Severe weather expected overnight as cold front sweeps across North Texas
NORTH TEXAS – After a long stretch of storm-free days, we are facing a stormy night.
A line of strong storms is expected to enter our western counties around midnight.
As they move east, they should overtake the Metroplex sometime between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
The line of storms will push east during the early morning commute and leave our area by mid-morning. This looks to the first measurable rain of October, delivered on the last day.
It has been a remarkably warm October. Today, we again flirted with a record high as DFW hit 87 degrees. The record for the date was 90 degrees. We'll get the final tally for the month on Nov. 1, but I suspect this will go down as the warmest October on record.
Just in time for Halloween, cooler air will arrive behind the early morning cold front. Humidity will drop, and the sun will come out. Tomorrow evening looks nearly perfect.
November starts as an entirely different month compared to our warm and mostly dry October. Rain chances are expected for Friday night football. We are anticipating very heavy rain over the weekend. Right now, the severe weather threat looks low, but we'll be watching Saturday afternoon and evening for a window of risk.
From Saturday to Monday, significant rainfall amounts are expected.
The hope for Election Day is that a cold front will sweep across North Texas during the morning hours and clear out the rain. That is how the forecast is trending, but we are still almost a week away, so updates will be coming.
Here is your seven-day forecast: Lots of rain and thunderstorms ahead, along with some cooler weather.
