The frigid cold of winter will be in Texas soon enough. It may feel like its here today, but this is only the free preview. Thunderstorms have exited East Texas this morning. A few light snow showers moving east across North Texas will likely be gone shortly, too. Today’s primary weather issue will be strong northwest winds. Some wind gusts over 40 MPH are expected across the state. Wind speeds will decrease quickly after sunset.
Cold Front Timing
A quick warmup will occur before an arctic cold front arrives on Saturday. That potent cold front will arrive in the Texas Panhandle Saturday morning and quickly move south through Texas. Our latest timing estimates have the cold front reaching Brownsville around 9 AM Sunday. Temperatures ahead of the front will be pleasantly warm. After the front’s arrival, temperatures will drop thirty to forty degrees with a blustery north wind. That will begin a two to four-day stretch of sub-freezing temperatures for the northern half of Texas. The southern half of Texas will deal with shorter-duration periods below freezing.
Colder than an angry Mother-in-Law
Tuesday morning forecast low temperatures for Texas. Wind chills will be about ten to twenty degrees colder. Monday morning’s temperatures will be similar to these.
Monday and Tuesday morning temperatures will drop below zero in the Texas Panhandle. Single-digit temperatures are expected south to Interstate 20. We’ll see teens south to Interstate 10. The twenties to low thirties are expected Tuesday morning into the Rio Grande Valley. We encourage folks to make sure their pipes are ready. Drip those faucets, and know how to cut off your water if a pipe bursts.
We’ll begin a warming trend on Tuesday, with most of Texas climbing above freezing in the afternoon. After another cold start, Wednesday will be the day all of Texas climbs above freezing. Thursday will bring back the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Another strong cold front may bring winter back to Texas next weekend.
Freezing Rain, Sleet, and Ice Chances
The chance for light winter weather (freezing rain, sleet) increases from Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon. This could include the Hill Country, Central Texas, North Texas, Texoma, Northeast Texas, the Ark-La-Tex, and East Texas. Unlike the damaging ice storm last year in Central Texas or some of our more potent winter storms, this one doesn’t look like a big-time accumulation-maker. Ice accumulations would tend to remain below one-tenth of an inch. Yet, given our very cold weather, that would be enough to cause slicker-than-snot road conditions. The frigid cold will remain the most widespread weather hazard, but we must monitor icy trends during the weekend.
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Oh, it’s so too late for that. 🥶
David Swinney in January?
🥶🥶🥶🥶
Can’t wait! Especially after this last summer!!!
A.T. Graham It’ll feel nice for about five minutes… than we’ll be wishing for the 70s.
Texas Storm Chasers yep
Texas Storm Chasers not me, and we retiring in Wyoming 😉
Like durning the holiday break I had no idea what day of the week or date it was, these last few days and coming days I have no idea what temperature or what weather to except! I can’t keep it straight!
Fair enough. It’s hard for us to keep track sometimes. We’re still slipping in 2023 instead of 2024, occasionally… ~David
Crystal Siebenaller
Stay safe over there.I moved to Kansas and we have 7° brr and it’s gonna get colder!!
Nicole Henry You can keep it!
Nicole Henry hello
Woohoo!! I love the cold!
Nobody drive until y’all learn to drive in the sun and rain! 😬😂
Cheryl Walker hahah some of them are just driving in and if you’ve been to any other country they drive on either side of the road lol
David, I watch you to get the whole story. I don’t know how many people are calling you a dooms dayer but most of us are happy and not afraid of your weather forecast.
JanetSue Whetzel Thank you! We try our best to keep things down to earth and not venture into scaremongering. Not always 100% at it, but we try! ~David
Always appreciate your forecasts, thank you.
Doug Malone You’re very welcome!
Doug Malone absolutely!
Texas Storm Chasers absolutely rely on your forecasts, thanks so much!
Glad yall took ice/rain out for the tom green valley. But 9 for a low brrrrr
A.T. Graham hush 🤣🤣
Zia Roulston 🤠
Nah… it will last 30min.. and itll be summer again..
Jessica Thurman Billy Thurman Tyler Broocks
Ok!
Texas weather is awful.
Rob Appleman it certainly keeps us busy at times.
Rob Appleman not any worse than any other state
Rob Appleman especially that summer heat
Will killeen area really get ice/snow
Nooo!
45° 🥶 and windy
Dislike 👎🏻 cold wind 😂
yep is already super cold and windy my dog went outside super fast and ran back in quick
Cynthia Moarz ours too!
Pamela Merriam she ran so fast back to her bed with her stuffy 😂
Cynthia Moarz Mine wanted to extend the half hour 7 AM walk . (Not even “cold weather breed” ) 😅
Pamela Merriam I got 2 dobbies and same thing 🤣
Krystian Bryniarski i had to pick mine up and take her out or else b”tch peeing in my house and not happening 🤣🤣🙅🏻♀️
This is all about being prepared. I’m ready and excited. Last summer was brutal! I miss 4 seasons!
Melissa Lujan-Cardwell exactly!
Welp, have to say I’m not looking forward to a slicker-than-snot situation but thanks for the heads up!
It’s here already
no. Just no.
That’s good training weather!
Let’s avoid a dangerous pile up from icy roads 🙏
Y’all stay safe and warm as possible♥️
Cody Schoonover
Kaleb Hazard you still gonna have to work Monday
To the guy that posted the video saying it’s going to be -30F in DFW, look at that chart, a little closer, it’s going to be a -30° difference from normal. Unbelievable how many people believe this less than accurate BS.
Wow I didn’t know says nobody since every post from every source talks about it lol
Is Texas going to shut down again LoL 😹
Just love your warning for the roads 🤣👌
Can’t wait for summer.
If the wind would calm down. That would be nice
Temp is 27° with wind chill is 12° rn northwest of Graham,TX 8:06 am Friday January 12th. Pretty cold already
Sunday single digit wind chill and Monday – wind chill
Thank all of you for keeping us informed!
We still have tomorrows weather to enjoy before it hits.
Even its cold and windy today hopefully people are still able to get things done.
I’ll pass.🥴🫣
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Thank you for the update ☺️
Downloaded the app. Great job. Lots of information on one screen.
Beefer McBeefer
Marta Harris please be prepared. Please. <3 <3 <3
We don’t want it
Joanne Romo
Bringing in all the plants for 3 days I see. So glad it’s not Feb 2021. Sorry doom and gloomers. lol
Roxane Michalik Paiz🤦♂️😱
Enrique Guzman Viki Bibian Melendez I quit!!! I’m moving further down..maybe even into Mexico lol
Eve Briz Zuela hahahaha take me with you!
Viki Bibian Melendez let’s gooo!!
Eve Briz Zuela let me know when the caravan is ready to go. We gonna flood the boarder but going back !!
Johnny J. Aleman ya rugiste JJ! Y no nos salgas con que andas por otro estado…when we leave we leave!! Lol….
Ha I thought our house was going to blow away last night
Polar Vortex, Artic Mass, Blinding Blizzard forecast descriptions don’t scare me like the Slippery Than Snot forecast. The Slippery Than Snot forecast means things are fixin’ to get real.
Stay warm, stay safe.🥶
Have a nice vacation Ted Cruz!
Stock show weather, never fails.
Thank you, good morning from Denton/Corinth at 30 degrees and brisk winds 🥶🌬️🤗❤️🐶☕️☕️🇺🇸
Oh David I love how you describe things keep it up!!
Oh no
Haha your doggie assistant is saying that’s a wrap. Time for snacks. Thank you for the update on frigid weather. 😳🥶🤗I have people in Amarillo, Plano, Caldwell and Hutto. We will all be freezing.
Only in Texas would the weather be predicted as ” slicker-than-snot” and I LOVE IT!!
I love watching you tell it how it is
Muh gawd
Ashley Bonilla
Don’t forget to help the stray animals. 🐾🐾
Let’s hope our grid holds up, and we don’t have rolling blackouts or worse! Stay warm!🙂
Kinda wish I could “wipe” that visual outta my mind😄😅😄
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Keeps getting warmer for my area.
Love the “colder than an angry mother in law” for Tuesday 🤣🤣🤣
Stay safe Texas
Brrrrrr!
Power grid better not fail or it’s time for a politician purging!
Be very very wise in your cold snap my family!! Ice is not the time to be driving or trying to walk!! Ice WINS every time!! Stay home STAY WARM! STAY SAFE…❤️Momma❣️❣️❣️❣️
I just want to be barefoot walking through wildflowers like the old hippie
I am!! How long I gotta wait David?
https://facebook.com/groups/1629168634156064/
Sure is ppl, be safe stay warm
Sally Cavazos https://wa.link/epvs3i
I left NY to get out of that mess…lol At least it only lasts a few days in TX
Krystal Williams
Nice to know. I do have a question or query or such. My son and DDIL moved from Round Rock to Delaware. I’m driving him batty asking about storms as I haven’t mentally imaged Delaware in my brain. Do they, Delaware, have a storm group that I can follow?
I hear the snow and ice won’t be coming to DFW after all
Emily Segura
Happens every year
For people that bang on their chest about being a badass Texan yall sure are pansies. It’s only gonna be 20 for God sake. Quit raiding the grocery stores like the world is ending. It’s only supposed to last 3 days. Keep your heat on and dress warm. Hell that is a warm day in Chicago in the winter. Smdh.
Oh no !!
Not slicker than snot, that’s bad…really bad 😞
Colder than a rejection letter from a penpal!
call him what you want, but as long as he is here telling us what the weather is going to be like I am happy to follow his page, Thank you David for taking the time to do this
Bring it, these personal summers year ‘round need some cooling off
See y’all on the other side! 🥶
Today is Monday