Dallas-Fort Worth Cold Snap: Freeze Warnings and Halloween Weather Forecast

Cold Air Arrives in North Texas

• 🥶 The coldest air of the season has arrived in North Texas, accompanied by strong winds and a significant drop in temperature.
• 💨 Peak wind gusts reached up to 51 mph in areas like Canton and Terrell, with Love Field recording 49 mph and Fort Worth Alliance at 44 mph.
• ⚠️ A WFAA weather impact alert is in effect due to the extreme cold and gusty winds.

Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories

• ❄️ A freeze warning is active for far western North Texas, including Graham, Eastland, Comanche, and Young counties, where temperatures will drop into the middle 30s.
• 🧊 A frost advisory is in place for areas like Stephenville, Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise, Montague, and Cooke counties, with a risk of patchy frost.
• 🌡️ Metroplex temperatures are expected to be in the upper 30s for Denton and low to mid-40s elsewhere, with wind chills potentially reaching the 30s.

Overnight and Tomorrow's Weather

• 🌬️ Winds are expected to subside overnight, becoming a light breeze by morning.
• ☀️ Tomorrow will be a dry and cool day with light winds and a high temperature around 65 degrees.
• 🥶 However, wind chills in western sections of North Texas could feel as low as 20 degrees by tomorrow morning.

Halloween and Weekend Forecast

• 🎃 Halloween is expected to have spectacular weather, with temperatures in the middle 60s during trick-or-treat hours, dropping to the low 60s by 9:00 PM.
• ☔ There is a low chance of rain early Saturday morning, especially southwest of the Metroplex.
• ☀️ Sunday is forecast to be dry with a high near 70 degrees.
• ⏰ Don't forget to fall back an hour this weekend as Daylight Saving Time ends.