A strong cold front will sweep across Texas from Thursday, Oct. 15, into Friday, Oct. 16. It will end a stretch of near record October heat and drop temperatures by as much as 40 degrees in some places. The northern Panhandle could touch freezing Saturday morning. Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston are in line for their coolest air of the season.
The whiplash is the real story. Today, CBS Texas forecast feels like temperatures near 103 degrees in North Texas, and the San Antonio Express-News put heat index values between 99 and 102 degrees in San Antonio. Within about 72 hours, some of those same neighborhoods could wake up in the 40s and 50s.
When will the Texas cold front arrive?
The Panhandle gets it first. The National Weather Service office in Amarillo said the front would push in late Tuesday night or this morning, bringing clouds and rain. North Texas follows late Thursday, and CBS Texas reports the timing is speeding up. The front reaches the Hill Country late Thursday and the Interstate 35 corridor around San Antonio before dawn Friday, according to the Express-News. Houston feels it Friday.
Ahead of the front, isolated strong to severe storms could develop tonight, mainly north and west of the Dallas area, with damaging winds as the main threat. Scattered showers are possible again Thursday afternoon and overnight, mostly west of I-35.
How cold will it get in your city?
In the Panhandle, Amarillo forecasters say highs may stay in the 50s Friday. Their latest model guidance shows freezing temperatures across the northern counties Saturday morning, with mid to upper 30s elsewhere. Texas Storm Chasers projects Dalhart near 35 degrees, with frost possible…