Hey Texans, looks like the big cooldown is finally here. Weather should remain quiet for the next 12-16 hours or so until a strong low pressure system pushes through north Texas. Since the low pressure will be passing through north Texas, this means we can expect variable weather conditions as the system moves through. Overall outlook calls for cold rain during the afternoon Tuesday, through Wednesday mid-day. There is a chance of a rain-snow mix falling in the western portions of north Texas. While surface air temperatures during this event may reach or hover close to freezing, soil and other vegetation temperatures are forecast to remain above freezing so accumulation should be minimal. Freezing rain is not expected with this event at this time. Up to around 1 inch of precipitation is forecast for our area. Make sure you have your heavy winter jackets out for Wednesday as we can expect rain, high temps around 45 and winds gusting to 30mph.
Temperatures after the low pressure moves through will plummet with a high of 45, low of 27 on Thursday. At this time a freeze is expected for nearly all of north Texas on Thursday. Temperatures will warm up slightly, but still remain cold as we progress into the weekend. The next storm system might impact us on Sunday, and I will keep an eye on this.
In summary, expect below freezing temperatures to occur at night both Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Rain will occur from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday mid-day, with a rain/snow mix possible on Wednesday morning thru mid-day. Wind chills on Wednesday will be very low, so dress accordingly.
I will send out short term updates as needed once this approaches our area.
Thanks for the details. Snow would be great!