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Oncor is developing new ways to keep its customers better informed. Whether its storm emergencies, power outages, or daily forecasts; Mr. Brad Barton is part of this new effort. As WBAP’s Chief Meteorologist, Mr. Barton has been reporting Texas weather for more than 30 years. He will share his insight to help customers understand how daily temperature trends impact electric usage and monthly bills. And during severe weather, he knows there’s no such thing as “too much weather and safety related information.”

Friday Jan 27 Weekend Forecast Update

Dry, breezy and mild with a warming trend after tonight’s brief cold front. 

Today, Sunny, Breezy, 67/37
Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, 53/31
Sunday, Sunny, 60/40
Monday, Sunny, Breezy, 63/50
Tuesday, Mostly Sunny, Windy, 69

Thursday Jan 26 Forecast Update

DFW set a new daily rainfall record for January 25;  3.54″ 
Storm total rainfall from Tuesday night through Thursday morning is roughly 4.5 inches. 

Today, Cloudy, Breezy, Rain ending, 59/37
Friday, Sunny, Breezy, 65/36
Saturday, PtCldy, Breezy, 55/31
Sunday, Sunny, 60/40
Monday, PtCldy, Breezy, 64

Wednesday Jan 25 Forecast Update

Flash Flood Watch through Noon Wednesday. 

Today, HEAVY RAIN, STRONG STORMS, STREET FLOODING AND ROUTINE ISOLATED LIGHTNING-INDUCED POWER OUTAGES. 
Rain begins to ease off this afternoon.  52/43
Thursday, Cloudy, Windy, Light rain ending, 55/35
Friday, Sunny, 60/40
Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, 53/33
Sunday, Sunny, 57

Special Weather Update Tuesday Jan 24

Scattered heavy rains and strong thunderstorms will pass through DFW from south to north between Tuesday evening and Wednesday midday.

Expect 1-2″ of rain, brief gusty winds, small hail and lightning-produced power outages.

Tuesday Jan 24 Forecast Update

Significant rains are coming tonight through Wednesday night.  1-3″ possible. 

Today, Cloudy, Breezy, Storms late, 62/50
Wednesday, Rain, Wind, 55/40
Thursday, Cloudy, Breezy, 51/38
Friday, Clearing, 60/40
Saturday, Sunny, Windy, 53

Monday Jan 23 Forecast Update

Gusty, dusty west winds finally died down late Sunday night.   DFW recorded a wind gust to 48 mph Sunday. 
Forecast highlights include a promising chance of rain this week from a slow-moving storm system. 

Today, Sunny, 64/40
Tuesday, Cloudy, Breezy, Storms late, 60/46
Wednesday, Rain, Storms, 55/43
Thursday, Cloudy, 52/38
Friday, Sunny, 60

Sunday Jan 22 Special Weather Update

An intense storm system spinning a powerful vortex through the midwest today will create very windy conditions across North Texas.  Even worse, West Texas is under a critical fire alert and wind warning.  Persistent drought conditions aggravated by two weeks of virtually no rain near or west of I-35 will make today very difficult for those driving trucks and rv’s, power-line crews dealing with wind-damage to poles and lines and dozens of volunteer fire departments between the Panhandle and I-10..and between the New Mexico Border and I-35.  Please observe all common sense cautions considering the wind and fire hazards we are facing today.

Today, PtCldy, Dusty, Unseasonably Warm, 75/40 Winds gusting 30-45 mph.
Monday, Clearing, 65/45
Tuesday, Cloudy, Showers possible late, 65/45
Wednesday, Rainy, 53/44
Thursday, Showers Possible, 57

Friday Jan 20 Weekend Forecast Update

Patchy dense fog will slow Friday morning traffic across North Texas, but the overall trend is for dry air and progressive cold and warm fronts to cross the area through the weekend into early next week. 

Today, Fog early, Clearing, Breezy, 75/33
Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, 58/40
Sunday, Sunny, Breezy, 73/40
Monday, Sunny, 65/47
Tuesday, PtCldy, Breezy, 67

Thursday Jan 19 Forecast Update

Increasingly dry air and gusty winds from a progression of cold fronts and warm fronts will increase fire danger across North Texas over the next several days.  The next chance of rain is not likely until Wednesday. 

Today, Sunny, 68/48
Friday, Sunny, Windy, 76/40
Saturday, Mostly Sunny, Breezy, 53/43
Sunday, Sunny, Breezy, 70/42
Monday, PtCldy, 60

Wednesday Jan 18 Forecast Update

Temperatures and winds will be changing on a nearly daily-basis through the weekend, but rain appears out of the picture until sometime next week. 

Today, Sunny, 55/42
Thursday, Sunny, 66/46
Friday, Sunny, Windy, 76/40
Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, 56/43
Sunday, PtCldy, Windy, 68

Tuesday Jan 17 Forecast Update

Strong but dry Canadian front blowing through North Texas with blustery north winds of 20-30 mph, dropping wind chills into the 30′s this afternoon.  Lack of rain over the last 10 days will mean considerable fire danger with the gusty winds.    
Actual high at midnight was 64.  Temperatures falling through the 50′s into the 40′s late in the day. 

Today, Clearing, Windy, 40′s/27
Wednesday, Sunny, 55/38
Thursday, Sunny, 65/48
Friday, Sunny, Breezy, 72/40
Saturday, Sunny, Windy, 62

Monday Jan 16 Forecast Update

Strong south winds will produce a windy, warm and humid day across North Texas. 
Strong north winds will bring a new cold front into the area by midday Tuesday. 
The rest of the week looks dry.  Next week looks wet and possibly stormy. 

Today, Cloudy, Windy, Humid, 73/50
Tuesday, Clearing, 57/30
Wednesday, Sunny, 53/36
Thursday, Sunny, 65/50
Friday, PtCldy, Windy, 75

Friday Jan 13 Weekend Forecast Update

Mild and dry weather will be the rule across North Texas through the weekend and beyond. 

Today, Sunny, 55/32
Saturday, Sunny, 62/42
Sunday, PtCldy, Windy, 67/56
Monday, Cloudy, Windy, Rain mainly east, 70/40
Tuesday, Sunny, Windy, 50

Thursday Jan 12 Forecast Update

Cold windy conditions will be the rule across North Texas most of the day. 
As winds die off tonight, expect a hard freeze with Friday morning temperatures in the low to mid 20′s. 

Today, Sunny, Windy, 47/25
Friday, Mostly Sunny, 53/33
Saturday, Mostly Sunny, 63/40
Sunday, PtCldy, Breezy, 65/50
Monday, Cloudy, Damp, 69

Wednesday Jan 12 Forecast Update

After an average 2″ of rain, North Texas will enjoy sunshine today. 
A Canadian cold front blows through on gusty north winds tonight. 
For now, the weather looks dry through the weekend. 

Today, Sunny, 65/30
Thursday, PtCldy, Windy, 47/27
Friday, Sunny, 55/33
Saturday, Sunny, 58/38
Sunday, Sunny, 65

Tuesday Jan 10 Forecast Update

Rain and thunderstorms are ending from southwest to northeast this morning after dropping 1.5″ to 3″ of rain across much of North Texas. 
The next several days will be dry. 

Today, Rain ending, Cloudy, Breezy, 50/36
Wednesday, Clearing, 65/32
Thursday, Sunny, Windy, 45/25
Friday, Sunny, 53/33
Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, 57

Monday Jan 9 Forecast Update

Conditions will be raw in North Texas with rainy, windy, cold weather through Tuesday.  West of Abilene between I-20 and I-10, heavy snows are expected along both sides of the Texas/New Mexico border. 

Today, Rainy, Windy, 45/40
Tuesday, Rain ending, Breezy, 43/36
Wednesday, Clearing, 56/37
Thursday, Windy, 43/27
Friday, Sunny, 47

Friday Jan 6 Forecast Update

Mild and dry weather should last until Sunday night in North Texas. 
Expect rain first thing Monday morning. 

Today, Mostly Sunny, Breezy, 71/46
Saturday, Sunny, 62/43
Sunday, Cloudy, 60/45
Monday, Rainy, 50/40
Tuesday, Rainy, 50

Thursday Jan 5 Forecast Update

Dry mild weather will last through most of the weekend across North Texas, but Gulf moisture will begin a cloudy rainy trend in the weather from late Sunday through late Tuesday/Wednesday next week. 

Today, Sunny, 65/45
Friday, PtCldy, Breezy, 71/46
Saturday, Sunny, 60/60/41
Sunday, Cloudy, 61/45
Monday, Rain, 56

Wednesday Jan 4 Forecast Update

Agreeable weather will last through early next week across North Texas. 

Today, Sunny, Breezy, 60/36
Thursday, Sunny, 66/42
Friday, Sunny, Windy, 69/43
Saturday, Mostly Sunny, 60/40
Sunday, PtCldy, 56

Tuesday Jan 3 Forecast Update

Fire danger increases today with gusty south winds and low humidities. 
A new cold front breezes through North Texas tomorrow wit no rain and few clouds. 
The rest of the week looks uneventful.

Today, Sunny, Windy, 60/40
Wednesday, PtCldy, 60/35
Thursday, Sunny, 65/40
Friday, Sunny, ,Windy, 69/45
Saturday, Sunny, Windy, 60

Monday Jan 2 Forecast Update

Major weather systems will be active across the northern half of the country, but North Texas will enjoy mild, dry weather through the first week of 2012. 

Today, Sunny, 56/30
Tuesday, Sunny, 59/39
Wednesday, PtCldy, 60/36
Thursday, Sunny, 64/40
Friday, Sunny, Windy, 68

Thursday Dec 29 Forecast Update

Mild, dry weather will last through the end of the week and end of the year. 
The next change in our weather is a cold front coming through first thing New Year’s Day, probably around daybreak.  At this point, the front looks typically windy and cold, but dry. 

Today, Sunny, 65/42
Friday, Sunny, 67/43
Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, 48/42
Sunday, PtCldy, Windy, 58/32
Monday, Sunny, 49/27

Wednesday Dec 28 Forecast Update

Quiet weather for North Texas through Saturday.  Stronger cold front comes through early New Year’s Day. 

Today, PtCldy, 59/36
Thursday, Sunny, 64/44
Friday, Sunny, 65/45
Saturday, Sunny, 68/48
Sunday, Cloudy, Windy, 50′s early

Special Weather Update Saturday Dec 24: Snow chances

An upper-level storm system near El Paso today will spread lift and moisture across much of the state.  Conditions will be right for minor accumulating snows of 1″ generally west of Fort Worth.  The DFW Metro area could see a few flurries mixed in with light rain this afternoon through Christmas morning.  Christmas Day and Monday could have additional rains as the parent upper-level system tracks slowly across North Texas.  If you are traveling west of Wichita Falls or Abilene, prepare for winter weather.  In areas expecting snow today and tonight, the three-dimensional temperature forecast-profile favors rain mixed with snow grains and flakes, not ice.  If conditions change unexpectedly in the next 12-24 hours and freezing rain or ice become the dominant precipitation-types, we may have more than travel problems to contend with. 

Today, Light Rain, Mixed Precip, 44/34
Christmas Day, Light Rain, 48/37 
Monday, Rain ending, 48/40
Tuesday, Clearing, 55/40

Friday Dec 23 Forecast Update

Highlights:  Wind chill in the 30′s today. 
Snow flurries posisble in DFW late Christmas Eve as a weakening storm system currently in New Mexico moves east across Texas and Oklahoma tomorrow (Saturday). 

Today, Cloudy, Breezy, 45/31
Saturday, Light Rain/Flurries, 44/30
Christmas Day, Cloudy, 50/30
Monday, Sunny, 55/35
Tuesday, Sunny, 58

Thursday Dec 22 Forecast Update

Highlights:  Cold front arriving overnight. 
Accumulating snows possible north of Weatherford and west of Denton and Gainesville Saturday. 
DFW area will likely receive a mix of cold light rain and snow flurries Saturday. 

Today, Clearing, 60/36
Friday, Cloudy, Windy, 43/32
Saturday, Flurries, 44/32
Christmas Day, Clearing, 52/32
Monday, Sunny, 57

Wednesday Dec 21 Forecast Update

Forecast highlights:  Spotty showers tonight mainly southeast of DFW.
Strong cold front early Friday. 
Flurries possible mainly west of DFW Friday night/Saturday. 

Today, PtCldy, Showers late tonight, 55/43
Thursday, Sunny, 60/38
Friday, Cloudy, Windy, 44/30
Saturday, Cloudy, Sprinkles/Flurries, 45/30
Sunday, Christmas Day, Clearing, 50

Tuesday Dec 20 Forecast Update

Expect gusty winds and cooler temperatures through Wednesday. 
At this point, Christmas weekend looks colder but generall dry. 

Today, PtCldy, Windy, 53/30
Wednesday, Mostly Cloudy, Rain late, 52/42
Thursday, Clearing, 60/40
Friday, Cloudy, Windy, 45/30
Saturday, PtCldy, 47/30
Christmas Day, PtCldy, 50

Special Weather Update Mon 12-19 4:30 p.m.

Strong thunderstorms are passing through the DFW area this afternoon.  Some storms have brief heavy rains (2-3″/hr), gusty winds of 40-50 mph and small hail.  Additionally, lightning strikes will cause temporary power outages.

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