After a hot start to the weekend, temperatures are expected to continue rising in North Texas, bringing a little bit of summer into spring.
Saturday is starting bright and sunny with temperatures expected to top out at 94 degrees with south wind gusts of 5 to 10 mph, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office.
Nighttime temperatures are forecast to bottom out near 67 degrees with wind gusts climbing as high as 20 mph.
On Friday, day temperatures reached a high of 89 degrees, 3 degrees short of a record-breaking 92 degrees in 2017, the weather service said.
D-FW Weather Wise
Sunday is expected to be consistently hot, , with day temperatures reaching as high as 95 degrees, according to the weather service’s forecast.
The coming week will bring warmer days to North Texas with day temperatures in the 80s and 90s.
The latest Dallas weather forecast from KXAS-TV (NBC5):
SATURDAY: Sunny and hot. High: 94. Record high is 100. Wind: SSW 10-15 mph.
SUNDAY: Sunny, hot and breezy. Low: 65. High: 95. Record high is 93. Wind: S 10-20 mph.
MONDAY: Cooler with sunshine and a few clouds. Low: 61. High: 81. Wind: NE 10-15 mph.
TUESDAY: Sun, clouds and warm. Low: 60. High: 85. Wind: SE 10-15 mph.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny, breezy and hot. Low: 62. High: 90. Wind: S 10-20 mph.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny, breezy and hot. Low: 64. High: 90. Wind: S 10-20 mph.