It is the day after Christmas, and it almost feels like summer.
A jogger ran in a T-shirt on Spring Valley Road in Richardson as record temperatures warmed North Texas, and groups of people walked in and out of a local coffee shop in summer clothing – T-shirts, shorts, and baseball hats.
Not a sweater in sight as the sun beat down on half-empty streets near Brick Row.
After an unseasonably warm Christmas Day that fell short of a record, Dallas had hit 85 degrees by 1 p.m. Friday, breaking the old record of 83. It was 83 at Love Field at 1 p.m.
D-FW Weather Wise
The warm weather will continue for a while longer, with overnight temperatures expected to reach a low near 63 degrees, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office and highs again in the 80s on Saturday.
The coming week is expected to bring a cold front to the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Temperatures Monday are expected to reach only 46 on the high end before dropping to around 28 degrees at night. It is expected to be a windy day with gusts as high as 30 mph.
The weather is expected to slightly warm up on New Year’s Day with daytime temperatures topping out in the low 60s, the weather service’s forecast said.