{"id":73120,"date":"2025-12-02T18:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/73120\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T18:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:01:10","slug":"north-texas-winter-weather-outlook-2025-2026-will-it-snow-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/73120\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas Winter Weather Outlook 2025-2026: Will it snow in Dallas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/F5859D829993D977252020840FBA73E7.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Weather: 2025 winter weather outlook\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">DALLAS &#8211; Dec. 1 is the start of meteorological winter. So, what will winter look like in North Texas this year?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">Here\u2019s what FOX 4 Weather Chief Meteorologist Dan Henry had to say.<\/p>\n<p> La Ni\u00f1a Pattern  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/winter-weather-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-3646484b=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">The outlook for winter this year is kind of murky unless you&#8217;re in the far northern tier of the country, Florida, or the desert southwest.<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">A lot of this long-range prediction is heavily weighted on the current La Ni\u00f1a, which is weak this year. So, it doesn\u2019t provide a very strong signal on whether temperatures will be above or below average.<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">If it were a stronger La Ni\u00f1a, we\u2019d see a stronger signal on the long-range outlook. But considering it\u2019s weak, it indicates only about a 30-40% chance of above-average temperatures across the southern part of the country.<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">This La Ni\u00f1a may also flip to more neutral conditions or normal Pacific Ocean water temperatures by mid-winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Will it snow in Dallas this year? <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/winter-weather-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-3646484b=\"\">Local perspective:<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">What I tell people who ask me about the upcoming winter in North Texas is this: It is almost always &#8220;Jekyll and Hyde.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">We vary wildly from week to week at times, as long stretches of mild, dry weather are interrupted by significant Arctic air intrusions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">Keep in mind, too, that conditions have to come together perfectly for our area to see snow. What usually happens is that we develop a warm layer aloft that puts us in the dreaded &#8220;wintry mix&#8221; category.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/snow-2011-e1764697528105.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">I suspect that, based on at least a weak La Ni\u00f1a for the first half of winter, we will lean toward the drier-than-normal side. Temps will continue to fluctuate significantly as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">The one wild card is the Polar Vortex, which has shown signs of instability. That tends to favor Arctic blasts making their way into the Lower 48 as lobes of very cold air break off and head southward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-3646484b=\"\">We&#8217;ll continue to keep you updated!<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: FOX 4 Weather Meteorologist Dan Henry used maps from NOAA, NWS, and other weather sources to gather information for this story.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/weather\/winter-weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-3646484b=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-3646484b=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/dallas-county\/dallas\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-3646484b=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/tarrant-county\/fort-worth\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-3646484b=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Worth<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DALLAS &#8211; Dec. 1 is the start of meteorological winter. 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