Dallas weather: Dangerous cold, wintry mix expected Sunday – FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
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Dallas-Fort Worth is forecast to see some freezing rain and sleet on Sunday. FOX 4 meteorologist Dylan Federico walks you through the forecast, including when the chances are the highest.
The arctic air officially moved into North Texas on Saturday, dropping temperatures below freezing until Wednesday.
Here’s what we expect to happen over the next few days.
Saturday Forecast: Freezing Temperatures Arrive
Temperatures were actually fairly warm for a bit on Saturday.
Highs climbed into the high 50s, but the arctic air sent temperatures tumbling in the evening.
The front crossed over the Red River counties mid-to-late morning.
The cold moved into the Metroplex in the late afternoon.
Temperatures were in the 30s by the time the sun set.
Sunday Forecast: Dangerously cold temperatures
When you wake up on Sunday, things will be COLD.
Temperatures will be in the upper teen, with wind chills in single digits. Some areas could see wind chills at zero or even sub-zero.
A wind chill advisory was issued for Sunday morning for I-20 north. It is the first of multiple winter weather alerts we expect to be issued this weekend.
The warmest temperatures will be in the 20s, with wind chill values in the teens through the afternoon.
LIST: Warming centers open across North Texas
Most of the day, things will be dry.
A disturbance is expected to move into North Texas on Sunday.
The atmosphere will need to moisten from the top down before anything falls.
The wintry precipitation is expected to start in some areas on Sunday evening.
We could see some spots of freezing rain and sleet develop, mostly south of I-20.
As the atmosphere moistens a little more we’ll be looking at more of a sleet and freezing rain mixture.
There will be chances to see that wintry mix, with coverage increase as we move toward midnight.
Monday Forecast: Chance of snow, sleet, freezing rain
The highest chance of a wintry mix will be from midnight Monday until about 9 a.m.
The far northern counties, near the Red River, will have a chance for a light snow.
South of that there will be a wintry mix, meaning sleet and freezing rain.
Any precipitation that does fall will likely be fairly light in nature.
Still, travel could be impacted and roads could be slick.
Tuesday Forecast: Still Cold
Things will be dry again on Tuesday, but it will still be frigid.
Low temperatures are expected to be in the teens, and we will spend the entirety of the day below freezing.
Wednesday Forecast: Finally above freezing
Temperatures will start out below freezing on Wednesday morning, but should climb above 32 degrees by the late morning.
Overall, we expect to spend about 84 hours below freezing.
That’s well short of the record 295 hours we spent below freezing in 1983.
