Forecasts vary wildly across different outlets as the weekend approaches and the next workweek begins. But there’s one common thread among them all: A cold front barreling toward Texas means next week will be significantly cooler and gloomier as clouds roll across the Lone Star State at the tail end of the weekend.
Both The Weather Channel and the National Weather Service show a drastic drop in temperatures just as folks clock in on Monday. When this burst of northern air reaches the Texas Panhandle – from Dalhart to Amarillo – afternoon temperatures are slated to dip from the mid-90s this week to the mid-70s by Monday or Tuesday (depending on which forecaster you ask).
But this cooldown comes with a downside.
“Latest guidance shows the potential for more robust disturbances moving through the plains aiding lift to increase probabilities of seeing thunderstorm potential,” the National Weather Service Amarillo office warns.
Both the federal agency and The Weather Channel show storm odds quickly rising at the same time. The latter says there’s a lingering thunderstorm chance through next week, hovering between 25% and nearly 50% through the next weekend.
It’s a similar story across the state. After several days in the 90s, North Texas cities, including the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, should see a decent dip in temperatures by Monday or Tuesday. But storm chances continue to plague Texas’ biggest cities.
“There should be at least a low-end chance of severe weather given the pattern and time of year,” the NWS Dallas-Fort Worth office predicts, noting storm chances creep in later this weekend before spiking. “Warm weather will otherwise continue until our next cold front, which will accompany the late weekend/early next week system.”
While the forecast from the NWS doesn’t go out far enough to show the impacts of this cold front next week, The Weather Channel shows North Texas temps plummeting. Afternoon highs are slated to dip from the 90s this week and weekend into the upper 70s by early next week – a roughly 15 degree dip.
They also forecast a particularly rainy week or two for the area, predicting anywhere from a 40% to 70% chance of thunderstorms from Sunday to more than nine days after.
After a week with highs sarong into the mid-90s in South Central Texas, cloudy skies and rainy weather are expected to cool things down slightly. A whopping 10-degree dip in highs is expected between Saturday and Tuesday, as this burst of cool air just barely touches San Antonio.