavy at times falling at two inches per hour or more. This will cause rapid rises in creeks and streams as well as flooded roadways. Significant flash flooding is possible in the watch area. As Ike moves into Arkansas Saturday night, the potential for flash flooding will rapidly diminish but residual flooding will likely remain into Sunday.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions are favorable for heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. You should monitor the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued for your area.
A WIND ADVISORY is in effect until 1:00 AM Central Daylight Time on Sunday morning.
Tropical Storm Ike is tracking through the eastern portions of North Texas, but its expansive wind field is producing strong winds across much of North Texas. Locations along and just west of the Interstate 35 corridor will continue to experience sustained wind speeds around 25 MPH with higher gusts through tonight. The winds are expected to subside overnight as Ike moves into Arkansas.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
PLEASE NOTE:
The graphics pages will be completed as soon as possible. Since this is an occasional weather event that we don’t see in Dallas very often, I’m going to post both forecast map pages for this afternoon AND tonight. Usually I do just one time period.
DALLAS
Weather conditions from Love Field as of 2:55 PM Central Time
77°
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rain and windy
Visibility: 6 miles
Humidity: 90%
Dew Point: 74°
Wind: N at 21 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 29.39 inches (falling)
Ceiling: 1900 feet
Today's air quality forecast: Good
METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)
77° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: NNW at 18 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Humidity: 84%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 81°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 74°.
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)
79° (http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/9533/lightrainandwindyen0.jpg) light rain and windy
Wind: NNW at 21 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
Visibility: 8 miles
Humidity: 76%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 81°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 72°.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
80° (http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/9533/lightrainandwindyen0.jpg) light rain and windy
Wind: N at 22 MPH
Heat Index: 84°
Humidity: 79%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 81°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 74°.
Arlington, TX
77° (http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/7605/rainandwindyoa4.jpg) rain and windy
Wind: NNW at 23 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH
Humidity: 90%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 81°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 74°.
Plano, TX
76° (http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9601/rain3dq.gif) rain
Wind: NNW at 5 MPH, gusting to 17 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles
Humidity: 93%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 83°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 71°.
Lewisville, TX
78° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: NW at 13 MPH
Humidity: 87%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 83°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 71°.
Mesquite, TX
75° (http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2782/cloudyandwindyvt8.jpg) overcast and windy
Wind: NNW at 26 MPH, gusting to 37 MPH
Visibility: 2½ miles
Humidity: 94%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 80°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 73°.
Garland, TX
76° (http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9601/rain3dq.gif) rain
Wind: NW at 2 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles
Humidity: 95%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 85°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 75°.
Duncanville, TX
76° (http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9601/rain3dq.gif) rain
Wind: N at 10 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles
Humidity: 92%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 85°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 75°.
OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...
Dallas Executive Airport
77° (http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/7605/rainandwindyoa4.jpg) rain and windy
Wind: NNW at 21 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles
Humidity: 87%
Fort Worth Naval Air Station
77° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: NNW at 18 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles
Humidity: 90%
Addison, TX
77° (http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2782/cloudyandwindyvt8.jpg) overcast and windy
Wind: N at 22 MPH, gusting to 33 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles
Humidity: 88%
Burleson, TX
77° (http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2782/cloudyandwindyvt8.jpg) overcast and windy
Wind: NW at 21 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH
Humidity: 83%
Carrollton, TX
76° (http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9601/rain3dq.gif) rain
Wind: NW at 15 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles
Humidity: 100%
Denton, TX
78° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: N at 16 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH
Humidity: 84%
Euless, TX
78° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: NW at 4 MPH, gusting to 14 MPH
Humidity: 89%
Flower Mound, TX
77° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: NNW at 15 MPH, gusting to 27 MPH
Humidity: 93%
Grand Prairie, TX
77° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: NNW at 15 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Visibility: 5 miles
Humidity: 88%
Irving, TX
77° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: NW at 14 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Humidity: 85%
Lancaster, TX
75° (http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/9533/lightrainandwindyen0.jpg) light rain and windy
Wind: NNW at 24 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Visibility: 5 miles
Humidity: 94%
Mansfield, TX
76° (http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9601/rain3dq.gif) rain
Wind: N at 18 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Humidity: 92%
McKinney, TX
75° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: N at 18 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH
Visibility: 5 miles
Humidity: 94%
North Richland Hills, TX
76° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: NW at 6 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Humidity: 94%
Richardson, TX
77° (http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9601/rain3dq.gif) rain
Wind: ENE at 8 MPH, gusting to 15 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles
Humidity: 93%
Terrell, TX
77° (http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/4711/heavyrain0cn.gif) heavy rain and windy
Wind: NNW at 24 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Visibility: 1 mile
Humidity: 88%
The Colony, TX
76° (http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/7605/rainandwindyoa4.jpg) rain and windy
Wind: NNE at 21 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles
Humidity: 90%
Weatherford, TX
74° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: NNW at 6 MPH, gusting to 13 MPH
Humidity: 93%
ELSEWHERE IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION...
Oklahoma City
75° (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6278/cloudynewlogo0aq.gif) overcast
Wind: N at 13 MPH
Humidity: 81%
Today's forecast: 80% chance of rain with possible thunderstorms. High near 82°.
Tonight's forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of rain with possible thunderstorms. Low around 63°.
Fort Smith, AR
79° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: ENE at 14 MPH
Visibility: 6 miles
Humidity: 82%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 82°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 72°.
Texarkana, AR
81° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: ESE at 14 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Heat Index: 86°
Humidity: 79%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 83°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 73°.
Abilene, TX
82° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair and windy
Wind: NNW at 23 MPH, gusting to 38 MPH
Heat Index: 86°
Humidity: 66%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 86°.
Tonight's forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 64°.
Amarillo, TX
77° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: NNE at 13 MPH
Humidity: 59%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 80°.
Tonight's forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 53°.
Lubbock, TX
81° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: N at 15 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Heat Index: 83°
Humidity: 58%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83°.
Tonight's forecast: Partly cloudy. Low around 59°.
Midland, TX
85° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: NNE at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 86°
Humidity: 47%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 87°.
Tonight's forecast: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 62°.
Waco, TX
78° (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5057/rainshowers5ui.gif) light rain
Wind: NW at 18 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Visibility: 7 miles
Humidity: 87%
Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. High near 81°.
Tonight's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms under windy conditions. Low around 73°.
Wichita Falls, TX
86° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair and windy
Wind: N at 22 MPH, gusting to 31 MPH
Heat Index: 90°
Humidity: 57%
Today's forecast: Overcast and windy with a 60% chance of rain and possible thunderstorms. High near 85°.
Tonight's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of rain and thunderstorms. Low around 68°.
36-HOUR FORECAST FOR DALLAS (through Sunday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)
REST OF TODAY
Overcast and windy with showers and possible thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 80°.
North-northwest wind around 30 MPH with gusts as high as 40 MPH.
TONIGHT
Overcast and windy with showers and possible thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 74°.
Northwest wind between 15 to 25 MPH with gusts as high as 35 MPH. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
SUNDAY
Overcast and windy. High near 86°. North-northwest wind between 15 to 20 MPH with gusts as high as 25 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Low around 62°. North wind between 5 to 15 MPH.
Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area radar as of 3:17 PM Central Daylight Time (courtesy of KTVT-TV)...
(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1976/dalradar091308317pmctup4.gif)
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Those who are heading to the TX/OU game this Saturday, here's the forecast:
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o266/weatherstooge/Various%20Art%20Work/TWCTXOU.png)
All known material is property of TWC and TWC Interactive. Templates, backgrounds, and Blue LDL courtesy of Martin.
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Possible record breaking warmth this afternoon in North Texas will give way to possible severe weather during the overnight hours of tomorrow morning are expected ahead of a storm system in the central Rocky Mountains. Temperatures are about 20° above normal for late December in Dallas and even for Lone Star State weather standards, it's way too warm.
It is also windy outside as strong generally southerly winds have been persistent through the day and some gusts are approaching the 45 to 50 MPH range. As a result, the National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory until 5:00 PM this afternoon.
Severe storms are certainly possible by the time many wake up tomorrow morning as temperatures will drop and winds will continue to play a role. Tornadoes cannot be ruled out in isolated spots across the region.
Temperatures will return closer to normal levels in the 50s by the time we get to the New Year's holiday.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas on December 26, 2008
A WIND ADVISORY is in effect until 5:00 PM Central Standard Time.
South winds will continue at 25 to 30 MPH with gusts in excess of 40 MPH through this afternoon. Winds should diminish somewhat and just before dark or 5:00 PM Central Standard Time.
A Wind Advisory means strong winds can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles traveling on east to west oriented roads and highways. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents should take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
For local news coverage on this storm, check out the two hyperlinks below.
KDFW-TV (Dallas) (December 26):
Strong winds, severe storms in forecast (http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=8147359&version=6&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1)
WFAA-TV (Dallas) (December 26):
It's never been warmer on December 26 (http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa081226_wz_weatherwrap.aa70ac8.html)
DALLAS
Weather conditions from Love Field as of 1:55 PM Central Time
80°
(http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg)
mostly cloudy and windy
Heat Index: 81°
Visibility: 10 miles
Humidity: 54%
Dew Point: 62°
Wind: S at 21 MPH, gusting to 33 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 29.78 inches (falling)
Ceiling: 4300 feet
Today's air quality forecast: Good
METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)
78° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair and windy
Wind: S at 30 MPH, gusting to 45 MPH
Humidity: 55%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy. High near 82°.
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)
80° (http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2782/cloudyandwindyvt8.jpg) overcast and windy
Wind: S at 20 MPH, gusting to 35 MPH
Heat Index: 81°
Humidity: 48%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy. High near 82°.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
82° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 37 MPH, gusting to 47 MPH
Heat Index: 83°
Humidity: 48%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy. High near 83°.
Arlington, TX
82° (http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4708/partlycloudyandwindywk9.jpg) partly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 25 MPH, gusting to 48 MPH
Heat Index: 83°
Humidity: 48%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy. High near 82°.
Plano, TX
79° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SW at 5 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Heat Index: 80°
Humidity: 61%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy with a 20% chance of showers. High near 76°.
Lewisville, TX
79° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 14 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Heat Index: 80°
Humidity: 62%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy. High near 79°.
Mesquite, TX
78° (http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4708/partlycloudyandwindywk9.jpg) partly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 24 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Humidity: 50%
Today's forecast: Overcast and windy. High near 82°.
Garland, TX
79° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 15 MPH
Heat Index: 79°
Humidity: 33%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy. High near 76°.
Duncanville, TX
81° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: ESE at 7 MPH
Heat Index: 82°
Humidity: 55%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy. High near 79°.
OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...
Dallas Executive Airport
82° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/3118/fairsky2nu.gif) fair and windy
Wind: S at 21 MPH, gusting to 40 MPH
Heat Index: 83°
Humidity: 50%
Fort Worth Naval Air Station
80° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 30 MPH, gusting to 44 MPH
Heat Index: 81°
Humidity: 52%
Addison, TX
80° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 24 MPH, gusting to 41 MPH
Heat Index: 81°
Humidity: 54%
Bedford, TX
77° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 20 MPH
Heat Index: 79°
Humidity: 67%
Burleson, TX
80° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 20 MPH, gusting to 33 MPH
Heat Index: 81°
Humidity: 50%
Carrollton, TX
78° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 26 MPH, gusting to 33 MPH
Heat Index: 80°
Humidity: 61%
Denton, TX
79° (http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4708/partlycloudyandwindywk9.jpg) partly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 25 MPH, gusting to 37 MPH
Humidity: 54%
Euless, TX
78° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SSE at 9 MPH, gusting to 19 MPH
Heat Index: 80°
Humidity: 62%
Flower Mound, TX
79° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 4 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Heat Index: 80°
Humidity: 61%
Grand Prairie, TX
80° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 23 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Heat Index: 81°
Humidity: 54%
Irving, TX
78° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: S at 9 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Heat Index: 79°
Humidity: 48%
Lancaster, TX
78° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 21 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Humidity: 57%
Mansfield, TX
80° (http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1333/fewcloudscopygs6.jpg) scattered clouds and windy
Wind: SSE at 20 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Heat Index: 79°
Humidity: 33%
McKinney, TX
78° (http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2782/cloudyandwindyvt8.jpg) overcast and windy
Wind: S at 23 MPH, gusting to 37 MPH
Humidity: 59%
North Richland Hills, TX
79° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: S at 8 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Heat Index: 80°
Humidity: 60%
Richardson, TX
77° (http://img253.echo.cx/img253/3935/mostlycloudy3pe.gif) mostly cloudy
Wind: SW at 11 MPH, gusting to 27 MPH
Heat Index: 79°
Humidity: 53%
Terrell, TX
81° (http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4708/partlycloudyandwindywk9.jpg) partly cloudy and windy
Wind: S at 28 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Heat Index: 83°
Humidity: 56%
The Colony, TX
79° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: SW at 21 MPH
Heat Index: 80°
Humidity: 59%
Weatherford, TX
77° (http://img86.echo.cx/img86/8859/partlycloudy3nw.gif) partly cloudy
Wind: SSW at 5 MPH< gusting to 25 MPH
Heat Index: 79°
Humidity: 54%
ELSEWHERE IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION...
Oklahoma City
76° (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7483/mostlycloudyandwindydv9.jpg) mostly cloudy and windy
Wind: SW at 29 MPH, gusting to 37 MPH
Humidity: 51%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy. High near 74°.
Fort Smith, AR
73° (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6278/cloudynewlogo0aq.gif) overcast
Wind: S at 14 MPH
Visibility: 8 miles
Humidity: 65%
Today's forecast: Overcast with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 73°.
Texarkana, AR
71° (http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6278/cloudynewlogo0aq.gif) overcast
Wind: S at 15 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Humidity: 75%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of isolated showers. High near 71°.
Abilene, TX
75° (http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/2556/haze3ak.gif) sunny and hazy
Wind: S at 18 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Visibility: 6 miles
Humidity: 49%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy. High near 79°.
Amarillo, TX
66° (http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2782/cloudyandwindyvt8.jpg) overcast and windy
Wind: SSW at 35 MPH, gusting to 44 MPH
Humidity: 25%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and windy. High near 68°.
Lubbock, TX
69° (http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6494/sunnyandwindybn3.jpg) sunny and windy
Wind: SSW at 24 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Humidity: 28%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy with areas of blowing dust. High near 70°.
Midland, TX
74° (http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6494/sunnyandwindybn3.jpg) sunny and windy
Wind: SW at 28 MPH, gusting to 35 MPH
Humidity: 22%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. High near 74°.
Waco, TX
79° (http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2782/cloudyandwindyvt8.jpg) overcast and windy
Wind: S at 22 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Humidity: 54%
Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy. High near 81°.
Wichita Falls, TX
77° (http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6494/sunnyandwindybn3.jpg) sunny and windy
Wind: S at 25 MPH, gusting to 31 MPH
Humidity: 51%
Today's forecast: Partly cloudy and windy. High near 78°.
36-HOUR FORECAST FOR DALLAS (through Saturday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)
REST OF TODAY
Mostly cloudy and windy with a steady temperature around 79°.
South wind around 25 MPH with gusts as high as 35 MPH.
TONIGHT
Overcast and windy with a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight.
Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 64°. South wind between 15 to 20 MPH with gusts as high as 30 MPH.
SATURDAY
Overcast and windy with a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 12:00 PM.
Then gradually becoming mostly sunny. Temperature falling to around 59° by 5:00 PM.
South wind 15 to 20 MPH becoming northwest. Winds could gust as high as 30 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Low around 33°. Northwest wind between 10 to 15 MPH becoming calm.
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RECORD HIGH for Dallas Yesterday (December 26, 2008)
83°
[Recorded at DFW International Airport]
This broke the old record of 81 degrees, set back not too long ago in 2005.
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Another RECORD HIGH for Dallas Yesterday (January 3, 2008)
84°
[Recorded at DFW International Airport]
Not sure what the old record was. Sorry. :(
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And take a look at this; we're going from record high temperatures to near freezing temperatures. :o Winter in Dallas in way to crazy! :wacko:
MONDAY'S FORECAST
(http://xoap.weather.com/web/common/wxicons/93/10.png)
Freezing Rain
38°
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EDIT: I don't know if I should believe this or not, but we are under a Freezing Rain Advisory tonight into tomorrow. Doesn't it have to be at or below freezing, though? :unsure:
Freezing Rain Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
332 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2009
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS...
.COLD AIR CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER
INTO NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL TO BELOW FREEZING GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A
GOLDTHWAITE TO PARIS LINE WITH READINGS IN THE UPPER 20S ACROSS
FAR NORTHWEST PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
RAPIDLY INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION WITH AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OR
DRIZZLE DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO
HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AND HOW FAR SOUTH THE FREEZING
LINE WILL BE LOCATED. RECENT WARM WEATHER WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT
FOR GROUND TEMPERATURES TO RAPIDLY COOL. AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF A GOLDTHWAITE TO PARIS LINE WILL HAVE THE GREATEST
CHANCE FOR FREEZING PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY.
VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED ROADS AND
BRIDGES.
TXZ091>095-100>105-117>119-131>133-051000-
/O.NEW.KFWD.ZR.Y.0001.090105T1200Z-090105T1800Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON
332 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2009
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12 PM CST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY FOR LIGHT ICING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 12
PM CST MONDAY.
AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A GOLDTHWAITE TO PARIS LINE MONDAY
MORNING AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.
VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED ROADS AND
BRIDGES. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN END BY NOON
MONDAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SLOW DOWN AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE THE
FIRST PLACES THAT ICY SPOTS WILL DEVELOP.
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Today marks the 13th day this year that the temperature as reached 100° or higher at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and it's likely not going to be the last. It is already above the century mark during the mid-afternoon hours.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas on July 12, 2009
A HEAT ADVISORY is in effect until 7:00 PM Central Standard Time.
The Heat Advisory area covers that part of North Texas along and northeast of a Newcastle-Cleburne-Palestine line. Afternoon heat index values are expected to peak between 105° to 108° on Monday. Nighttime temperatures in the upper 70s and lower 80s will provide little relief for the heat.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. This is especially true during hot weather when the inside of vehicles can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes, despite cracking windows or previously having used air conditioning.
Persons involved in vigorous outdoor activities are urged to take frequent breaks and drink plenty of water. Wear loose fitting and light colored clothing. Be sure to check on persons with health problems and the elderly as they are the most susceptible to heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
DALLAS
Weather conditions from Love Field as of 3:55 PM Central Time
101°
sunny
Heat Index: 103°
Visibility: 10 miles
Humidity: 29%
Dew Point: 63°
Wind: SE at 7 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 30.01 inches (falling)
Ceiling: Unlimited
Today's air quality forecast: Moderate
METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...
Fort Worth (Meacham International Airport)
102° sunny
Wind: S at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 27%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 103°. Heat index values as high as 106°.
Fort Worth (Alliance Airport)
104° sunny
Wind: SSW at 5 MPH
Heat Index: 105°
Humidity: 24%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 103°. Heat index values as high as 106°.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
102° sunny
Wind: S at 10 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 27%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 102°. Heat index values as high as 105°.
Arlington, TX
102° sunny
Wind: SSE at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 103
Humidity: 26%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 103°. Heat index values as high as 106°.
Plano, TX
104° sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 113°
Humidity: 34%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 103°.
Lewisville, TX
105° sunny
Wind: SE at 2 MPH
Heat Index: 111°
Humidity: 31%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 103°.
Mesquite, TX
98° sunny
Wind: SSE at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 98
Humidity: 28%
Today's forecast: Mostly sunny and hot. High near 103°. Heat index values as high as 106°.
Garland, TX
103° sunny
Wind: S at 2 MPH
Heat Index: 103°
Humidity: 25%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 101°.
Duncanville, TX
105° sunny
Wind: SSW at 5 MPH
Heat Index: 112°
Humidity: 30%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 101°.
OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...
Dallas Executive Airport
103° sunny
Wind: SSE at 12 MPH
Heat Index: 105°
Humidity: 26%
Fort Worth Naval Air Station
103° sunny
Wind: Variable at 3 MPH
Heat Index: 102°
Humidity: 22%
Addison, TX
100° sunny
Wind: SW at 7 MPH
Heat Index: 102°
Humidity: 29%
Burleson, TX
102° sunny
Wind: SE at 12 MPH
Heat Index: 102°
Humidity: 24%
Carrollton, TX
103° sunny
Wind: SSW at 4 MPH
Heat Index: 103°
Humidity: 22%
Denton, TX
102unny
Wind: SSE at 9 MPH
Heat Index: 105°
Humidity: 29%
Flower Mound, TX
103° sunny
Wind: N at 6 MPH
Heat Index: 106°
Humidity: 26%
Grand Prairie, TX
102° sunny
Wind: SE at 5 MPH
Heat Index: 103°
Humidity: 25%
Irving, TX
101° sunny
Wind: SW at 4 MPH
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 21%
Lancaster, TX
101° sunny
Wind: SW at 7 MPH
Heat Index: 103°
Humidity: 28%
Mansfield, TX
102° sunny
Wind: E at 5 MPH
Heat Index: 98°
Humidity: 12%
McKinney, TX
101° sunny
Wind: S at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 30%
North Richland Hills, TX
104° sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 99°
Humidity: 12%
Richardson, TX
102° sunny
Wind: SSE at 6 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 28%
Terrell, TX
100° sunny
Wind: SSE at 8 MPH
Heat Index: 102°
Humidity: 29%
The Colony, TX
102° sunny
Wind: W at 16 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Heat Index: 103°
Humidity: 25%
Weatherford, TX
105° sunny
Wind: Calm
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 20%
ELSEWHERE IN NORTHERN TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION...
Oklahoma City
105° sunny
Wind: SW at 14 MPH
Heat Index: 105°
Humidity: 20%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 105°.
Fort Smith, AR
100° sunny
Wind: Variable at 6 MPH
Heat Index: 103°
Humidity: 31%
Today's forecast:
Mostly sunny and hot with a 20% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms. High near 101°. Heat index values as high as 105°.
Texarkana, AR
96° sunny
Wind: SW at 10 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 44%
Today's forecast:
Mostly cloudy and hot with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 97°. Heat index values as high as 105°.
Abilene, TX
100° sunny
Wind: S at 9 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Heat Index: 9°
Humidity: 23%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 100°.
Amarillo, TX
97° partly cloudy
Wind: SSW at 17 MPH
Heat Index: 94°
Humidity: 22%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 97°.
Lubbock, TX
97° partly cloudy
Wind: S at 17 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH
Heat Index: 95°
Humidity: 25%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 98°.
Midland, TX
95° partly cloudy
Wind: S at 9 MPH
Heat Index:
Humidity: 26%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 97°.
Waco, TX
100° sunny
Wind: SSW at 6 MPH
Heat Index: 102°
Humidity: 29%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 100°.
Wichita Falls, TX
104° sunny
Wind: SSW at 10 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Heat Index: 104°
Humidity: 21%
Today's forecast: Sunny and hot. High near 107°.
36-HOUR FORECAST FOR DALLAS (through Monday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)
REST OF TODAY
Mostly sunny and hot. High near 103°. South-southwest wind around 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Low around 83°. South-southwest wind around 10 MPH.
MONDAY
Sunny and hot. High near 102°. Heat index values as high as 105°. Southwest wind around 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Low around 83°. South wind around 10 MPH.
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Today is (hopefully) the last day of the extreme heat here in Dallas. The triple digits will likely remain through Thursday, but then on Friday a slight cold front will come through and hopefully (though doubtfully) bring some beneficial rain to the metroplex. Here is today's forecast for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including the current conditions, local observations, the 36-Hour Local Forecast, and the 7-Day Outlook. All weather information is courtesy of the National Weather Service. Enjoy. :)
EDIT: Current Conditions have been updated as of 4:30 PM CDT.
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For more information on the heat advisory, please click here (http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ119&warncounty=TXC113&firewxzone=TXZ119&local_place1=Dallas+TX&product1=Heat+Advisory).
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This post has been edited to reduce the size of the forecast image graphics.
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Rain, rain, rain, and more rain continues to come down here in Dallas as an upper level low soaks not just Texas but most of the South. Rain is expected all throughout the weekend and on into the beginning of next week along with much, much cooler temperatures. Here are the Dallas graphics for today. :)
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(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8180/weatherreport912.png)
For more information on the Flash Flood Watch, click here (http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ119&warncounty=TXC113&firewxzone=TXZ119&local_place1=Dallas+TX&product1=Flash+Flood+Watch).
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Record Report
000
SXUS74 KFWD 130636
RERDFW
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
0136 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH...
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.66 INCHES WAS SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.62 SET IN 1924.
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The Dallas "Deluge" has finally ended! :thrilled:
We've gotten over five inches of rain in the past 8 days, putting us way ahead in both the month-to-date and year-to-date totals. I've made some tables that show how much rain we've gotten in the past week and where we stand as of today in rainfall totals. Please note that all information is from the National Weather Service.
(http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2288/rainfall8day.png)
*Indicates that a record rainfall amount has been set.
(Old Record: 2.62 inches in 1924)
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6901/rainfallmonthyear.png)
Data Valid as of September 18, 2009
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
935 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
TXZ094-095-104>107-118>123-130>134-141-241000-
/O.NEW.KFWD.WW.Y.0003.091224T1500Z-091224T2200Z/
FANNIN-LAMAR-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-
KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONHAM...PARIS...PLANO...GREENVILLE...
COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...
DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...
CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...
EAST TAWAKONI...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...COMANCHE...DE LEON
935 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM TO 4 PM CST THURSDAY.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH TEXAS
DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH
OF NORTH TEXAS...ALTHOUGH NEAR SURFACE AND GROUND TEMPERATURES
WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND PLAN ON SOME TRAVEL DELAYS.
So we're going from 70 degrees to this. :wacko: I'll believe it only when I see it. :thinking:
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So...this Winter Weather Advisory may be true after all. :o This is truly unbelievable. Luckily, however, the snow should stop before tonight so people can go to Christmas Eve services and Santa can safely land his sleigh. :)
EDIT: Blowing snow right now. (1:22 PM CST)...this is UNBELIEVABLE!!!
ANOTHER EDIT: More blowing snow since 4:00 PM CST!!!
Yesterday's High:
72°F
AND FOR TODAY...
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(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/2844/weatherreport1224.png)
For more information on the Winter Weather Advisory, please click here (http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ119&warncounty=TXC113&firewxzone=TXZ119&local_place1=Dallas+TX&product1=Winter+Weather+Advisory).
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Just take a look at this! :thrilled:
Record Report
000
SXUS74 KFWD 250145
RERDFW
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
745 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT DALLAS/FORT WORTH...
A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 3.0 INCHES WAS SET AT DFW AIRPORT TODAY. THIS
IS THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL ON RECORD FOR CHRISTMAS EVE. TRACE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON DECEMBER 24 IN 1924...
1926...1943...1975...AND 2002.
We only got about 2 inches at our house, but this is still so cool!!
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ARCTIC BLAST
head for Dallas tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday.
:brr: :brr: :brr: :brr: :brr:
Please stay tuned for updates.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
932 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CST THROUGH 6 AM CST
FOR NORTHERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS..
.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH THROUGH OKLAHOMA AND APPROACH
THE RED RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS EVENING. THE ARCTIC FRONT SHOULD START
PUSHING ACROSS THE RED RIVER AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN RAPIDLY THROUGH
THE REST OF NORTH TEXAS BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING. FREEZING DRIZZLE
AND OCCASIONAL SNOW FLURRIES HAVE BEEN NOTED IN THE ARCTIC AIRMASS
ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS EVENING AND WILL
LIKELY BE THE CASE ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL RESULT
IN SOME SLICK SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES DURING THE PRE- DAWN HOURS THURSDAY MORNING. SOME
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LINGER ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH TEXAS
AFTER DAYBREAK...BEFORE THE ARCTIC AIRMASS DEEPENS AND DRIES OUT.
TXZ091>093-102>104-117>119-131>134-144-145-071100-
/O.NEW.KFWD.WW.Y.0001.100107T0700Z-100107T1200Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-BOSQUE-HILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...
FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...PLANO...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...
FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...
GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...
MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...
HILLSBORO
932 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1
AM TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY.
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL BEGIN SURGING THROUGH NORTH TEXAS AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. ICING IS EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT AND PATCHY...WITH AMOUNTS WELL UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH.
HOWEVER...DESPITE THE PATCHY LIGHT AMOUNTS...RAPIDLY FALLING
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS BY THE
THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 20S.
A FEW SNOW FLURRIES MAY MIX IN WITH THE FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE
ENDING BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION
MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
PLAN ON SOME TRAVEL DELAYS.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
900 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH TEXAS BEGINNING EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING...
.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY SWEEP ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE MOVING INTO
SOUTHEAST TEXAS BY SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MUCH
OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THE WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET.
TXZ094-095-104>107-118>123-130>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-071200-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0001.100107T1200Z-100108T0000Z/
FANNIN-LAMAR-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-
KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-FREESTONE-
ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-
MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONHAM...PARIS...PLANO...GREENVILLE...
COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...
DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...
CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...
EAST TAWAKONI...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...
ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
900 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTH TEXAS AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BRINGING STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND
SUNSET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
401 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-071115-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
401 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010
...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS TO BRING FRIGID TEMPERATURES TO NORTH TEXAS
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT AND BRING
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND SHOULD BRIEFLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING SATURDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS MOST OF NORTH TEXAS. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN FALL BACK BELOW
FREEZING SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE ARCTIC FRONT TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN FRIGID WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND
SINGLE DIGITS ON THURSDAY ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. WIND CHILLS MAY
DROP BELOW ZERO FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 FRIDAY MORNING
AND AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING.
IN ADDITION TO THE ARCTIC AIR...A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO PATCHY LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS
NORTH OF A GATESVILLE TO ATHENS LINE WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY
LOCATIONS TO SEE FROZEN PRECIPITATION. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
OF ICE ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SOME PATCHY LIGHT
ICING IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...MAINLY ON ELEVATED BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES THAT REMAIN WET AS THE ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN. THIS
COULD RESULT IN SOME SLICK SPOTS FOR THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW. A HARD FREEZE CAN
CAUSE DAMAGE TO EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND CAN DAMAGE SENSITIVE
VEGETATION. OUTDOOR PETS WILL ALSO REQUIRE PLENTY OF SHELTER AND
PROTECTION FROM FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. EXTRA
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WILL BE NEEDED FOR ANYONE EXPECTED TO BE
OUTDOORS DURING THIS TIME... ESPECIALLY CHILDREN GOING TO AND
FROM SCHOOL. LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND AN INSULATED WINTER COAT AND
HAT WORK BEST TO INSULATE THE BODY FROM THE EXTREME COLD.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR VISIT
US ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/FORTWORTH FOR THE LATEST FORECAST
DETAILS.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
947 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>134-141>145-081200-
/O.CON.KFWD.WC.Y.0001.100108T0600Z-100108T1600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...COMANCHE...DE LEON...
GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...
VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO
947 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...FOR WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO AT TIMES...
REMAINS IN EFFECT BETWEEN MIDNIGHT CST AND 10 AM CST FRIDAY.
LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO
15 DEGREES ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA. THE VERY COLD LOW
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN FRIGID WIND CHILLS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS RANGING BETWEEN
ZERO TO FIVE BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
THE COLD MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...WEAR A
HEAVY COAT...HAT AND GLOVES.
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(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7065/lf172.png)
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Still cold. :brr: :brr: :brr:
Luckily, the wind has died down, keeping temperatures away from 0 degrees.
(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/218/lf18.png)
(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/766/lf182.png)
(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/2540/lf183.png)
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The arctic blast for Dallas has ended. Today's weather was wonderful...sunny with a high in the mid-50s. :biggrin:
Here is the report from the arctic blast. Although no record lows were set, it was indeed very cold. :brr:
(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3118/abreport.png)
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So many records have been shattered!!! :thrilled: :clap: :dance: :biggrin:
Record Report
000
SXUS74 KFWD 121138 AAA
RERDFW
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
538 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010
...GREATEST ALL-TIME CALENDAR DAY SNOW ON RECORD SET AT DALLAS FORT
WORTH...
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL FOR FEBRUARY 11TH SET AT DALLAS
FORT WORTH...
...GREATEST ALL-TIME 24-HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL SET AT DALLAS FORT
WORTH...
...RECORD 24-HOUR SNOW FOR FEBRUARY SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH...
DALLAS FORT WORTH AIRPORT RECORDED 11.2 INCHES OF SNOW FOR FEBRUARY
11...2010. THIS BREAKS THE GREATEST CALENDAR DAY SNOW ON RECORD.
THE OLD RECORD WAS 7.8 INCHES SET ON JANUARY 15...1964 AND JANUARY
14...1917.
OBVIOUSLY....THIS SHATTERS THE RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL FOR
FEBRUARY 11TH...OF 1.4 INCHES WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1988.
THE GREATEST ALL-TIME 24 HOUR SNOWFALL RECORD WAS ALSO BROKEN FROM 4
AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM FRIDAY. THE NEW RECORD IS 12.5 INCHES. THE OLD
RECORD WAS 12.1 INCHES SET JANUARY 15 THROUGH JANUARY 16...1964.
THIS ALSO BREAKS THE RECORD 24-HOUR SNOWFALL FOR FEBRUARY WHICH WAS
7.5 INCHES...SET ON FEBRUARY 17...1978 AND FEBRUARY 25...1924
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Wow amazing how many records you all broke! :D
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Spring is still not here in Dallas. :( On March 20, a record was broken for the most snowfall on that date.
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
0857 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH...
A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 1.2 INCHES WAS SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.4 SET IN 1970.
I don't think this is all the snow we got. There were about 4.5 inches on the ground around my area, so stay tuned tomorrow to see how much we got this morning. :)
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Surprisingly, the snowfall total at DFW Airport for Sunday morning was only 0.01 inches. :thinking: As I said earlier, we got about 4.5 inches at my house, so the totals were completely different around all of the DFW metroplex. McKinney, Texas (north of here) saw 8 inches on the ground! :o
Spring has come today, though. :dance: The high was in the upper-60s; tomorrow's forecast calls for mid-70s. :D
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Let's roll out the shorts...the Metroplex hit 80 degrees today! :dance:
This is our first 80 degree day since October 20, 2009. No, this is certainly not normal. :no: If we had gone only a couple of weeks longer without reaching 80 degrees, then we would have set a new record for the most consecutive days with temperatures below the 80 degree mark. :yes: Normally, we get that one 80 degree day that stands out in January and/or February, but not this year. :(
Temperatures are supposed to stay at or above 80 for the next couple of days...now I'm starting to feel my spring. :thrilled:
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Missed it by that much!!!
Yesterday's Temp at DFW Airport
99°F
Normal high
87°F
RECORD high
103°F in 1985
I wonder when our first 100 degree day will be this year. :thinking: We are supposed to have an extremely warm summer this year. Possibly with today's high forecasted around the same as yesterday's, we might make it.
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Rain...in Dallas...in July?!?! :wacko:
Yeah, it seems rare, but it is true. With remnants of Hurricane Alex last week and now rain from TD 2, the metroplex may not see the sun for a few days. Normally, July is a time of hot, sunny days, but not yet.
RIGHT NOW
Downtown Dallas
(http://xoap.weather.com/web/common/wxicons/130/26.png)
Cloudy
88°F
Feels like: 95°F
Humidity: 61%
Dew Point: 73°
RIGHT NOW
DFW International Airport
(http://xoap.weather.com/web/common/wxicons/130/28.png)
Mostly cloudy
88°F
Feels like: 95°F
Humidity: 59%
Dew Point: 72°
TONIGHT
Metro Dallas
(http://xoap.weather.com/web/common/wxicons/130/01.png)
Thunderstorms and HUMID
LOW: 76°
Rain chance: 80%
FRIDAY
Metro Dallas
(http://xoap.weather.com/web/common/wxicons/130/01.png)
Thunderstorms and HUMID
HIGH: 88°
Rain chance: 80%
FRIDAY NIGHT
Metro Dallas
(http://xoap.weather.com/web/common/wxicons/130/01.png)
Thunderstorms and HUMID
LOW: 75°
Rain chance: 80%
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HEAT WAVE
is in full-swing for Dallas this week
HEAT ADVISORY
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT TUESDAY
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR AREAS EAST OF A GAINESVILLE TO CLEBURNE LINE AND NORTH OF A CLEBURNE TO CANTON LINE.
A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN PARKED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS WEEK. AS A RESULT... AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 100S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES PEAKING IN THE 102 TO 106 DEGREE RANGE. WEAK SOUTH WINDS WILL LIMIT THE COOLING ABILITY OF THOSE INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN RATHER WARM WITH LOWS IN THE MID 70S TO AROUND 80 DEGREES BRIEFLY AROUND DAYBREAK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO MEET OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES WHILE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES MAY NOT REACH THE MID 70S.
PERSONS INVOLVED IN VIGOROUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE URGED TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. WEAR LOOSE FITTING AND LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING. BE SURE TO CHECK ON PERSONS WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THE ELDERLY... AS THEY ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. NEVER LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN OR PETS IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE... EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME... AS TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE THREATENING LEVELS.
AIR POLLUTION WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR TOMORROW
LEVEL: ORANGE
.. AIR POLLUTION WATCH LEVEL ORANGE...
AIR POLLUTION WATCH - LEVEL ORANGE - FOR DALLAS-FORT WORTH.
THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ) HAS ISSUED A LEVEL ORANGE AIR POLLUTION WATCH FOR THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2010.
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE AIR POLLUTION IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA ON TUESDAY. OZONE LEVELS COULD REACH THE LEVEL ORANGE "UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS" CATEGORY.
ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE CAN ACT AS A LUNG IRRITANT. INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, SUCH AS ASTHMA AND EMPHYSEMA, AS WELL AS THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN, ARE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO OZONE AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO AVOID EXPOSURE. TO AVOID EXPOSURE, MINIMIZE EXERTION OUTDOORS DURING THE MID-DAY TO EARLY EVENING HOURS OR STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR- CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THIS TIME.
Current Conditions, Extended Forecast, etc. to come soon!
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Dallas is now at its hottest time of the year, and that reputation is certainly not going to go anywhere. Welcome to the dog days of summer. Here is the forecast:
CURRENT HOT SPOTS
Cities in Metroplex reporting 102°F or higher
ARLINGTON
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/32.png)
105°F
DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/30.png)
103°F
DOWNTOWN DALLAS
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/32.png)
102°F
FORT WORTH
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/32.png)
104°F
GARLAND
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/32.png)
102°F
IRVING
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/30.png)
103°F
MESQUITE
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/32.png)
102°F
THE FORECAST
for Downtown Dallas
TONIGHT
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/31.png)
80°F
TUESDAY
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/32.png)
105°F
TUESDAY NIGHT
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/31.png)
81°F
WEDNESDAY
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/32.png)
103°F
PAST FORECASTS
Temperatures soared into the 100s starting Saturday
SATURDAY'S ACTUAL (JULY 31)
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/30.png)
103°F
81°F
SUNDAY'S ACTUAL (AUGUST 1)
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/30.png)
104°F
80°F
WHAT'S NORMAL? WHAT'S THE RECORD?
It's definitely hotter than average
NORMAL HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES FOR AUGUST 2
96°F
76°F
RECORD HIGH FOR AUGUST 2
109°F
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The heat wave continues! Now the humidity level is rising, making temperatures even hotter than they need to be.
A HEAT ADVISORY is NOW in effect until 9 PM CDT Thursday.
RIGHT NOW
DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/34.png)
102°F
Feels Like: 103°F
DOWNTOWN DALLAS
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/32.png)
101°F
Feels Like: 104°F
THE FORECAST
for Downtown Dallas
TONIGHT
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/33.png)
81°F
WEDNESDAY
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/30.png)
104°F
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/29.png)
81°F
THURSDAY
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/32.png)
103°F
YESTERDAY'S ACTUAL
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/30.png)
104°F
79°F
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DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX right now for the DFW Metroplex. This is the highest is has been all week. :o
The HEAT ADVISORY is STILL in effect, now until 9 PM CDT Saturday.
RIGHT NOW
DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/28.png)
104°F
Feels Like: 109°F
DOWNTOWN DALLAS
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/30.png)
102°F
Feels Like: 107°F
DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH
(http://s.imwx.com/v.20100719.135915/img/wxicon/130/30.png)
104°F
Feels Like: 109°F
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After almost THREE weeks of 100-plus degree temperatures for the DFW metro area, this streak of consecutive 100-plus degree days was broken yesterday thanks to cloud cover and some rain. The heat advisory, which had been in effect for about two and a half weeks, was cancelled Tuesday evening and was not in effect yesterday. Unfortunately, a new heat advisory signaling the return of hot weather and high humidity has returned today and is in effect until 8 PM CDT Friday.
Below are a couple of graphics I created showing exactly how hot it was for the past several days and what the current triple-digit heat "status" is for the metroplex as of August 18, 2010. Data and some graphics courtesy of The National Weather Service and The Weather Channel.
(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7905/hotnumbersreport.png)
(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2694/heatwavereport2010c.png)
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(http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/8427/recordhdallas822.png)
Graphics © The Weather Channel/TWCI
In addition, numerous record high-minimum temperatures have either been set or tied within the past week (reports below).
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
317 PM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010
...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR AUGUST 22TH...
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THIS MORNING WAS 83 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD HIGH
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST 22ND...OF 81 DEGREES SET IN 1910
AND 1952.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
144 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010
...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR AUGUST 16TH...
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON
AUGUST 16TH WAS 81 DEGREES. THIS TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES SET IN 1934 AND 1954.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
150 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010
...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR AUGUST 15TH...
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON
AUGUST 15TH WAS 82 DEGREES. THIS TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 82 SET IN 2007.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
410 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010
...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR AUGUST 14TH...
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON
AUGUST 14TH WAS 83 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF 82 SET IN 1954 AND 1956.
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(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3663/recordhdallas823.png)
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BIG COLD FRONT :thrilled:
It's been a crazy week temperature-wise for the DFW metroplex. From record temperatures on Monday to below average (yes, below average) temperatures yesterday and some RAIN, it was clear that a cold front moved through the area. Good news: the triple-digit heat is done for the metroplex this year! Bad news: Temperatures will still climb into the mid-90s for the weekend and into next week.
Monday's Temperatures
HIGH: 107
LOW: 81
Tuesday's Temperatures
HIGH: 97
LOW: 79
Wednesday's Temperatures
HIGH: 81
LOW: 72
Hot Numbers Update
NUMBER OF 100+ DEGREE DAYS FOR 2010: 29
HIGHEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE 100+ DEGREE DAYS FOR 2010: 18
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine (now TD Hermine) are going to bring a lot of rain here to the DFW Metroplex tonight and tomorrow. Here are some forecast graphics for the Metroplex. I put these together pretty quickly, so if there are any mistakes, I apologize. Enjoy! :)
(http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2989/rainthreat090710600x405.jpg)
(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7696/wr97.png)
(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4137/now97.png)
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/1866/nowmap97.png)
(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2441/dma.gif)
(http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/1448/fp97.png)
(http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/7646/tonight97.png)
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1976/lf197.png)
(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/1661/lf297.png)
(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2650/lf397.png)
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2205/wa97.png)
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***MAJOR FLOOD THREAT FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH***
Tropical Depression Hermine was not too friendly when she passed through the metroplex today. From a constant rain overnight to periods of very heavy rain and strong winds throughout the day, Hermine was definetely not playing around.
The rain stopped at about 1 PM this afternoon, and the sun is trying to peak through the big clouds, but this is probably not going to be the end of it. Forecasts are showing more rain for tonight and possibly tomorrow morning (graphics below).
You can check out this photo gallery on weather.com of flooded roads, houses, etc. by clicking here (http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/texas-flooding-photos_2010-09-08).
**A TORANDO WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5:45PM FOR SOUTHEAST DALLAS COUNTY!!!
5:50 PM EDIT: THE TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:30PM!!!
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
518 PM CDT WED SEP 8 2010
TXC113-139-082245-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-100908T2245Z/
DALLAS TX-ELLIS TX-
518 PM CDT WED SEP 8 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ELLIS AND SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTIES...
AT 518 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FERRIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A
TORNADO HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. SEEK SHELTER NOW!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WILMER...SEAGOVILLE...MESQUITE AND BALCH SPRINGS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A
MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION.
DO NOT STOP UNDER BRIDGES OR HIGHWAY OVERPASSES SINCE THEY OFFER NO
PROTECTION FROM TORNADO WINDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
413 PM CDT WED SEP 8 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...BELL...
BOSQUE...COLLIN...COMANCHE...COOKE...CORYELL...DALLAS...
DENTON...EASTLAND...ELLIS...ERATH...FALLS...FANNIN...GRAYSON...
HAMILTON...HILL...HOOD...HUNT...JACK...JOHNSON...KAUFMAN...
LAMPASAS...LIMESTONE...MCLENNAN...MILLS...MONTAGUE...NAVARRO...
PALO PINTO...PARKER...ROCKWALL...SOMERVELL...STEPHENS...
TARRANT...WISE...AND YOUNG. IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...DELTA...
HENDERSON...HOPKINS...LAMAR...RAINS...AND VAN ZANDT. IN SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS...MILAM AND ROBERTSON.
* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* THE REMNANTS OF HERMINE WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS LARGELY
COME TO AN END...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY WORSEN
ONGOING FLOODING PROBLEMS.
* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. SPOTTIER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR
ELSEWHERE...BUT WILL FALL IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN
CONSIDERABLE RAINFALL. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE WELL AFTER
PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CREEKS
AND STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY
RAIN WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED FOR
YOUR AREA.
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
445 PM CDT WED SEP 8 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR... COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ELLIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... GRAYSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... NAVARRO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 337 PM CDT HEAVY RAIN HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA... WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STRONG STORMS IN NORTHEAST FANNIN COUNTY. HOWEVER... WITH OVER FOUR INCHES FALLING IN MANY AREAS... IT WILL TAKE MANY HOURS FOR WATER TO DRAIN AWAY. MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. THIS AREAL FLOOD WARNING SUPERSEDES THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THESE AREAS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER... ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
(http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/7994/dma2.gif)
(http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/8818/lf198.png)
(http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5880/lf298.png)
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The DFW Metroplex welcomes fall! :thrilled: :dance:
After weeks of what seemed like endless summer weather, the season of fall has finally arrived in Dallas, and it looks like it's here to stay! :biggrin: A cold front blew through this weekend, bringing rain on Saturday and the cooler temperatures Sunday afternoon. For the past couple of days, temperatures have been BELOW NORMAL, with lows in the low- to mid- 50s. Here are the actuals from Sunday and Monday, courtesy of The National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
TEMPERATURE REPORT FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
HIGH: 77 NORMAL: 85 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -8
LOW: 58 NORMAL: 64 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -6
TEMPERATURE REPORT FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
HIGH: 75 NORMAL: 84 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -9
LOW: 53 NORMAL: 64 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -11
TEMPERATURE REPORT FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
HIGH: 86 NORMAL: 84 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: 2
LOW: 56 NORMAL: 63 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -7
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BEWARE: Cold Temperatures Have Arrived!
Yesterday morning was the first time since last winter/early spring that temperatures dropped into the 40s. To make things even more dramatic, temperatures were in the lower-40s both yesterday morning and this morning. Here is a report from yesterday:
TEMPERATURE REPORT FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2010
MORNING LOW: 42 (6:01am) DAYTIME HIGH: 70 (3:08pm) NORMAL LOW: 51 (Departure: -9) NORMAL HIGH: 73 (Departure: -3)
NICE HALLOWEEN?
I think so.
DAYTIME HIGH: 84 OVERNIGHT LOW: 58
CAUTION! FALL MIGHT TURN UGLY THIS WEEK.
ON TUESDAY: ISOLATED SHOWERS/STORMS HIGH: 65 LOW: 47
FOR WEDNESDAY: CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH: 61 LOW: 47
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Temperature Swing for DFW :blink:
Four days of excessively warm temperatures will give way to a little surprise overnight.
TEMPERATURE REPORT FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010
HIGH: 81 NORMAL: 63 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: 18
LOW: 64 NORMAL: 43 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: 21
TEMPERATURE REPORT FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010
HIGH: 82 NORMAL: 62 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: 20
LOW: 67 NORMAL: 43 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: 24
TEMPERATURE REPORT FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2010
HIGH: 77 NORMAL: 62 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: 15
LOW: 59 NORMAL: 43 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: 16
TEMPERATURE REPORT FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010
HIGH: 84 NORMAL: 62 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: 22
LOW: 71 NORMAL: 42 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: 29
FREEZE WARNING
... FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AS EARLY AS LATE THIS EVENING WHILE OTHERS MAY NOT FALL BELOW FREEZING UNTIL JUST BEFORE SUNRISE ON FRIDAY. FOR MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THIS WILL BE THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT THE SEASONS FIRST EPISODE OF SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS AND RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD ALSO BE TURNED OFF TO AVOID CREATING ICE PATCHES ON NEARBY ROADS... DRIVEWAYS... AND SIDEWALKS.
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Mother nature must be a little sick or confused, as temperatures here for the past two days have been unseasonably warm. :blink: In fact, they're so unseasonable that a record high was set yesterday and today. Here are the graphics:
DECEMBER 20, 2010
(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8368/recordhigh1220.png)
DECEMBER 21, 2010
(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/4536/recordhigh1221.png)
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First Wintry Precipitation for 2011 Yesterday
A winter storm moved through north Texas on Sunday, January 9, 2011 leaving the region with its first snowfall of the year. Snowfall totals were VERY sporadic. Despite the two hours of constant snowfall, totals only reached .2 inches at DFW Airport. However, totals neared 3 inches in the far northern towns in the Metroplex.
This system was more of a rain-maker than anything. A record-setting amount of rain fell yesterday morning before it turned to snow in the afternoon:
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
0421 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH...
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.27 INCHES WAS SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.86 SET IN 1955.
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:brr: :brr: ARCTIC BLAST OF 2011 :brr: :brr:
Only in Texas can you have temperatures in the 70s for the weekend and then have them drastically turn to the bitter 20s for the early part of the week. As TWC is calling it, this "COLOSSAL" winter storm is going to have its effects on regions as far south as the Metroplex. Most effects will be felt tomorrow morning. So don't worry...this will all be out by the time SuperBowl Sunday rolls around. :)
***WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST TUESDAY (http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ119&warncounty=TXC113&firewxzone=TXZ119&local_place1=Dallas+TX&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning)***
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OVER 350 METROPLEX SCHOOLS CLOSED TODAY (http://www.myfoxdfw.com/generic/weather/closings/school-closings)
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST TODAY (http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ119&warncounty=TXC113&firewxzone=TXZ119&local_place1=Dallas+TX&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning)
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TONIGHT (http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ119&warncounty=TXC113&firewxzone=TXZ119&local_place1=Dallas+TX&product1=Wind+Advisory)
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY (http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ119&warncounty=TXC113&firewxzone=TXZ119&local_place1=Dallas+TX&product1=Wind+Chill+Advisory)
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This is definetely worth posing. Tuesday, February 1, 2011 was a fantastic day, although most of us were probably asleep and did not see the big transition from warm to arctic. :brr:
First, reports of THUNDERSNOW in Downtown Dallas early Tuesday morning:
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Next, have you ever wondered how many different weather conditions you can have in a day? Well, check below, and you may get an idea. According to the NWS, ALL of these weather conditions were recorded in Dallas sometime on Tuesday:
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED ON TUESDAY, FEB. 1.
THUNDERSTORM
MIXED PRECIP
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
LT FREEZING RAIN
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
SLEET
FOG
HAZE
BLOWING SNOW
And, to show the changing conditions, here are hourly reports (courtesy of TWC) from Tuesday morning:
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FINALLY...Texas is a big state (as we all probably know :P). So with a big state means a big range in temperatures:
FACT:
Amarillo's highest temperature on Tuesday was 10°F.
Brownsville's highest temperature on Tuesday was 72°F.
That's a 62° difference in high temperatures for the state!!!
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With kick-off less than 48 hours away, here is your Super Bowl Forecast! :biggrin:
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Graphic created by me with titlebar design by Jonathan T. and icons from TWC
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Talk about a "wild week of weather!" :o Winter unleashed its fury in the Metroplex last week, and here are some weather headlines and graphics from that storm:
Wild Weather Week Headlines- Freezing rain and wintry mix swept through the Metroplex early Tuesday morning, bringing about an inch of ice to the ground and making travel “treacherous if not impossible.”
- Following the dramatic front, temperatures remained below freezing for a little over 100 hours (early Tuesday morning to late Saturday morning).
- Due to the icy road conditions and below-freezing temperatures, most Metroplex schools remained closed for four consecutive days.
- Wind speeds (not gusts) on Tuesday were as high as 36 mph and on Wednesday as high as 24 mph, causing wind chills at times to be below zero. (The lowest wind chill temperature on Tuesday was -1°F and -5°F on Wednesday.)
- Wednesday was the coldest day in Dallas since February 1989. The high only reached 20°F, and that was at 10:40 at night!
- Both rolling and unexpected blackouts left a great deal of the city without power on Wednesday.
- A “light dusting” to “less than one inch” of snow turned out to be about a half a foot on Friday when a snow burst delivered a great deal of snow to an already iced-out city.
- Friday's Snow caused many flight delays at DFW Airport and closed Dallas Love Field for some time.
- Thawing ice on the top of Cowboy's Stadium (the site of Super Bowl XLV) injured as many as seven workers Friday afternoon.
Images/Graphics
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The ruler shows four inches of snow from Friday all sitting over a little less than an inch of ice from Tuesday.
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How cold were temperatures during this "cold snap?" Check above.
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As I mentioned earlier, only in Texas can temperatures be so nice one day and then drastically take a turn for the worst the next few. The graphic above shows how much of a roller coaster the temperatures were.
And what's the worst part? There's more of this coming on Wednesday...:(
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Deja vu? Or maybe just a big hype? :dunno: Another winter storm is on its way to the Metroplex. The forecast graphics are below. What's really a deja vu is that the conditions and temperature drops are pretty much the same as last week.
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY (http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ119&warncounty=TXC113&firewxzone=TXZ119&local_place1=Dallas+TX&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning)
NEW! WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY (http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ119&warncounty=TXC113&firewxzone=TXZ119&local_place1=Dallas+TX&product1=Wind+Advisory)
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Great news! As you can see above, a big difference is that this winter storm won't be lasting for very long. The 60s are coming by the weekend! :dance:
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In Dallas, February could be considered the wackiest weather month. The statement "If you don't like the weather today, just wait until tomorrow" easily applies to February weather in Dallas. Here is a graphic showing the drastic temperature swing for the month.
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In Dallas, February could be considered the wackiest weather month. The statement "If you don't like the weather today, just wait until tomorrow" easily applies to February weather in Dallas. Here is a graphic showing the drastic temperature swing for the month.
It was a very strange transition to watch throughout the country as winter progressed. By the way, that phrase you mentioned is more like this to me, "If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes."
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Where the heck did spring go? :brr: :blink:
Daily high temp: Sunday, March 27
51°F
2 degrees BELOW the COLDEST average high for the area on January 6-13
Daily high temp: Monday, March 28
60°F
Average high for February 13-15 or November 29-December 2
Daily high temp: Tuesday, March 29
55°F
Average high for January 24-28 or December 21-26
I'm tired of these temperature swings. :yawn:
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APRIL HEATWAVE!
Well, I thought for sure I was going to have to post a "record high" graphic for the past couple of days, but we didn't quite make the record. However, hot temperatures were still here; on Monday and Tuesday of this week, the DFW metroplex saw its first 90 degree days of the year.
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A big change is in order for today. Yesterday's severe storms cooled things down quite a bit. Today's high was 70° at 1:00AM. This afternoon's temperatures have stayed steady around 63°.
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:brr: :brr: WINTER RETURNS...BUT IT'S MAY!!! :faint:
A strong cold front from the north has brought VERY unseasonable temperatures to the Metroplex.
NORMALS
HIGH: 80°F
LOW: 59°F
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RECORD LOW FOR MAY 2
44°F (1978)
RECORD LOW FOR MAY 3
41°F (1954)
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DFW RAINFALL UPDATE
Data valid as of May 2, 2011
24-hour total: 2.00 inches
Month-to-date total: 2.65 inches
NORMAL month-to-date total: 0.30 inches
Year-to-date total: 7.70 inches
NORMAL year-to-date total: 10.83 inches
(Departure from normal: -3.13 inches)
All data provided by the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas
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MAY 2011 HIGHS AND LOWS
We certainly had some temperature swings this month. From highs in the low 50s to start the month to highs near the century mark at the end, I think we got a little taste of every season in just one month!
5/1: 72° / 46°
5/2: 53° / 46°*
5/3: 70° / 43°
5/4: 75° / 48°
5/5: 78° / 56°
5/6: 84° / 52°
5/7: 90° / 65°
5/8: 92° / 70°
5/9: 93° / 73°
5/10: 87° / 70°
5/11: 82° / 63°
5/12: 83° / 62°
5/13: 76° / 61°
5/14: 71° / 52°
5/15: 74° / 51°
5/16: 74° / 53°
5/17: 82° / 55°
5/18: 86° / 66°
5/19: 82° / 71°
5/20: 87° / 66°
5/21: 88° / 61°
5/22: 91° / 66°
5/23: 88° / 70°
5/24: 91° / 73°
5/25: 92° / 73°
5/26: 81° / 59°
5/27: 95° / 64°
5/28: 97° / 75°
5/29: 95° / 73°
5/30: 93° / 75°
5/31: 92° / 74°
*53° was a record low maximum temperature for May 2. The previous record was 57° set in 1994.
MAY 2011 RAINFALL UPDATE
The Metroplex had a LOT of rain and severe weather this month. Unfortunately, we are still in a deficit, but it is not as bad.
Month-to-date total: 7.95 inches
NORMAL month-to-date total: 5.15 inches
(Departure from normal: +2.80 inches)
Year-to-date total: 13.00 inches
NORMAL year-to-date total: 15.68 inches
(Departure from normal: -2.68 inches)
IS IT THE APOCALYPSE?
This report is found on weather.com for May 23, 2011 at DFW Intl. Airport. I don't remember such a thing! :o :P
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I'm getting tired of the unrelenting heat heat here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. We really need the rain, plus I'm tired of seeing an empty radar screen on Intellistar. :]
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I'm hoping that chance of rain is going to be abundant.
Image courtesy of Weather.com
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7 Day Forecast
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Hope this chance of rain is decent, :]
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A SWELTERING JUNE
Statistics from the month
- June 2011 was the third hottest June on record for Dallas/Fort Worth.
- The average temperature (both highs and lows) for June is 86.7 degrees. The average temperature for June 2011 was 87.0 degrees.
- There were only two days in the month in which the high temperature was below 95 degrees.
- As seen in the graphics both above and below, the highest temperature for June 2011 (and also for the year so far) was 104 degrees, which tied a record for that day set 93 years ago, in 1918.
- There were seven triple-digit days for June. These days also happened to be consecutive, from June 13 to June 19.
- There was only one day of measurable rainfall, which actually set a record rainfall amount for that day (2.84 inches on June 21).
Temperature and Rainfall Almanac
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Texas Highs for 7/14/11
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Heat Advisory extended
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Today's highs. :)
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Heat Indices (7/16/11 @ 2:10PM)
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Drought index as of 7/12/11
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Getaway forecast. Experimented with shadows...
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Southeast highs. Intellistar 2 HD :)
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New heat advisories issued...
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Extreme heat, regional.
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!!! WARNING: EXTREME HEAT !!!
JULY 2011+ ALMANAC
DFW INTL AIRPORT
OVERALL HOTTEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH: 106°F (July 25)
OVERALL COOLEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH: 75°F (July 1)
OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH: 91.7°F
NUMBER OF 100+ DEGREE DAYS: 30 (Every day except July 1)
MONTH-TO-DATE RAINFALL TOTAL: 0.09 in.
NORMAL MONTH-TO-DATE TOTAL: 2.12 in.
YEAR-TO-DATE RAINFALL TOTAL: 15.93 in.
NORMAL YEAR-TO-DATE TOTAL: 21.03 in.
+July 2011 was the third hottest July on record.
ONE EXTREMELY HOT WORK WEEK
RECORD HIGH TEMPS AUGUST 1 - 5
AUGUST 1: 107°F
(Old record: 106°F in 1998)
AUGUST 2: 110°F
(Old record: 107°F in 1998)
AUGUST 3: 109°F
(Old record: 107°F in 2008)
AUGUST 4*: 108°F
(Old record: 107°F in 1951)
AUGUST 5: 107°F
(Old record: 106°F in 1964, 1956, and 1951)
*AUGUST 4 also set a record for the all-time record highest (warmest) minimum temperature. The temperature only dropped to 86°F that day.
WHERE DFW STANDS
SOME "HOT" STATISTICS
- Summer 2011 is currently tied with 1980 as the HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD. Although the high temperatures in 1980 were warmer, 2011 has had warmer low temperatures so far, making the average temperature for both years about the same.
- Including today (August 6), this year has had 43 100+ degree days (non-consecutive). The current record of the most 100+ degree days ever in a year (non-consecutive) is 69 in 1980.
- Including today (August 6), the number of consecutive 100+ degree days is now 36. The current record of the most consecutive 100+ degree days ever is 42 in 1980. This record will be broken if temperatures remain at 100+ through next Saturday.
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Unbelievable! :no:
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Below Average Temps? :blink: Rain? :faint:
Well, from the dry heat streak we have been having for the entire summer, it seems highly unlikely, but a line of storms did indeed keep the Metroplex temps well below average and well below what temperatures have been like for the past couple of months. Our high of 89°F today actually occurred around 3am; temperatures were in the low- to mid-80s throughout the day.
TODAY'S ACTUAL TEMPS
HIGH: 89°F DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -8
LOW: 75°F DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -1
TODAY'S RAINFALL TOTAL
0.86 in.
Will this be lasting for long? Unfortunately not. Temperatures are expected to climb past the century mark starting again next week, even as early as tomorrow. And to be on the pessimistic side, this was really not much of a cool down when combined with the high humidity levels. And we sure could use a heck of a lot more rain. But, any amount will do. The "good news" is that had Thursday's storms not smashed our chance of setting a new consecutive 100+ degree days record, we still would not have broken it...only tied it on Friday.
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RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET TODAY
107°F
(Old record: 106°F in 1984)
The heat continues...
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RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET TODAY
107°F
(Old record: 106°F in 1984)
The heat continues...
There's still record highs to be broken out in TX? :P
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There's still record highs to be broken out in TX? :P
Yes. :rofl:
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET TODAY (AUG 20)
107°F
(Old record: 106°F in 1948)
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RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET TODAY
106°F
(Old record: 104°F in 1899, 1924, 1952, and 2006)
100-DEGREE DAYS UPDATE
Data valid through August 24
58 days in 2011 (CURRENTLY)
69 days in 1980 (RECORD)
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I am still following the weather in Dallas, and there are still record highs to be broken out even this late in the year.
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Well, the Metroplex finally did it! :biggrin: All that summer suffering...for a triple-digit record. Some are excited, some have lost their minds. How would you feel if you had to suffer through 70 days of triple-digits in a year?
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TIME FOR SOME STATISTICS!
Summer is over, but it will hardly be forgotten by those living in the Metroplex, especially since it officially beat out the infamous 1980 for being the hottest summer on record! The two graphics below show exactly how hot it was this year, how this intense heat broke all kinds of records, and how this summer compares with the summer of 1980.
IMPORTANT NOTES
*With the exception of the "71 days" you see as the total number of triple-digit days for the year and the number of record highs and record high minumums you see for the overall summer, all data is valid for the meteorological summer (June 1 - August 31).
*Valid September 29, 2011: The Metroplex hit the triple-digit mark again. Even though this date does not fall in the summer season, the data below has been modified to reflect the new value of 71 days of triple-digit temperatures for the year and the total number of record highs for this year.
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As shown by the graphic in the post above, DFW did break the long-standing record of 69 triple-digit days in a year. But does anyone remember how DFW fell only three days short of breaking a record for the most consecutive days of triple-digit temps? Well, as you can see by the above table, this was the first year in which the Metroplex set two top-10 records for the most consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures. Imagine if those had been tied together!!! :o
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**ATTENTION!!! The above data has been modified. The Metroplex hit the century mark AGAIN today!!!
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Seasons are not cooperating in Dallas this year. Back in May there was a day in which the high temperature only reached 53 degrees, when the normal high was supposed to be 80. Now, fall has arrived, the normal high is 84, but the century mark has been hit once again for the Metroplex. This now brings DFW up to a total of 71 triple-digit days for the year!!!
**NOTE: The latest triple-digit day ever recorded for Dallas was October 3. We were so close!
And of course, this is not surprising:
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Don't like cold weather? Come to Dallas! Don't like hot weather? Come to Dallas! :P
2011 brought a year of extremes to the DFW Metroplex. From an unusually cold winter to a blazing hot summer, the opposite ends of the "weather spectrum" were felt in full force last year.
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2011 in Review: Notable Weather Events for the DFW Metroplex
- January 9: First measurable snowfall for the area
- February 1 - 4: "COLOSSAL" winter storm, ironically during the week of SuperBowl XLV in Arlington
- April 18 - 19: Heatwave, bringing the first 90-degree days of the year
- May 2: Winter returns in mid-spring, setting a record-low maximum of 53°F for the day
- June 13: First 100° day of 2011
- SUMMER 2011: The Hottest on Record
- September 15: Marks the 70th day with triple-digit heat, breaking the old record of 69, set in 1980
- September 29: Last day of triple-digit heat, leaving the area with a total of 71 for the year
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Rain for Dallas/Fort Worth today and tomorrow: An upper-level low is bringing much-needed rainfall to not only the Metroplex, but also to a great portion of the state of Texas. The data on the graphic below is effective as of 4:30 pm CST. A break in the rain and even the clouds to reveal some sunshine has been persistent over the past hour, but more rainfall is expected later tonight into tomorrow afternoon.
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More rainfall reports and an update on the drought will be posted later, once the rain maker has moved through.
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From January 9, 2012
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
117 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH...
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.31 INCHES WAS SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.27 SET IN 2011.
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DROUGHT MONITOR
Data valid for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
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Rain...is a good thing! :biggrin: Although the Texas deluge did cause some flooding, the rain is extremely beneficial. Here is some data from the past couple of days, as well as data showing where the Metroplex stands in its rainfall amounts, as of January 26, 2012.
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1255 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH...
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 3.54 INCHES WAS SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH
YESTERDAY JANUARY 25TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.28 INCHES
SET IN 1973.
3.54 INCHES OF RAIN IS ALSO THE MOST RAIN THAT HAS EVER FALLEN
WITHIN A CALENDAR DAY DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY. THE OLD RECORD
WAS 3.15 INCHES SET ON JANUARY 4TH 1998.
DROUGHT MONITOR
Data valid for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
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January 2012 Temperature Graph
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
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Provided by AccuWeather.com
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February 2012 Temperature Graph
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
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March 2012 Temperature Graph
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
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April 2012 Temperature Graph
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
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May 2012 Temperature Graph
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
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Rainfall and Cooler Temperatures Wednesday Night and Thursday:
When the forecast on Wednesday called for an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms to begin in the afternoon and continue through the overnight hours and into Thursday, some may have been a little skeptical, looking up at a mostly sunny sky in the early afternoon. But around 4 PM local time on Wednesday, thunderstorms rolled through the area, bringing heavy rain at times and non-stop thunder and lightning through the overnight hours. Thursday saw cloudy skies and unseasonable April-like temperatures. I've provided a rainfall report and today's almanac to show you what the Metroplex got from these storms and resulting cold front.
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They're back!
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Before it moved east, the high pressure "dome" brought five straight days of hundred-degree temperatures to the Metroplex. Not to mention the warm morning lows, as well...
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For June 27
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
104 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012
...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT DALLAS FORT WORTH...
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT DALLAS FORT WORTH AIRPORT YESTERDAY...JUNE
27TH...WAS 83 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD WARMEST LOW FOR
JUNE 27TH OF 80 DEGREES SET IN 1994 AND 1999.
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In light of all the talk about the heatwave in the East, even the Metroplex managed to get another 100+ degree day to go in the "weather data books" for 2012.
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I am only posting this because, though triple-digits are certainly not a rarity in Dallas and in July for that matter, we too had our little version of a heatwave. And because, so far, this summer is no where near as brutal as last, so triple-digit days are not an everyday occurence and can actually count as news. This time last year, we were at 14 out of 71 triple-digit days for the year. :fear:
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Talk about unseasonably warm! These have been the high temperatures for the past five days, recorded at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Two records have even been noted.
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A MASSIVE cold front brought a line of severe thunderstorms through the Metroplex last night, December 19, 2012. But the story everyone is talking about are the winds! Strong sustained wind speeds and wind gusts plagued the area from late evening Wednesday, overnight, and into mid-day Thursday. Widespread damage was reported, especially in Downtown Dallas and in East Dallas.
FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
December 19, 2012
Highest Wind Direction/Speed: W at 41 mph
Highest Gust Direction/Speed: W at 52 mph
December 20, 2012
Highest Wind Direction/Speed: W at 39 mph
Highest Gust Direction/Speed: NW at 51 mph
Additionally, a map has been provided by The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth, TX depicting the highest wind gusts from Wednesday. Notice the highest gust was in downtown Dallas at 66 mph!
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First Accumulating Snow on Christmas Day Since 1975
Total snowfall: 0.40 in.
Total precipitation: 1.33 in.
Recorded at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Christmas "Hourly" Weather Report from TWC
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Very Chilly Day After Christmas
High: 32°F
Low: 22°F
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2012 in Review
Major Weather Events
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Graphic Created by The National Weather Service Office in Fort Worth, TX
Roller Coaster December
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Graphic Created by Andy Chilian; Design Inspired by AccuWeather Temperature Graph
Drought Monitor
2012 Total Rainfall: 31.26 in.
Normal Yearly Rainfall: 36.14 in.
Departure from Normal: -4.88 in.
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COLD SPELL: 13 days of below-average temperatures
From Christmas Eve to five days into the New Year, temperatures across the Metroplex were surprisingly cool and, at times, much below the average high of 56°. The day after Christmas was the coldest, as the high did not surpass the freezing mark! Here is a graph showing the temperature trend over the past 13 days. Today, the spell ended when the high temperature reached 57°, one degree above the average high.
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After 24+ hours of a steady rainfall, the Metroplex picked up anywhere between 1 and 6 inches of rain over the past couple of days. Additionally, two new records have been set for the wettest January 8 and 9 on record. I have also posted the NWS's preliminary rainfall totals for the area...I apologize, but it is a pretty long list.
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000
SXUS74 KFWD 100649
RERDFW
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1248 AM CST THU JAN 10 2013
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH...
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.52 INCHES WAS SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH
YESTERDAY...JANUARY 9TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.31 SET IN
2012.
000
SXUS74 KFWD 090700
RERDFW
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
100 AM CST WED JAN 9 2013
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION SET AT DALLAS/FORT WORTH...
ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 8)...1.95 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT DFW AIRPORT.
THIS BREAKS THE RECORD PRECIPITATION FOR THE DATE...1.09 INCHES SET
IN 1939.
940
NOUS44 KFWD 101715 AAA
PNSFWD
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-101647-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1005 AM CST THU JAN 10 2013
...PRELIMINARY 48 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ENDING AT 6 AM...
ONLY AMOUNTS EQUAL OR GREATER THAN 2 INCHES WERE INCLUDED IN THIS
SUMMARY OF 48 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS.
...ANDERSON...
PSNT2 PALESTINE CRN 2.69
APLT2 PALESTINE RAWS 2.51
LOLT2 LONG LAKE 2.49
...BELL...
STIT2 STILLHOUSE HOLLOW 4.46
NELT2 TEMPLE 3.98
TPL TEMPLE AWOS 3.75
TMPT2 TEMPLE RAWS 3.68
BLNT2 BELTON LAKE 3.14
HLR FORT HOOD AAF ASOS 3.05
LRIT2 LITTLE RIVER 2.67
YOUT2 YOUNGSPORT 2.13
GRK KILLEEN GRAY ASOS 2.07
...BOSQUE...
AQLT2 AQUILLA 5.17
PWG MCGREGOR AWOS 4.90
VMAT2 VALLEY MILLS 4.73
WTYT2 LAKE WHITNEY 4.67
CTNT2 CLIFTON 3.90
MGNT2 MORGAN 3.15
CNFT2 CRANFILLS GAP 2.79
...COLLIN...
GUNT2 GUNTER 2.82
PRPT2 PROSPER 2.75
FRST2 FRISCO 2.65
TKI MCKINNEY ASOS 2.57
LVNT2 LAKE LAVON 2.55
MCKT2 MCKINNEY 2.50
...COMANCHE...
COET2 COMANCHE 3.97
PCTT2 PROCTOR LAKE 3.08
DLLT2 DELEON 2.99
COAT2 COMANCHE RAWS 2.97
DSBT2 DELEON 2.82
MKN COMANCHE AWOS 2.65
...CORYELL...
GAET2 GATESVILLE 3.31
GOP GATESVILLE AWOS 3.20
GAST2 GATESVILLE 2.45
PICT2 PIDCOKE 2.16
...DALLAS...
DDNT2 DALLAS ALERT 735 3.34
CDHT2 CEDAR HILL RAWS 3.08
JPLT2 LAKE JOE POOL 3.02
CART2 CARROLLTON 3.00
DDLT2 DALLAS ALERT 377 2.95
RBD DALLAS EXECUTIVE ASOS 2.94
DDCT2 DALLAS ALERT 485 2.88
DBAT2 DALLAS ALERT 505 2.88
DDGT2 DALLAS ALERT 107 2.84
CHIT2 CEDAR HILL 4NE 2.81
DDHT2 DALLAS ALERT 115 2.80
DCZT2 DALLAS ALERT 777 2.80
GPRT2 GRAND PRAIRIE 2.79
DCVT2 DALLAS ALERT 105 2.75
DDIT2 DALLAS ALERT 129 2.68
DBDT2 DALLAS ALERT 523 2.68
DAHT2 DALLAS ALERT 775 2.68
DCRT2 DALLAS ALERT 613 2.64
DCKT2 DALLAS ALERT 307 2.64
DBTT2 DALLAS ALERT 91 2.64
DWRT2 WHITE ROCK CREEK 2.62
GPCT2 GRAND PRAIRIE ALERT 10 2.60
DBVT2 DALLAS ALERT 683 2.60
DAL DALLAS LOVE ASOS 2.58
DCXT2 DALLAS ALERT 413 2.44
DWCT2 DALLAS ALERT 205 2.41
DBOT2 DALLAS ALERT 551 2.41
DBGT2 DALLAS ALERT 623 2.40
DAYT2 DALLAS ALERT 305 2.40
DAKT2 DALLAS ALERT 671 2.40
DBPT2 DALLAS ALERT 753 2.36
DDDT2 DALLAS ALERT 635 2.33
GPET2 MOUNTAIN CREEK LAKE 2.30
DCPT2 DALLAS ALERT 15 2.29
DBIT2 DALLAS ALERT 195 2.28
DAXT2 DALLAS ALERT 772 2.28
DBRT2 DALLAS ALERT 685 2.25
DALT2 DALLAS 2.23
DAFT2 DALLAS ALERT 529 2.17
DBLT2 DALLAS ALERT 153 2.13
DADT2 DALLAS ALERT 255 2.13
DBJT2 DALLAS ALERT 175 2.12
HQZ MESQUITE AWOS 2.10
DBKT2 DALLAS ALERT 689 2.08
DBBT2 DALLAS ALERT 677 2.00
...DELTA...
SCLT2 JIM CHAPMAN LAKE 2.06
...DENTON...
DCJT2 JUSTIN 3.60
DTO DENTON ASOS 3.59
LEWT2 LAKE LEWISVILLE 3.40
TMST2 FORT WORTH ALERT 101 3.27
RRLT2 LAKE RAY ROBERTS 3.27
DTNT2 DENTON 2SE 3.18
SGET2 SANGER 2.83
ROAT2 ROANOKE 2.83
EFLT2 LEWISVILLE 2.79
JSTT2 JUSTIN 2.65
...EASTLAND...
LLET2 LAKE LEON 2.34
...ELLIS...
AVAT2 AVALON LARC 4.80
BDWT2 BARDWELL LAKE 4.41
LWWT2 LAKE WAXAHACHIE 2.77
RSRT2 ROSSER 2.36
MYPT2 MAYPEARL 2.03
...ERATH...
SEP STEPHENVILLE AWOS 2.89
SEPT2 STEPHENVILLE 1N 2.61
...FALLS...
RSBT2 ROSEBUD 4.10
HIBT2 HIGHBANK 3.50
MRLT2 MARLIN 3NE 2.80
...FANNIN...
BNMT2 BONHAM 3NNE 2.41
LADT2 LADONIA 2.29
...FREESTONE...
STET2 STREETMAN 3.56
...GRAYSON...
COVT2 COLLINSVILLE 2.73
DWHT2 DESERT WATER COOP#2 2.28
CVET2 COLLINSVILLE 2.19
...HAMILTON...
HICT2 HICO 3.34
MNZ HAMILTON AWOS 2.62
HMLT2 HAMILTON 2.26
...HENDERSON...
TDDT2 TRINIDAD 3.10
RHAT2 ATHENS RAWS 2.94
AHST2 ATHENS 2.78
TRNT2 CEDAR CREEK LAKE 2.13
FKLT2 FRANKSTON 4NE 2.09
...HILL...
MLET2 MALONE 5.90
BBDT2 BRANDON 5.36
AQAT2 AQUILLA CREEK BELOW DAM 4.14
INJ HILLSBORO AWOS 3.91
HBOT2 HILLSBORO 3.57
BUMT2 BLUM 3.56
ITAT2 ITASCA 3.20
ALAT2 AQUILLA LAKE 3.20
...HOOD...
GRNT2 GRANBURY 3.73
GRYT2 GRANBURY RAWS 3.57
GBYT2 LAKE GRANBURY 3.51
GDJ GRANBURY AWOS 3.25
CSNT2 CRESSON 3.17
LIPT2 LIPAN 2.40
...HOPKINS...
SLR SULPHUR SPRINGS AWOS 2.18
...HUNT...
GVLT2 GREENVILLE KGVL 2.78
SCST2 COMMERCE 2.45
GELT2 GREENVILLE RAWS 2.44
MSCT2 COMMERCE 2.42
GNVT2 GREENVILLE 2.26
GVT GREENVILLE AWOS 2.21
...JACK...
TJOT2 JOPLIN 2.09
...JOHNSON...
CLET2 CLEBURNE 2.85
CPT CLEBURNE AWOS 2.66
ALRT2 ALVARADO 2NNW 2.40
...KAUFMAN...
MBKT2 MABANK 4SW 3.92
KAFT2 KAUFMAN 2.74
CNLT2 CRANDALL 2.55
TRL TERRELL ASOS 2.30
...LAMPASAS...
KEMT2 KEMPNER 2.98
LTCT2 LOMETA 2.77
NNXT2 LAMPASAS 2.75
LMOT2 LOMETA 2.70
LMPT2 LAMPASAS 11 WNW 2.37
...LIMESTONE...
GRBT2 GROESBECK 2 4.79
BSAT2 LAKE MEXIA 3.65
TTNT2 THORNTON 1SSE 2.68
FEST2 FREESTONE 5SW 2.03
...LEON...
LLST2 LAKE LIMESTONE 4.32
CVLT2 CENTERVILLE 2.60
...MCLENNAN...
ACT WACO ASOS 4.70
ACTT2 WACO LAKE 4.50
CRFT2 CRAWFORD 4.16
MEGT2 MCGREGOR RAWS 4.14
MCGT2 MCGREGOR 4.10
CWFT2 CRAWFORD 2.72
...MILAM...
TDCT2 THORNDALE 3.35
CMNT2 CAMERON 2.94
THDT2 THORNDALE 2.55
ROCT2 ROCKDALE 2.52
...NAVARRO...
DAWT2 NAVARRO MILLS LAKE 4.93
RCET2 RICE 4.17
CRS CORSICANA ASOS 3.86
TRHT2 RICHLAND 3.76
CSAT2 CORSICANA 3.31
...PARKER...
BNCT2 CRESSON 4.33
DNNT2 DENNIS 2.84
SGTT2 SPRINGTOWN 4S 2.75
WEAT2 WEATHERFORD 2.60
WTHT2 WEATHERFORD 2.46
WTFT2 WEATHERFORD 2.27
TAGT2 AGNES 2.21
...ROBERTSON...
RPRT2 ROUND PRAIRIE RAWS 3.32
EAST2 EASTERLY 2.99
...SOMERVELL...
GLRT2 GLEN ROSE 3.79
RNBT2 RAINBOW 3.30
GROT2 GLEN ROSE 3.27
...TARRANT...
FCOT2 FORT WORTH ALERT 1060 5.39
FOST2 FORT WORTH ALERT 1070 4.84
GPVT2 LAKE GRAPEVINE 4.52
GPNT2 GRAPEVINE DAM WX STN 4.45
EAMT2 EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE 4.25
BNBT2 LAKE BENBROOK 3.70
WRPT2 FORT WORTH FEDERAL BLDG 3.66
NRHT2 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS 3.66
FVCT2 FORT WORTH ALERT 900 3.66
FWOT2 FORT WORTH 3.62
WFTT2 FORT WORTH 3.58
BCHT2 FORT WORTH 3.56
DFW DFW AIRPORT ASOS 3.51
BMCT2 MARYS CREEK 3.49
FFST2 FORT WORTH ALERT 102 3.39
MNFT2 MANSFIELD 3.33
FWDT2 NWS FORT WORTH 3.31
ZZET2 FORT WORTH 3.27
GEJT2 GRAND PRAIRIE ALERT 3 3.27
TWFT2 TRWD SUMP 13 3.21
NFW NAS FORT WORTH ASOS 3.19
FTW FTW MEACHAM ASOS 3.19
FBGT2 FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN 3.12
FTBT2 FORT WORTH ALERT 200 3.11
FCMT2 FORT WORTH ALERT 800 3.11
FLWT2 LAKE WORTH 3.03
AFW FTW ALLIANCE ASOS 3.00
FPLT2 FORT WORTH ALERT 100 2.99
GKY ARLINGTON ASOS 2.87
CFBT2 BENBROOK 2.72
ZZAT2 KELLER 2.70
ARLT2 ARLINGTON 2.70
FTET2 FORT WORTH ALERT 300 2.68
TCTT2 TRWD SUMP 17 2.64
TWVT2 TRWD SUMP 3 2.57
ERMT2 EVERMAN 2.50
FWHT2 FORT WORTH 2.43
TCET2 CEMENT LAKE 2.32
...WISE...
RHOT2 RHOME 3SE 2.50
BOYT2 BOYD 2.47
LBJT2 LBJ GRASSLANDS RAWS 2.21
TBNT2 BOONSVILLE 2.19
LUD DECATUR AWOS 2.13
BPRT2 LAKE BRIDGEPORT 2.10
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SURPRISE SNOWFALL for Dallas/Fort Worth this morning. The stalled front brought some snow and sleet to the Metroplex. Thundersnow even occured just a little before sunrise! Check out the total snowfall accumulations below.
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UNUSUALLY WARM over the past few days. Are we sure it's January? :blink:
Tue, Jan. 22
High: 66°F (+9)
Low: 36°F (+0)
Wed, Jan. 23
High: 75°F (+18)
Low: 47°F (+11)
Thu, Jan. 24
High: 79°F (+22)
Low: 50°F (+14)
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I seem to do this every year. :P
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Upper-Level Low Brings Rain, Cool Temperatures to Texas, Southern Plains
At the early part of the week, an upper-level low retrograded from the Northeast United States/Ohio Valley region towards the Central and Southwest United States. The result was beneficial rainfall and significantly cooler temperatures for parts of the Southern Plains, including the Metroplex.
Observed 10-Day Temperatures
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7/09: 100°/77°
7/10: 102°/82°
7/11: 102°/80°
7/12: 101°/75°
7/13: 101°/80°
7/14: 81°/70° *
7/15: 74°/67° **
7/16: 89°/71°
7/17: 92°/71°
7/18: 93°/73°
*Record low maximum temperature tied with previous record of 81° in 1989.
**New record low maximum temperature set, breaking previous record of 79° in 1900.
Observed 7-Day Rainfall
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Wettest May on Record for Dallas/Fort Worth
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