Dallas Weather: Heavy rain and thunderstorms to impression Easter weekend journey

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DALLAS – Showers and thunderstorms will linger within the Metroplex by way of the weekend. North Texans ought to put together for a wet commute, as circumstances should not anticipated to clear till Thursday afternoon… solely to make means for extra rain Friday.

Thursday Forecast

After a stormy begin to the day, anticipate partly sunny skies and solely an remoted pop-up storm this afternoon. Highs will attain the low 80s. While showers ought to exit the realm by late morning, use warning on the roads as surfaces stay moist.

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Easter Weekend Forecast

Widespread showers and thunderstorms return Friday afternoon and proceed by way of Saturday. While Friday will begin quiet and delicate, scattered afternoon storms will develop into extra widespread by night.

Some storms could also be sturdy to extreme, with damaging winds being the first concern.

On Saturday morning, a chilly entrance will transfer by way of the area, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms. While the extreme climate menace is low, the chance of flooding will enhance. North Texas will dry out and funky off behind the entrance by Saturday afternoon.

Total rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is anticipated throughout the realm, although remoted places may see totals between 3 and three.5 inches.

Easter Sunday can be cooler and nice, with partly cloudy skies and temperatures within the higher 60s and low 70s. This dry stretch is anticipated to final properly into subsequent week.

DFW Records Warmest March on Record

March 2026 is formally the warmest March in Dallas-Fort Worth historical past, in keeping with the FOX 4 climate workforce. The common temperature for the month was 67.6 levels, a determine calculated by averaging every day’s excessive and low temperatures.

Two record-breaking days helped push the month into the document books. On March 15, the area noticed a document excessive of 87 levels, adopted by March 22, when temperatures peaked at 95 levels. The mercury stayed at 80 levels the next day, although it didn’t set a day by day document.