Areas of light rain or snow will be possible across North Texas through the afternoon hours. Locations north of an Eastland to dfw to Gainesville line will have the best chances of seeing snow this afternoon as snow showers move in from the west. Elsewhere across North Texas...areas of light rain or sprinkles will continue. Additional accumulations will be light...generally less than a few hundredths of an inch. Behind the cold front...northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph will occur.
Forecast for Dallas
Updated: 3:13 PM CDT on March 20, 2010
Wind Advisory in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening...
Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 7 am CDT Sunday...
Tonight
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Breezy. Very light snow accumulations possible on grass and elevated surfaces. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Wind chill readings as low as 19 to 24.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Breezy. Total snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 6 PM this evening to 7 am CDT Sunday...
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow remains in effect from 6 PM this evening to 7 am CDT Sunday.
A powerful upper level storm system will move across the region and bring snow to the metroplex tonight. Snowfall accumulations across the metroplex are expected to remain below an inch... but higher amounts are forecast north and east. In addition to the snow... strong winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph are likely today and tonight... which may result in periods of blowing snow and reduced visibilities.
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of winter precipitation may cause travel difficulties. While Road surfaces will likely be too warm to collect snowfall... visibilities may be reduced to less than 1/2 mile at times. Use caution if traveling.
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 11:52 AM CDT on March 20, 2010
... Wind Advisory now in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening...
The Wind Advisory is now in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening.
Strong north and northwest winds at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph can be expected this afternoon through mid evening. The strong northwest winds are likely to persist overnight and strengthen again on Sunday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans... lawn furniture... and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:41 PM CDT on March 20, 2010
... Cisco NOAA all hazards weather radio back on the air...
The Cisco NOAA all hazards weather radio... wng-636 operating at a frequency of 162.500 megahertz is back on the air. We apologize for any inconvenience the outage may have caused.
