North Texas is likely to see a three-day stretch of bone-chilling cold starting Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Amid an Arctic cold front that arrived earlier this weekend, the region could experience frigid weather until at least midweek the upcoming week.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for all of North Texas until 12 p.m. Friday. Early Friday morning, the originally issued winter storm warning was canceled and replaced with the advisory.
In addition to freezing fog, there is a high likelihood of black ice on roads overnight into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Let’s face it. A lot of newcomers in Fort Worth (looking at you, Californians) aren’t sure how to handle Texas snow. Here’s a few things you need to know.
The National Weather Service is sticking by its guns in predicting snow coming to the Wichita Falls area from late Wednesday through Thursday.
While temperatures will warm up by mid-morning, refreezing remains a concern, particularly north of the Metroplex.
The winter storm warning in effect for North Texas has been downgraded to a winter weather advisory, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth. Temperatures in the Fort Worth area remain around freezing, and the precipitation could cause a small amount of ice to accumulate bridges and overpasses.
About 2.6 inches of snow fell in the DFW airport area. Fort Worth is were the least amount of snow fell across the region, totaling just under 2 inches as of Friday morning. Trace amounts fell further south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The most snow fell in Muenster, about 45 miles west of Sherman, totaling 8 inches.
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth forecasts widespread snowfall totals between 1 and 4 inches, but some areas could see up to 6 inches.
Even if snowfall amounts exceed the forecast this week, it will still be hard to top Dallas-Fort Worth's greatest snowfall on record.
Ice and snow are accumulating on bridges and overpasses of major highways, according to TxDOT. Motorists should drive with caution and expect traffic delays.
DALLAS — The prospect of snow brings both excitement and, particularly since the February 2021 winter storm that left millions of Texans in the dark, anxiety in North Texas. Snow began falling Thursday morning across North Texas with between 2 and 4 inches of snow and sleet expected in the DFW area.