A strong cold front is expected to bring freezing temperatures and potential for winter precipitation to North and Central Texas this week.
A group of people jog along White Rock Lake Trial at White Rock Lake in Dallas, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.Highs through at least Wednesday are likely to only rise into the mid to upper 30s near the Red River and 40s elsewhere, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. Lows will be below freezing, likely in the 20s, and morning wind chills could drop those feel-like temperatures into the teens or even single digits along the Red River.
The strong cold front pushing through North and Central Texas will bring breezy conditions, with winds speeding up to 15 to 20 mph with 30 mph gusts.The weather service advised Friday that it’s confidence has increased that there could be potential for winter precipitation sometime between Wednesday and the end of next week. The highest potential for travel impacts is across Central Texas with a 30% chance. North Texas is currently at 10%. “We still are uncertain what type, if any, precipitation will occur, as well as the extent and duration of any travel impacts,” the weather service forecast said.Partly to mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers early, then much colder by afternoon. Morning high in the 60s, then 40s by afternoon. Wind: NW 15-25 mph with higher gusts.Texas Supreme Court to review Winter Storm Uri claims against utility companies Four years after freeze, the court will decide whether to dismiss 15,000 plaintiffs’ cases that include wrongful death and personal injury.Polar vortex could send North Texas temperatures plunging next week. ERCOT is preparingLana Ferguson joined The Dallas Morning News after reporting in South Carolina's Lowcountry for The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette newspapers. She graduated from the University of Mississippi where she studied journalism and Southern studies. She's a Virginia native but her work has taken her all over the U.S., southern Africa, and Sri Lanka
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