DFW Weather: Severe Storms Possible Tonight and This Week

Severe Storms Expected This Week

• ⚠️ WFA weather alert days have been issued for three separate periods this week, indicating potential for severe weather.
• ⚡ The first alert is tonight from 10 PM to 6 AM, the second tomorrow afternoon from 3 PM to 9 PM, and the third on Wednesday evening through overnight.

Potential Impacts and Risks

• 💨 The biggest impacts expected are golf ball-sized hail and wind gusts up to 60 MPH.
• 🌪️ Tornadoes will be a possibility, particularly on Wednesday, due to atmospheric instability and energy.
• 📊 Tonight's risk is categorized as marginal (1 on a scale of 1-5), with hail up to golf ball size and 60 MPH winds.
• 📈 Tomorrow afternoon and evening, the risk elevates to a slight risk (2 on a scale of 1-5) for half the Metroplex, with potential for isolated tornadoes in eastern counties.

Current and Near-Term Forecast

• ☁️ Currently, the radar is quiet with some showers moving away to the north and east.
• ⛈️ By 10 PM tonight, showers and thunderstorms are expected to form in western counties and could be severe, moving across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex by midnight.
• 🌦️ By 6-7 AM tomorrow, the severe threat is expected to lower, with only isolated showers possible.
• ☀️ Tomorrow afternoon, isolated storms may form along the Red River around 3-4 PM, potentially becoming severe and moving into the Metroplex.

Temperature and Outlook

• 🌡️ Today's temperatures will be in the upper 70s to low 90s, with Dallas reaching around 83 degrees.
• 🌙 Overnight temperatures will drop into the low to mid-60s.
• 💨 Monday and Tuesday are expected to be quieter, with Monday being cooler with a high of 70 degrees.
• 🗓️ The 14-day forecast indicates a very unsettled pattern with several chances for rain and storms.