DFW Easter Weekend Weather: Storms, Hail, and Wind Forecast

Current Weather Conditions

• ☁️ Currently, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is experiencing cloudy skies, with some areas seeing rain and thunderstorms, but no severe weather.
• ⚠️ WFA Weather Alert days are in effect for today, tonight, and early tomorrow morning due to the potential for severe weather.

Potential Severe Weather Threats

• ⚡ Severe storms could bring quarter-sized hail, 60 mph wind gusts, and locally heavy rainfall.
• ⚠️ An enhanced risk for a low tornado threat is noted for areas west of the Metroplex, with no tornado threat anticipated for Dallas or Fort Worth.
• ⛈️ Strong storms are currently producing heavy rainfall and lightning, particularly around Granbury.

Weekend Storm Outlook

• 🌦️ Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue intermittently throughout the weekend.
• 🌃 Later this evening and overnight, a new round of rain and storms is forecast to develop to the west, with the highest potential for stronger to severe weather.
• 📉 These severe storms are expected to move east by midnight and weaken as they move across the Metroplex overnight.

Easter Sunday Forecast

• ☀️ By tomorrow morning, scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible with about 40% coverage, but the rest of Easter Sunday is expected to be dry with increasing sunshine.
• 🌡️ Temperatures on Easter Sunday will be in the low 60s for sunrise, rising to around 70° by noon and the mid-70s by 3:00 PM.
• 💨 It will be a little breezy on Sunday afternoon.

Extended Forecast

• 📈 Monday and Tuesday are expected to be quiet with sunshine and highs in the low 80s.
• 🌧️ The chance of rain and storms returns by midweek and may persist through Friday, with a potential break by Saturday.
• ⚠️ The possibility of severe weather will return later in the 14-day forecast period.