DFW Weather Forecast: Severe Storms Possible This Afternoon

Today's Weather Alert

• ⚠️ Today is a WFA weather alert day for the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
• ⚡ The primary threat for stronger, potentially low-end severe storms is expected between noon and 4:00 PM.
• 💨 Potential impacts include gusty winds, small hail, heavy rain, and lightning.

Severe Weather Outlook

• 📊 DFW is under a marginal risk for severe storms, indicating the lowest threat level.
• 📈 Areas east of the Metroplex face a slightly higher risk due to a more unstable atmosphere, with potential for quarter-sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
• ☁️ Cloud cover has increased, and rain is moving closer, with some isolated showers already occurring in parts of the metroplex.

Storm Movement and Timing

• 🌧️ Showers and thunderstorms are moving into and across the metroplex from the west, generally moving east and northeast.
• 📍 The strongest storms are currently located between Gainesville and Sherman, and west of Mineral Wells, but are not considered severe.
• ⏰ The highest chance of storms for the Dallas Metroplex is around noon today, continuing intermittently through the afternoon.
• 📍 By 4:00 PM, the southeast part of the Metroplex may see the strongest storms before conditions become dry for most of the area.

Overnight and Tomorrow's Forecast

• 🥶 A cold front is expected to move into the area around midnight tonight.
• ☀️ Tomorrow is forecast to be much nicer with lots of sunshine and highs in the 70s, starting in the 50s in the morning.