Dallas residents, brace yourselves for a wet and potentially stormy week ahead. According to the National Weather Service, tonight's forecast features showers and thunderstorms before 7 pm, some with the potential to reach severe levels. The rest of the night is expected to be mostly cloudy with a low around 62 and gusts that could hit 22 mph, the weather agency reports. Northeast winds will blow in at 10 to 15 mph, with a 60% chance of precipitation set for the evening.
Friday looks to be brighter, with a mostly sunny sky and a high near 80, offering a brief respite from the storms. A north-northeast breeze will sustain winds of 10 to 14 mph, again with gusts as high as 22 mph. As the night falls, the clouds roll back in, settling around a low of 62 and slightly calmer northeast winds of 6 to 10 mph.
The weekend will carry on with this unpredictable pattern, with increasing clouds on Saturday and a high peaking near 78. Light winds from the east will accompany the shift in weather, hovering between 6 and 9 mph. Saturday night ups the ante with a 30 percent chance of showers after 1 am amidst mostly cloudy conditions and a low of 62, as reported by the National Weather Service.
Come Sunday, Dallas residents should keep their umbrellas close; the day offers a 50% chance of rain, which may escalate into thunderstorms after 1 pm. The anticipated high is a cooler 74 degrees beneath an overcast sky, with the night potentially bringing more thunderstorms and showers before 1 am, then a mix of the two after. The lows are expected to linger around 65, with the chance of precipitation sticking at 60%.
Entering the new week, Monday doesn't promise much change, with the likelihood of showers and storms casting a shadow on the partly sunny forecast, which predicts a high near 82. The pattern of rain and thunderstorms extends into Monday night, though the sky ought to clear up thereafter with a low around 64.
But wait for Tuesday's breath of fresh air - quite literally - as sunshine dominates and temperatures soar to a playful 86. Tuesday night might see some cloud cover drawing near, but the low should remain steady at about 66. By Wednesday, things heat up again under mostly sunny skies and even higher temperatures climbing to 87 degrees, while Wednesday night could see a rerun of showers and thunderstorms. The week rounds out on Thursday with a partly sunny day and a high near 83, according to the latest forecasts available.
