Dallas residents might want to keep their umbrellas at hand as the National Weather Service predicts a spate of scattered showers and thunderstorms for the region. Today brings a slight chance of showers between 7 am and 10 am, with an expected high near 90 degrees and a 20% chance of precipitation. Skies are to be partly sunny with calm winds shifting southwest at around 5 mph.
Tonight’s forecast is less forgiving, with increasing clouds showers, and thunderstorms likely after 1 am. "Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%," according to the National Weather Service. These conditions come with an uptick in precipitation likelihood to 60%, and potential new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, save for the higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Looking ahead to Wednesday, there’s a 20 percent chance of more showers and thunderstorms before yielding to mostly sunny skies. The high is expected to dial back slightly near 84 degrees, with a northeast wind blowing at 5 to 10 mph, and occasional gusts as high as 20 mph. Wednesday night should see a retreat of the cloud cover, ushering in mostly clear skies with a low around 63.
Thursday's forecast is firmly in the sunny camp, with a high near 84 degrees and north-northeast winds at 5 to 10 mph, gusts could reach as high as 20 mph. However, looking toward the weekend, the city is forecasted to revel under mostly sunny to clear skies with daytime highs fluctuating between the low to high 80s, according to the National Weather Service. Come nighttime, the low temperatures are set to linger in the low to mid-60s. With such weather on the horizon, Dallas seems poised for an undisturbed stretch, save for the possibility of isolated storms on Friday.
Beyond today's scattered tempests, the Hazardous Weather Outlook by the National Weather Service notes that "Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop to our north and cross the Red River late tonight, impacting parts of North Texas." As for later in the week, isolated storms may visit eastern North Texas by Friday. While spotter activation isn't anticipated at the moment, denizens of the Dallas area should keep a weather eye out for any sudden atmospheric changes.
