Dallas residents are bracing for a wet and windy day, as forecasters predict showers and possibly a thunderstorm before the afternoon fades away. Temperatures are expected to drop to around 53 degrees by 3:00 p.m., accompanied by Southeast winds of 5 to 15 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph. Locals are warned to prepare for the certainty of rainfall, with new amounts varying between a half and three-quarters of an inch.
Tonight, the chance of showers diminishes to 50 percent before 7 p.m. As the clouds part, Dallasites can expect a mostly clear sky with a low of around 43. The shift to lighter winds, southwesterly turning northwesterly at about 5 mph, promises a milder setting for the evening. The remaining precipitation is predicted to be meager, with less than a tenth of an inch possible, as reported by the National Weather Service.
The weekend outlook brightens considerably with a sunny Saturday and highs nearing 58 degrees. Persistent northwest winds of 5 to 15 mph, reaching gusts of up to 20 mph, will keep things brisk. As night falls, the sky will hold on to its clarity, dropping temperatures to a cooler 37 degrees with the wind settling lightly from the west-northwest.
Sunday's forecast continues the trend of sunny skies as temperatures climb to a pleasant 63 degrees and "a calm wind becomes southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon". Nightfall will deliver mostly clear conditions with low temps hovering around 40 degrees, while a south wind of 5 to 10 mph swings north into the evening hours, as per the National Weather Service.
Looking ahead into next week, Dallas is slated for more sunny days, with Monday showing off blue skies and a high near 58. North winds will be a persistent visitor, blowing at 10 to 15 mph and the occasional gusts flaring up as high as 20 mph. The evenings are expected to get partly cloudy, with lows dropping to a chilly 36 degrees, as north winds ease and adopt a southeast trajectory after midnight.
The remainder of the week will see a mixture of partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies, with daytime highs floating in the upper 50s to mid-60s and nighttime lows ranging in the 40s. As residents shuffle through the oscillating weather, they can take solace in the notion that the week's turbulence gives way to more predictable patterns.
