❄️ Winter storm updates for Fort Worth, road conditions, closings & other breaking weather news: Read Monday’s latest here.
Some of the snow and ice on North Texas roads will melt Monday thanks to mostly sunny skies, lighter winds and relatively warmer temperatures, but don’t expect to have an easy commute if you have to go out.
As the day progresses, temperatures will likely stay below freezing but could reach into the low 30s. We’ll see some melting, especially on major roads and highways.
But whatever melts will refreeze Monday night into Tuesday morning when the temperature dips down to about 10 degrees in Fort Worth. We’ll be dealing on Tuesday morning with black ice — a thin, almost invisible layer of ice that looks like the road is just wet (until you hit it and start sliding).
Between 7 a.m. on Saturday and 7 a.m. on Monday, there were 114 vehicle wrecks to which Fort Worth Police Department responded.
People considering driving can check in real-time Texas roads and highways to see whether they are covered by ice or snow.
Texas Department of Transportation crews are working Monday to clear the major interstates in the Fort Worth area, a spokesperson said.
TxDOT is telling drivers if they have to travel, “don’t crowd our plows.” Motorists are asked to please observe the following traffic guidelines:
Do not cut into the road crews’ formation while the convoy is working.
Help us as we work to keep everyone safe!
By Tuesday afternoon, we’ll warm up into the mid-30s to mid-40s with full sunshine, then dip back below freezing Tuesday night. That will be the pattern through the week, according to the National Weather Service forecast — thaw, freeze, thaw, freeze.
Come Friday, some weather models are showing another system moving into North Texas that could bring light snow. The weather service said Sunday that “models continue to flip-flop on this potential,” so we may get just cold rain on Friday.
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