By Scott Padgett, Lauren Bostwick
Updated on: March 28, 2025 / 7:28 AM CDT / CBS Texas
A First Alert Weather Day is in place for Friday due to widespread rounds of rain in the forecast, along with some embedded thunderstorms.
The morning commute Friday will be a wet one, with scattered showers and slick roads. Make sure the kids grab umbrellas before heading to school.
As of 4:30 a.m., storms weren’t severe but visibility was down to two miles due to the rain. The heaviest rain fell in Collin, Rockwall and Kaufman counties.
Throughout the day Friday, storms in the Hill Country will move south to north with pockets of heavy rain. Severe storms aren’t expected.
By Friday evening, rain will be east of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The high temperature will reach 68 degrees but this weekend will be active, with temperatures in the mid-80s.
Temperatures will rebound and there will be enough moisture to promote strong thunderstorms to develop late Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
Severe weather possible in North Texas this weekend
A dryline setup will lead to the chance of a few isolated strong to severe storm cells late Saturday evening. There is a capping inversion, so the threat is conditional as of now.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a marginal risk for an isolated of large hail and gusty winds on Saturday. The threat includes the DFW Metroplex.
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A First Alert Weather Day was issued for Sunday due to the risk of severe storms.
A cold front will swing across North Texas and collide with enough moisture and instability, leading to a scattered threat of severe storms.
Timing as of Friday morning is looking to start after the lunchtime hours and continue to move to the east in the evening. Damaging winds and hail will be the primary concern, but an isolated tornado will also be possible.
The largest threats will be damaging winds and some large hail.
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A cold front will move through on Sunday, dropping high temperatures to the low 70s for Monday. Highs return to the 80s on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
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