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Even though we’ve sailed through Halloween and past Election Day, it’s still pretty warm in North Texas. But that is finally going to change in the coming days, even if only for a short while.
The good news is that the weekend will likely be a beauty before a chill makes things perhaps a bit less so. WFAA meteorologist Pete Delkus posted a 14-day forecast to his X account, writing, “Warm for a few days… then chilly for a few days… then back to warm! Our next rain chance won’t arrive until next weekend.”
Indeed, with highs in the low 80s on Saturday and Sunday, the weekend should be a great one. However, temperatures drop significantly on Sunday, with the high reaching only 59 degrees and the low dropping to a frigid 39, with Monday likely to have roughly the same high and low temperatures.
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The National Weather Service in Fort Worth predicts similarly to Delkus, with breezy conditions and highs in the 50s for the next few days, on Sunday and Monday. However, like Delkus, the NWS doesn’t see any rain in our future, not for at least another week.
To be fair, we’re creeping ever closer to that time of year when freezing temps will become a reality, as hard as that may be to believe. Last year, the first freeze Dallas experienced was on Dec. 6, for example. And lest we forget, the Old Farmer’s Almanac recently told us to expect freezing temps and wintry weather as soon as Thanksgiving.
Given that we’re not too far from extreme weather conditions, it’s a good idea for the Dallas City Council to finalize its plan for winter shelter. According to NBC 5, rather than using Fair Park to provide shelter for large numbers of people at once when weather conditions require it, the city is exploring the use of a “regional model,” consisting of several smaller shelters spread throughout the city.
Perhaps we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Temperatures in the high 30s are definitely not freezing, of course, but after another scorching summer and a fairly warm fall, any temperature requiring both long sleeves and long pants feels frigid to us.
