Storms could develop over North Texas through the afternoon and evening
UPDATE 10:05 P.M.: A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Palo Pinto, Parker and Wise counties until 3 a.m. Saturday.
NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas) - As we move through this Friday, prepare for a few thunderstorms and some dangerous heat.
Your CBS News Texas First Alert Weather Team is tracking a few isolated showers and storms in your forecast.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for portions of North Texas until 10 p.m.
We continue to see storms firing up this afternoon, moving southeast through North Texas.
Gusty winds and small hail along with significant lightning are the main threats, but some storms especially along the Red River could be marginally severe storms with quarter size hail and 60 mph winds. These are storms associated with a weakening MCV that has been moving through Oklahoma this afternoon.
By early evening, closer to 8 PM, we're expecting a lull in the scattered storm activity but more storms are possible overnight from another system moving out of the West Texas/Central Oklahoma area.
The good news is, we're expecting most of this activity to be done before daybreak Saturday. There's a question about whether the clouds linger a little longer, but by the early afternoon, we're expecting sunny skies and highs in the upper 90s and low 100s.
The Heat Advisory has been extended through 8 PM Saturday, and several of our western counties have been included. There's still a question of whether the metroplex will meet those criteria for Saturday afternoon, but we're likely looking at significant heat alerts starting Sunday and continuing through most of next week.