Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
779 FXUS64 KFWD 220704 AFDFWD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 104 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Widespread rain is expected late Sunday into Monday. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding are the main threats. - There is a low severe threat for areas west of I-35 Sunday afternoon and night. The main threat would be hail. - The middle and end of next week including Thanksgiving Day looks cool and dry, with highs in the 50s and 60s. && .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 1248 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 The cold front has almost pushed through the last of our Central Texas counties as of 1AM. The front will continue to move south towards to the Texas coastline before stalling later this weekend as its upper level support pushes off to the eastern seaboard. With all of North and Central Texas within the post-frontal airmass, northerly winds and relatively clear skies will allow for a cool start to the weekend with morning lows in the 40s and 50s. Behind the departing shortwave and our next storm system off the coast of California/Baja California, ridging will temporarily build across the region today into tomorrow. Under building subsidence and the presence of much drier air, expect today to remain rain-free. High temperatures today in the 60s and low 70s will be cooler than yesterday`s, but climatologically near to slightly above normal for this time of year. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through Friday) Issued at 1248 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 By tomorrow, the closed low that will drive our next round of rain chances will be located near the Four Corners. Out ahead of this low, moisture return will quickly ramp up, bringing Gulf moisture in the form of 60-70 degree dewpoints and PWATs in the 97th percentile (or higher) back to North and Central Texas. As the low moves closer to the TX/OK Panhandles, showers and storms will develop out west as lift from the system interacts with the abundant Gulf moisture. Showers and storms will spread from west to east in waves Sunday afternoon through Monday as minute disturbances eject out ahead of the main low to our north. Most likely rainfall totals for this system continue to be between 0.50" to 3", with isolated totals up to around 4 inches. Current guidance highlights the upper bounds of both the most likely and isolated higher rainfall totals across portions of North Texas, However, this does not mean Central Texas will miss out on heavier rainfall. A little over half (56%) of the long- range ensembles (GEFS, ENS, GEPS) show increased rainfall totals spreading south into eastern portions of Central Texas. All of this to say, we are still a bit uncertain on just where highest rainfall totals will end up in actuality and will continue to monitor guidance as we get into the higher resolution window. As of this forecast issuance, the main concern for the beginning of this week is flooding thanks to soils being primed from last Wednesday- Friday. This flooding threat will be greatest in areas that received multiple rounds of heavy rain last week, particularly across North Texas. The window for the highest flooding threat will be Sunday night through Monday morning, and may impact the morning commute. As for severe parameters, overall instability remains not much to "write home" about, with negligible SBCAPE and < 1000 J/kg MUCAPE in latest model soundings. However, deep layer shear > 40 kts and steep lapse rates > 6.5 C/km will allow for a low-end severe threat. We cannot rule out a strong to marginally severe storm Sunday afternoon and night in areas west of I-35. These storms will be elevated, with a threat for hail. Eventually, the low will swing to the northwest later in the day Monday, ushering the dryline/Pacific front rain chances further east. Behind this dryline, expect much drier conditions heading into midweek. The system`s true cold front will finally push through the region on Tuesday, but will arrive rain-free due to the lack of moisture ahead and along the boundary. The frontal passage will mark a decent drop in temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday (Thanksgiving Day). Afternoon highs both days are expected to be in the 50s and 60s. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1248 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 Much more favorable flying conditions are expected over the next 24-30 hours. Winds around 7-10 kts will vary between northwest closer to true north. A deck of MVFR stratus currently draped across north- central Oklahoma will continue to try and move south through the early morning hours. However, the likelihood that these cigs make it to the D10 airports is low due to much drier air present in the region. No MVFR has been included in the TAF, but will continue to monitor satellite and ceiling trends over the next handful of hours. Otherwise, VFR expected to prevail through the period, with high-based cirrus streaming overhead at times. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 67 49 67 57 / 0 0 30 80 Waco 68 48 67 60 / 0 0 20 50 Paris 64 46 67 54 / 0 0 0 70 Denton 66 44 67 53 / 0 0 40 90 McKinney 65 45 67 55 / 0 0 20 80 Dallas 67 50 68 58 / 0 0 20 80 Terrell 66 47 69 57 / 0 0 10 70 Corsicana 70 50 70 60 / 0 0 10 50 Temple 71 48 69 60 / 0 0 20 40 Mineral Wells 71 45 70 55 / 0 0 60 90 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Prater LONG TERM....Prater AVIATION...Prater