Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025. This was the coldest air of the year and winter season which occurred behind an arctic cold front as temperatures dropped in the tens and 20s with breezy winds.
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Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025. This was the coldest air of the year and winter season which occurred behind an arctic cold front as temperatures dropped in the tens and 20s with breezy winds.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 5, 11:13 PM CST, 47 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1113 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .KEY MESSAGES... - The coldest air so far this season is expected the next few nights. Overnight lows will drop into the teens and lower 20s. Wind chills will drop into the single digits and low teens tonight and the teens Tuesday and Wednesday. - There is now high confidence in some wintry precipitation Wednesday night through Friday morning, with a 80-90% chance of at least measurable (>0.1") snowfall accumulations. There is increasing confidence in a more impactful winter storm during this timeframe, including snowfall accumulations >4". && .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Overnight through Tuesday/ Arctic high pressure continues to build into North Texas this evening with gusty northerly winds continuing and temperatures dropping into the low/mid 20s. Wind chills are generally in the low teens at this hour but will continue to drop further through the overnight. Modest cold advection will continue into Monday morning with temperatures slow to climb back above freezing around midday under sunny skies. Highs tomorrow should top out in the mid to upper 30s in most locations with some lower 40s across our Central Texas counties. An active pattern will continue through the week although it will be generally quiet on Monday. A weak shortwave will spread out of the Four Corners region late in the day ahead of an overall amplifying western CONUS trough that will eventually bring wintry precipitation to the area later this week. This weak initial disturbance will have some mid level moisture to work with and we should see an increase in mid and high cloud cover late in the day and Monday night. Given the nearly saturated layer between 500-400 mb, we wouldn't be surprised to see a few light radar echos out west Monday night, although all of this precipitation would be virga given the very dry sub-cloud layer. Monday night will be cold again with lows in the upper teens near the Red River to the mid 20s across our Central TX counties. Northerly winds will have diminished to 10 mph or less during this time, but wind chills will still remain between 10-20 degrees overnight. High clouds will continue to stream across the region on Tuesday although the air below these clouds will continue to be very dry, so no precipitation is expected. Highs on Tuesday will again top out in the 30s and low 40s areawide. Dunn && .LONG TERM... /Issued 322 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025/ /Monday Night Onward/ Cold, well-below normal temperatures will persist through midweek in the wake of our strong Arctic cold front. During the overnight periods, low temperatures will bottom out in the low-mid 20s with isolated spots near the Red River dipping into the upper teens. On top of the cold air temperatures, wind chills will drop into the teens both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Make sure to continue to protect vulnerable plants and pipes as well as bundling up for the morning commutes. The afternoon highs will peak into the 30s and 40s on Tuesday, and the 30s region-wide on Wednesday ahead of our next storm system. While we continue to advertise everyone will get above freezing on Wednesday afternoon, there continues to be a 30-40% chance that some areas north of I-20 and west of US-281 remains below freezing all day. We'll continue to monitor for any increasing probabilities as we get mid-range model data in the coming days. Over Tuesday and Wednesday, a digging upper level trough will move into the Desert Southwest. The southern extent of the trough will eventually split from the main flow and amplify into a closed cut- off low over the Mexican States of Baja California and Sonora. While increased forcing for ascent from the low overspreads West Texas, low-level moisture will be urged northward on the eastern periphery of the low. This will allow for rain and wintry precip to our west Wednesday afternoon. While there is a low (< 15%) chance that this precipitation reaches our Big Country and southwestern counties in the form of light sprinkles or flurries, a very dry layer under 700mb will keep most, if not all, precipitation from reaching the ground. The aforementioned low will eventually weaken into an open shortwave as it moves into the Southern Plans late this upcoming week. Increased upper-level lift will work with the present moisture overtop the region to promote increasing chances for rain and wintry precipitation Wednesday night through Friday morning. Forecast soundings continue to show at or below freezing temperatures throughout the atmospheric column, leading to the belief that the majority of precipitation will be in the form of snow. However, the potential for any freezing rain across portions of Central Texas is still uncertain at this time.. This will need to be carefully watched as any ice accumulations could cause greater impacts. While we have been advertising the potential for wintry precipitation over the last several days, the probability continues to skyrocket. Previous ensemble and cluster analysis featured two distinct scenarios, one of which was wetter with winter precipitation and the second was a warmer and drier solution with minimal winter precipitation. Yesterday, 70% of ensemble members favored the wetter solution. Today, that percentage is 80%, with approximately 20% of ensemble members now outputting the drier solution. Additionally, there is now (70-80%) high confidence of at least measurable snowfall (> 0.10") across the majority of the region. All of this put together boosts our confidence in the overall forecast trend, though fine-scale details regarding exact type of precipitation, accumulation amounts, and locations of highest snowfall still remain somewhat up in the air as of this forecast issuance. The current most likely snow scenario is a widespread 1-3" of total snowfall accumulations with isolated higher amounts Wednesday night through Friday morning. Since we are still 5 days out and just out of the mid- range model window, these amounts will become more refined and will likely change as we get closer. Continue to monitor the forecast in the coming days and start planning for winter weather preparations. By Friday afternoon, the rain and winter precipitation will have ended. Over next weekend, returning southerly winds will help to bring afternoon highs into the 40s and 50s ahead of another potential cold front. Prater && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /6Z TAFs/ VFR will prevail through the period with gusty northwest winds diminishing slightly overnight. We'll maintain 33020G30KT for much of the night with a decrease to around 15 kt by morning. Some high clouds will spread into the region Monday evening with perhaps some virga overnight. North winds around 10 kt will prevail Monday night into early Tuesday. Dunn && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 22 39 23 38 24 / 0 0 0 0 0 Waco 24 41 24 42 26 / 0 0 0 0 0 Paris 21 36 19 37 22 / 0 0 0 0 0 Denton 22 38 19 37 21 / 0 0 0 0 0 McKinney 20 37 19 37 22 / 0 0 0 0 0 Dallas 23 40 23 40 25 / 0 0 0 0 0 Terrell 22 39 22 39 23 / 0 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 22 41 25 41 26 / 0 0 0 0 0 Temple 24 44 23 44 24 / 0 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 19 41 21 40 22 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Cold Weather Advisory until 10 AM CST Monday for TXZ091>095- 100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 555 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-061215- Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin- Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas- Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell- Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill-Navarro- Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone- Leon-Milam-Robertson- 555 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Gusty northwest winds and falling temperatures will result in wind chills falling into the single digits and teens overnight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds will create wind chill values in the teens and single digits on Monday morning. Wind chills in the teens will occur Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Bundle up if you plan on heading outdoors and protect vulnerable pipes and plants! There is high confidence of wintry precipitation Thursday through Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
46 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
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