The first cold front moved through North Texas Sunday night, and the second one arrived Tuesday evening, finally bringing a taste of fall to the area. Unfortunately, no rain will accompany the second front as the rain-free October continues.
Monday began with temperatures in the 60s. The first front will knock temperatures down into the low 80s for highs with a north wind at 10-15 mph.
This first front lifts back to the north on Tuesday and Dallas-Fort Worth gets what’s called “compressional heating” during the day ahead of the second front that arrives by evening. Afternoon highs will be back up near 90 degrees, 11 degrees above average for this time of the year. As the front arrives Tuesday evening, the wind will shift to the north. Wind will gust up to 25 mph and temperatures will tumble into the 50s by Wednesday morning.
Plenty of sunshine and breezy conditions will prevail on Wednesday. Afternoon highs will struggle to hit 70 degrees.
The wind will relax into Thursday morning allowing temperatures to fall anywhere between 38 and 52 degrees. The coolest temperatures will be northeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth area and toward the Red River.