Forecast Discussion for Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas
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FXUS64 KFWD 051109
AFDFWD
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
609 AM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Temperatures will remain near or slightly above normal this week
into the weekend.
- Chances for rain Friday afternoon and evening continue to
decrease and are now less than 10%.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Thursday)
Issued at 1159 PM CDT Tue Aug 4 2026
High pressure and dry conditions will continue across North and
Central Texas. Highs will be near to slightly above normal ranging
from the upper-90s to the lower-100s. Slightly cooler afternoon
temperatures are expected across Central Texas where humidity will
be higher. As such, heat indices across all of North and Central
Texas will range from 100-105. There is some signal for pockets of
heat indices ranging from 105-107 Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons. However there is not enough confidence in location
nor enough areal extent in this signal to warrant the issuance of
a Heat Advisory at this time.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Thursday night through next Tuesday)
Issued at 1159 PM CDT Tue Aug 4 2026
No change in weather pattern is expected through the long term
portion of this forecast period. High pressure will continue to
dominate across the region bringing continued sun and heat. The
upper-level ridge currently over the southern Rockies/Four Corners
region will retrograde westward into the Great Basin by this
weekend allowing for very weak height falls across the area. This
may result in temperatures 1-3 degrees cooler this weekend (closer
to normal for this time of year with highs in the upper-90s).
Furthermore, rain chances across model guidance continue to
decrease with a weakening trend in the cold front that will stall
to our north. Depending on convective evolution in OK/KS Thursday
and Thursday night, there is a very low chance that a remnant MCV
(or some sort of low-amplitude upper-level perturbation) may
approach the area from the north providing sufficient forcing
along with very weak height falls and ample boundary layer
moisture for a stray shower or thunderstorm Friday
afternoon/evening. Confidence in this scenario remains low so will
keep precipitation chances less than 10%.
&&
.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 608 AM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026
VFR conditions and south flow (160-200) at 7-12 knots is expected
to prevail at all TAF sites for the duration of this forecast
period.
&&
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Dallas-Ft. Worth 102 81 100 79 / 0 0 0 0
Waco 100 77 98 77 / 0 0 0 0
Paris 97 77 98 76 / 0 0 0 0
Denton 102 79 101 77 / 0 0 0 0
McKinney 102 78 98 76 / 0 0 0 0
Dallas 102 82 101 81 / 0 0 0 0
Terrell 101 77 100 75 / 0 0 0 0
Corsicana 99 77 99 77 / 0 0 0 0
Temple 98 75 98 74 / 0 0 0 0
Mineral Wells 99 75 100 74 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
$$
SHORT TERM...Darrah
LONG TERM....Darrah
AVIATION...Darrah
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