Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
736 FXUS64 KFWD 072315 AFDFWD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 615 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...New Aviation... .KEY MESSAGES... - A cold front is moving through North Texas this afternoon and will be accompanied by scattered showers mainly south of I-20. - Warm and mostly dry weather will continue into next week with temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal. && .SHORT TERM... /Issued 109 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025/ /This Afternoon through Wednesday Night/ Visible satellite imagery shows an expanding cumulus field mainly south of I-20 where low level moisture convergence has increased along and ahead of a cold front. While the wind shift has generally spread south of I-20, the actual frontal boundary is likely still across our northwest counties where a notable temp/dewpoint drop is observed. Scattered showers have developed south of I-20 and this trend will likely continue through the afternoon as the front continues to move south. A lack of stronger forcing for ascent will keep the coverage of showers around 10% or less with most areas not seeing much rainfall. Ever so slightly cooler but drier air will continue to spread south into tonight and Wednesday. Overnight lows will drop to near 60 in our northwest with mid 60s elsewhere tonight. Highs on Wednesday will range from the low to mid 80s along and north of I-20 with upper 80s across our southern counties. Dunn && .LONG TERM... /Issued 109 PM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025/ /Thursday through Monday/ Anomalous ridging across the central CONUS will persist through the remainder of the week and into the weekend resulting in continued above normal temperatures. High temperatures will run 5-10 degrees above normal with readings in the mid to upper 80s. A tightening pressure gradient this weekend will lead to increased southerly wind speeds but this southerly fetch will remain dry and with above normal temperatures, we will likely see at least some increase in grass fire starts west of I-35. By early next week, troughing will spread into the Intermountain West with a cold front expected to move south into the Plains. Increasing Pacific moisture will likely lead to scattered showers and storms along this front, but right now it looks like the bulk of the activity will remain to our north. Otherwise, no significant pattern changes appear to be on the horizon anytime in the next week to 10 days. Dunn && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /00Z TAFs/ Daytime showery activity is expected to come to an end by 01Z. Coverage is too low (10-15%) to include in TAFs, so will keep VFR conditions and prevailing NNE-NE flow (020-060) through this TAF forecast period at all TAF sites. Darrah && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 67 87 67 85 61 / 5 5 0 0 0 Waco 68 90 67 87 59 / 5 5 0 0 0 Paris 65 85 60 81 55 / 5 5 0 0 0 Denton 62 85 62 84 56 / 5 5 0 0 0 McKinney 64 86 63 84 56 / 5 5 0 0 0 Dallas 68 89 67 86 61 / 5 5 0 0 0 Terrell 66 87 62 84 56 / 5 5 0 0 0 Corsicana 69 90 67 86 59 / 5 5 0 0 0 Temple 66 89 65 87 58 / 5 5 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 63 88 63 88 58 / 5 5 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$