Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
546 FXUS64 KFWD 080520 AFDFWD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1120 PM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Clouds will linger into the early morning hours across our far eastern counties. Otherwise, cool weather will prevail through Tuesday with a warmup through Thursday. - The next strong cold front is expected to arrive on Friday and will bring another shot of colder air for next weekend. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Tuesday) Issued at 1119 PM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 High pressure continues to settle in across North Texas late this evening behind yesterday`s cold front. North winds around 10 mph will diminish and become light closer to morning. There is still a decent amount of moisture around 925 mb east of I-35 and this resulting in extensive low cloud cover. Persistent isentropic downglide through the overnight hours should work to erode much of these clouds through the early morning hours leaving behind mostly clear skies. There is some very low potential for patchy fog across our west and northwest counties closer to morning as dewpoints are in the upper 20s and lower 30s and temperatures will likely fall to the dewpoint by this time. We`ll continue to monitor this potential as temperatures below freezing could result in some patchy freezing fog. Otherwise, it`ll be a nice but cool day Monday with highs in the 50s and a light north wind. The pleasant weather will continue into Tuesday with a slight warmup into the 60s and a return to light southerly winds. Dunn && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through next Sunday) Issued at 1119 PM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 The extended forecast continues to look fairly quiet through Thursday with temperatures warming into the upper 60s and lower 70s beneath dry northwest flow aloft. A strong late week shortwave trough will swing through the Great Lakes on Friday and will usher a fairly strong cold front southward through the Plains. This front will likely move through North Texas on Friday with brisk north winds and colder air spilling southward. The front looks like it will come through dry, but the latest guidance points to an upstream shortwave kicking out of the southwest U.S. over the weekend. With ample moisture above the shallow colder air, modest isentropic ascent would likely lead to at least some light rain over the weekend. At this time, we`ll keep the forecast dry, but continue to monitor over the coming days. Dunn && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1119 PM CST Sun Dec 7 2025 VFR prevails across the D10 airspace this evening but MVFR cigs remain in place across parts of East Texas and Oklahoma. While there may be some low potential for these to try to push southward into the area, we`ll go ahead and remove the TEMPO for BKN cigs through 9Z. North winds around 10 kt will continue through Monday with a return to light southerly flow Monday evening. Outside of watching these lower clouds late tonight, VFR should prevail through the period. Dunn && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 53 33 53 37 / 0 0 0 0 Waco 52 32 55 35 / 0 0 0 0 Paris 51 32 50 32 / 10 0 0 0 Denton 54 29 53 33 / 0 0 0 0 McKinney 52 31 52 34 / 0 0 0 0 Dallas 53 34 54 38 / 0 0 0 0 Terrell 52 32 53 33 / 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 59 33 55 36 / 0 0 0 0 Temple 54 34 57 34 / 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 56 31 58 34 / 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$