Dallas-Fort Worth weather

[WeatherWitness]

ARCTIC BLAST
head for Dallas tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday.



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.

[WeatherWitness]

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.

[WeatherWitness]

Still cold.    

Luckily, the wind has died down, keeping temperatures away from 0 degrees.

[WeatherWitness]

The arctic blast for Dallas has ended. Today's weather was wonderful...sunny with a high in the mid-50s.

Here is the report from the arctic blast. Although no record lows were set, it was indeed very cold.

[WeatherWitness]

So many records have been shattered!!!

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

[TWCToday]

Wow amazing how many records you all broke!

[WeatherWitness]

Spring is still not here in Dallas. On March 20, a record was broken for the most snowfall on that date.

000
SXUS74 KFWD 211358
RERDFW

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.

[WeatherWitness]

Surprisingly, the snowfall total at DFW Airport for Sunday morning was only 0.01 inches. 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!

Spring has come today, though. The high was in the upper-60s; tomorrow's forecast calls for mid-70s.

[WeatherWitness]

Let's roll out the shorts...the Metroplex hit 80 degrees today!

This is our first 80 degree day since October 20, 2009. No, this is certainly not normal. 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. 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.

[WeatherWitness]

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. 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.

[WeatherWitness]

Rain...in Dallas...in July?!?!

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

Cloudy
88°F
Feels like: 95°F
Humidity: 61%
Dew Point: 73°

RIGHT NOW
DFW International Airport

Mostly cloudy
88°F
Feels like: 95°F
Humidity: 59%
Dew Point: 72°

TONIGHT
Metro Dallas

Thunderstorms and HUMID
LOW: 76°
Rain chance: 80%

FRIDAY
Metro Dallas

Thunderstorms and HUMID
HIGH: 88°
Rain chance: 80%

FRIDAY NIGHT
Metro Dallas

Thunderstorms and HUMID
LOW: 75°
Rain chance: 80%

[WeatherWitness]

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!

[WeatherWitness]

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

105°F


DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

103°F


DOWNTOWN DALLAS

102°F


FORT WORTH

104°F


GARLAND

102°F


IRVING

103°F


MESQUITE

102°F




THE FORECAST
for Downtown Dallas


TONIGHT

80°F


TUESDAY

105°F


TUESDAY NIGHT

81°F

WEDNESDAY

103°F




PAST FORECASTS
Temperatures soared into the 100s starting Saturday


SATURDAY'S ACTUAL (JULY 31)

103°F
81°F


SUNDAY'S ACTUAL (AUGUST 1)

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

[WeatherWitness]

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

102°F
Feels Like: 103°F


DOWNTOWN DALLAS

101°F
Feels Like: 104°F




THE FORECAST
for Downtown Dallas


TONIGHT

81°F


WEDNESDAY

104°F


WEDNESDAY NIGHT

81°F

THURSDAY

103°F




YESTERDAY'S ACTUAL



104°F
79°F

[WeatherWitness]

DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX right now for the DFW Metroplex. This is the highest is has been all week.

The HEAT ADVISORY is STILL in effect, now until 9 PM CDT Saturday.


RIGHT NOW


DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

104°F
Feels Like: 109°F


DOWNTOWN DALLAS

102°F
Feels Like: 107°F


DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH

104°F
Feels Like: 109°F