The past six weeks have brought remarkably warm weather across the Lone Star State — far warmer than it should be for this time of the year. Since the start of February, San Antonio has recorded an average daily high temperature of 78.3 degrees, which is 9 degrees warmer than average and is the warmest ever in the Alamo City during that time frame.
It’s been a similar story statewide. Cities such as Dallas, Austin and Houston have all been between 8 and 12 degrees above average since Feb. 1 — also the warmest ever in each city for that period.
But now, after what has felt like an early start to spring, Mother Nature is about to flip the switch back to winter. Weather models are in good agreement that a strong cold front will crash through Texas Sunday afternoon and evening, delivering high winds and sending temps plummeting across the state…