Dallas residents kicked off the week with a patchy dense fog advisory and a side of traffic worries as visibility dropped to a quarter mile or less Monday morning. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth, the dense fog advisory stretched across parts of north-central Texas until 9 AM CDT. They advised drivers to "slow down, use your low-beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle ahead of you."

This foggy start is the prelude to a week where clouds are set to increasingly gatecrash the Texan skies, as per the NWS forecast. The possibility of showers and thunderstorms is on the rise heading into midweek. From Wednesday onwards, storm chances ramp up with a "20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 pm," reported the National Weather Service. Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate by Thursday, with an unsettling "90% chance of precipitation."

The wet and stormy week directly extends to concerns over river levels. NWS has issued flood warnings for multiple rivers including the Trinity River in Dallas and the East Fork Trinity River in McKinney. Specifically, the Trinity River at Dallas has reached 36.9 feet, which surpasses the flood stage of 30 feet. Flooding "will begin along the river both above and below the Commerce Street bridge," according to the Hazardous Weather Outlook. Residents are advised to avoid driving through flooded areas and exercise caution near riverbanks.

As Dallas braces to confront the wet forecast, the NWS cautions that severe weather may start to unfold Thursday, with the threat of strong to severe storms on the horizon. Spotter activation, which indicates more severe weather typically requiring trained storm spotters to report hazardous conditions, is not expected at this time. However, Texas residents are to remain vigilant and prepare to navigate through a week of fog, potential floods, and stormy skies.