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After a week of tracking storms every day and night, RON JACKSON's "SUMMERTIME PATTERN" may actually be setting up!  That's when High pressure builds into Texas, with the huge CAP of hot air...and day after day of no or at best low rainfall chances. 

We have had only two days in the past FIVE weeks of temps below 90...and there is little chance that we will see any cooling the next week. There is a slight chance that Wednesday afternoon will yield a storm or two (mainly S & E). This is a good time to start thinking about watering the foundations, and conserving water in other areas. Lake levels are falling, and will continue to fall as temps stay high, and rain chnaces remain low.  Here is a link to follow them:

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Stay cool!

Sure looks that way! But we have to get there first! Still a threat for storms with hail, flooding and gusty winds exists.

ONE more round of storms are possible later this afternoon through the evening hours before this storm pulls away and we get the cooler, more stable air on the back side. That will also mean rather cool May air into Saturday morning. Enjoy it while you can!

Highs should be back into the 80s by saturday...and closer to 90 by Sunday!

One more big one tomorrow and hopefully things will quiet down a bit. Wednesdays storms will range from very strong to severe with high winds, hail, and even the possibility for a tornado...as an unusually strong Low pressure system cruises by. The most likely time frame is between 8am and 2pm (and yes, that's an ESTIMATE...as there are some people who think that everything we say is wrong).

Once those pass...skies should clear into the start of the weekend. In May that usually means HEAT, and we will likely see the warmest readings of the season Friday and saturday. Easily 90 and up most areas before a cold front knocks us back down for Mothers Day.

It appears we will have TWO more chances for severe storms before the weekend is over! Ok, maybe FOUR if you live down south.

Today...just a chance for our southern counties with the fringes of a disturbance near the Gulf.

Tomorrow...about a 30% coverage during the afternoon and evening hours, and likely EAST of I-35 as a cold front drops in. Some severe storms with hail and high winds as well.

Saturday...slight chances far southern counties near the old front.

Saturday Night....Could be a widespread outbreak ahead of a strong cold front dropping in from the northwest. Large hail, winds, and even a brief  tornado threat before we clear out and have some great weather on tap for later Sunday into early next week!

Can anyone say OT?

Here we go again! More storm chances. You kinda figured that, right? It's late April...it's humid, and new programs are on at night! Must be time to break in! OK,seriously.

A front will drop onto the Red River tonight...with an isolated shower or storm....mainly North or East of the Metroplex. A strong disturbance will ride in tomorrow along the front with a good chance for storms in the afternoon and evening. The main threat is hail...and gusty winds. We get a break on Thursday, before the next front arrives later on Friday with more storms...and if it stalls, even MORE storms this weekend.

Time to earn our keep this week....AGAIN!

Up, down, left ,right! From the 80s to the 60s to the 80s to the 60s! CRAZY! First things first. Severe storms possible today as a dry line moves into the area. Best chances will be in our Northern counties, but wherever the cap breaks...storms will go severe quickly.

Cold front tomorrow morning....brisk and much cooler again! Next front is a warm front that heads back north Wednesday. We'll be on the chilly side again...with possible showers and or storms in the morning. Then humid with possible severe storms later Thursday! Followed by another storng cold front for Friday!

We might even earn our keep this week! LOL, not.....

All the rain in the forecast....has decided to make us wait a bit. It will be arriving in two batches. One this morning through midday, and the second overnight. The first batch is on the warm side of the storm, so there may be a few severe storms. After temps plummet this afternoon into the 50s, we'll get the colder side tonight. As the upper level low pressure area moves overhead....cold and heavy rain may occur as temps drop into the 40s.

This will all exit by Wednesday afternoon and sunny, dry, and seasonably mild weather will return by Thursday. So all you Spring Breakers will get a chance to get outdoors later this week!

More winter weather? Two snowstorms in one week?? WOW! Where is that global warming? LOL. Another COLD rain is on the way today as temps drop into the 30s this afternoon. Temps will continue to slowly fall through the evening hours, eventually hitting the point where the rain changes to SNOW from Northwest to Southeast. Snowfall could be heavy for a few hours this evening...ending around or shortly after midnight. Heaviest accumulations will occur NORTH and Northeast of the Metroplex...where 2"-5" may fall.  In the Metroplex, amounts could total between an inch or two. MOST of this will be on the grass and on cars...but temps will be close to FREEZING Friday AM, which could lead to icy BRIDGES and OVERPASSES.

Stay tuned to FOX4 for further updates....

With new information this morning, we now should have a better handle on this weekend storm....although there will still be some adjustments to the forecast tonight and tomorrow. Temps will still FALL into the 30s by Friday afternoon with a bit of LIGHT rain in the area. 80% of North Texas should stay above freezing the entire event...with the possible exceptions of areas well NORTH and WEST of the Metroplex. That time frame would be Friday night into Saturday morning. After that, temps should slowly head back up as HEAVY rain moves in Saturday and ends Saturday Night.

Skies should clear Sunday with gusty winds. A CLOSE call, but I think we squeak one out here!

Most of us (except the SOUND sleepers) ended up awake from some big time thunderstorms last night...but now we get a couple of days to relax. Gusty winds this afternoon will usher in cool but seasonable February air. Temps will begin another warm-up tomorrow afternoon and continue into Valentines Day. That night, a strong cold front will careen through, and drop temps into the weekend. That's where the challenge begins. Our computers are all over the place with the next storm.

We KNOW it will be COLD. Highs near 40 degrees into Saturday. And we know there will be rain...and there may be enough cold air to have a wintry mix, especially West. Depending on the track of the storm, it may be widespread...or just for 1/2 of the area. Stay tuned for a rather interesting week of forecasting!

The Winter Storm Warning has been CANCELLED, and replaced by a Freezing rain advisory. That just means that most roads should be ok...bridges and overpasses may become slippery. This is ONLY for areas NORTH of the Metroplex and WEST of Fort Worth. As we had anticipated, overnight temps were held up by the cloud cover, and have stayed just above freezing from McKinney to Lewisville to Arlington and south to Cleburne. Areas EAST of that line will just see a cold rain ending later this morning.

Temps will stay ABOVE freezing this afternoon and tonight. After some morning FOG for Saturday, we'll see temps head into the 60s with 70 possible on Sunday! Yahoo!

We still have a WINTER STORM WATCH for the Metroplex on North and West and areas West of I-35 to the south. Personally, it looks as if we may be trending just a hair warmer (LESS COLD) in the next 24 hours. That means when the rain starts late tonight or Fri. AM....the freezing line may be from Rockwall to Plano to Lewisville down to NR Hills and Granbury. That would mean just a cold rain for most of the Metroplex, with ICE possible in Northern and Western counties. Either way....temps will rise above freezing for all areas by afternoon, which means just a light cold rain.

We'll still be in the 60s by Sunday!

We'll be updating this as conditions or forecasts change....