Forecast Discussion for Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas
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FXUS64 KFWD 220634
AFDFWD
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1234 AM CST Mon Dec 22 2025
...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Above-average and near-record warm temperatures return today
and continue through the rest of the week, including Christmas
Eve and Christmas Day.
- Cooler temperatures return Saturday night into Sunday
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.SHORT TERM...
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 1208 AM CST Mon Dec 22 2025
Yesterday`s cooler weather will be distant memory as we begin a
warming trend today, continuing through the rest of the week.
Thanks to an area of low pressure deepening across the Central
Plains, winds will be out of the south throughout the day. At
times, the winds will be breezy with gusts between 20 to 25 mph.
Plenty of moisture will be in place through the morning, leading
to cloudy skies. As we progress into the afternoon, drier air will
filter in from the west and mostly sunny skies will prevail. This
afternoon, temperatures will climb into the 70s areawide. The
warmer temperatures can also be expected tonight with lows in the
upper 50s to mid 60s across the region.
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.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday through Sunday)
Issued at 1208 AM CST Mon Dec 22 2025
Mid and upper level ridging will continue building on Tuesday,
delivering even warmer temperatures to the region. With the depth
of the warm air extending across the entire vertical profile of
the atmosphere, surface temperatures will remain well above
average through this entire week.
What will this warmth mean for your Christmas Eve or Christmas
day festivities? You`ll be able to enjoy spending time outdoors!
Kids will be riding their new bicycles and scooters in t-shirts
and shorts without having to worry about them being cold! How
warm will it actually be? Christmas Day will be slightly warmer
than Christmas Eve with temperatures west of I-35 in the lower to
mid 80s. Along and east of I-35, expect highs to be in the mid to
upper 70s. Compared to record temperatures (record is 82F), the
odds lean toward below-record highs at both DFW and Waco. Latest
trends indicate the odds of a record-hot Christmas day are below
30%.
The warm temperatures will only get warmer as we head into Friday
as it`s is shaping up to be the warmest day of the week. Highs
across much of North and Central Texas will be in the lower to mid
80s. The record at DFW is 83 degrees while Waco`s record is 84
degrees. Forecast high temperatures are a degree or two shy of
tying the record, however, the presence of a psudo-dryline in the
vicinity of the I-35 corridor in North Texas may lead to warmer
temperatures than currently forecast. We`ll continue to monitor
the position of the dry airmass as locations on the dry side of
the front will more readily warm up in comparison to the moist
side.
Heading into the weekend, models begin to diverge on whether a
cold front will slide southward late in the weekend or if we`ll
continue to be influenced by the ongoing warm regime. The passing
of a cold front would bring low rain chances along the leading
edge of the front, especially east of the I-35 corridor. We`ll
continue to monitor this potential pattern change as we continue
through the week.
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.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1208 AM CST Mon Dec 22 2025
Low clouds continue to impact all TAF sites across North and
Central Texas. MVFR is in place across the region as gentle
moisture-rich upglide continues to generates low clouds. Through
the early morning hours, expect a return of additional low-level
moisture, leading to a period of IFR between 10z and 14z. Heading
into the afternoon hours, a break in the low-level moisture will
improve flying conditions as VFR returns to the region, however,
another surge of moisture is expected to impact all TAF sites
just beyond this TAF cycle.
The ongoing easterly winds will become southerly by this
afternoon, remaining between 10-15 kts with a few gusts closer to
20 kts.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Dallas-Ft. Worth 73 62 79 62 / 0 0 0 0
Waco 74 64 78 62 / 0 0 0 0
Paris 70 60 75 60 / 0 0 0 0
Denton 73 57 79 58 / 0 0 0 0
McKinney 72 61 77 60 / 0 0 0 0
Dallas 74 63 79 62 / 0 0 0 0
Terrell 74 62 78 60 / 0 0 0 0
Corsicana 76 65 79 63 / 0 0 0 0
Temple 75 62 79 60 / 0 0 0 0
Mineral Wells 78 57 82 58 / 0 0 0 0
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.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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SHORT TERM...Hernandez
LONG TERM....Hernandez
AVIATION...Hernandez
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