Pleasant weather in North Texas on Thursday before a long stretch of rain

North Texas is enjoying one more day of beautiful spring weather on Thursday with partly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the lower 80s. But Thursday will also be the final day without rain in North Texas for the next week.

Isolated storm chances return to the forecast on Friday and Saturday, with a slight threat of severe weather on Saturday for the western part of the region.

After a mild start to Friday, we will see cloudy skies and warm conditions. There will be a few showers and storms in the area. Highs will climb into the low-80's.  

Any outdoor plans will need to be on Saturday, although it will be cloudy and muggy, as Sunday will be a much wetter day. Sunday is a First Alert Weather Day due to disruptive rain and the threat of severe storms. A round of rain will arrive in the morning and another round later in the day, with the potential for strong to severe storms. Strong  winds, damaging hail and flooding rainfall will be possible.

The weather will stay active into next week, with more chances for severe storms from Monday through Wednesday. The driest day of the three looks to be on Monday, with better storm chances on Tuesday and Wednesday as a cold front approaches. Humidity will also increase.

Rain chances look to stay in the forecast all the way into next weekend.