Pleasant temperatures continue in North Texas before winter's return
After a dreary start to the day, the sun has been able to peak through for a lot of the area and temperatures have warmed into the 70s for most. Overnight we'll see some clouds and patchy morning fog possible but we're not expecting the dense fog we saw earlier Wednesday.
Thursday will be another tricky day with the temperature forecast. A front will work its way through part of North Texas before stalling out, and it will be the difference maker between temperatures in the upper 60s versus temperatures near 80°.
This front will stall overnight into Friday morning, and the difference in temperature will be even more stark Friday morning. Some spots will be near 50° to start the day, while some spots will be closer to 70°.
We do expect this front to lift north during the day Friday, and that should allow things to warm up quickly into Friday afternoon.
This will lead to likely record-breaking heat by Saturday. The current record for Saturday, Feb. 8 is 85° - set back in 1962. We're forecasting a high of 87°. And it's short-lived…winter returns by Sunday.
Sunday's front sets us up for a cold, cloudy, rainy week next week. Rain coverage picks up Sunday night and continues through at least midweek.
