Expires:No;;874029 FXUS64 KFWD 061756 AFDFWD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1256 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025 ...New Short Term, Long Term, Aviation... .KEY MESSAGES... - It will be cloudy and cold the rest of Sunday afternoon. Temperatures will dip near freezing Sunday night. - This work week will be sunny and dry, with afternoon highs warming into the 70s and 80s. && .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Today through Monday Night/ As our weekend storm system continues to move further east into the Tennessee and Ohio River Valleys, widespread cloud cover, cold temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s, and gusty northerly winds up to 30 mph will continue through the afternoon hours. This evening, winds will weaken and cloud cover will begin to scatter out so that skies will be clear by tonight with light north/northwesterly winds at around 5 mph. This will set the stage for effective radiative cooling across the region tonight, with lows in the 30s. Areas across north-central Texas will dip near to below freezing, primarily along and west of US-281. Even for locations that remain above freezing, temperatures should still drop into the mid-30s. This will support frost development late tonight into early Monday morning. With high pressure building into the region and dry air funneling in from the central Plains, clear skies and light northwesterly winds will allow temperatures to warm considerably Monday afternoon, with highs in the 60s expected. Darrah && .LONG TERM... /NEW/ /Tuesday through Saturday/ Upper-level ridging and coincident surface high pressure is expected to dominate the southern CONUS through this upcoming work week into next weekend. As such, each day should be sunny with highs warming into the 80s by mid week. A glancing blow by a cold front may bring a brief period of cooler temperatures Friday into Saturday morning. Friday afternoon highs may be as low as the lower 70s across northeast Texas, with region-wide lows Friday night dipping down into the low 50s and upper 40s. No rain is expected with this front, as forcing for ascent should remain well to the north and east of the area. Darrah && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /18Z Sunday through 00Z Tuesday/ MVFR cigs will slowly lift and scatter out by 01Z. Northerly winds at around 15 knots this afternoon will gradually weaken between 00Z and 03Z to around 5 knots. Isolated gusts to 25 knots will be possible, but frequency of these gusts appear too low to include in TAFs at this time. Darrah && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 52 38 65 45 73 / 10 0 0 0 0 Waco 53 35 65 40 72 / 0 0 0 0 0 Paris 49 36 63 40 69 / 10 0 0 0 0 Denton 50 32 65 38 72 / 10 0 0 0 0 McKinney 49 35 63 40 70 / 10 0 0 0 0 Dallas 52 39 67 44 73 / 10 0 0 0 0 Terrell 51 36 63 40 71 / 10 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 53 37 65 42 72 / 5 0 0 0 0 Temple 55 36 67 40 74 / 0 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 54 33 67 39 76 / 10 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Freeze Watch from late tonight through Monday morning for TXZ091- 092-100>102-115>117-129>131-141>143-156. && $$