TEXAS — A long-awaited rain chance is shaping up across North Texas, with guidance pointing to a healthy storm complex arriving after 9 p.m. Friday night and continuing into Saturday, producing thunderstorms, gusty winds, lightning, and pockets of heavy rainfall across the Dallas–Fort Worth region and nearby areas.
Timing: Storms Build After 9 PM Friday, Continue Much of Saturday
The current timing window begins after 9 p.m. Friday, with stronger thunderstorms expected overnight. A second round of energy arrives Saturday alongside a cool front and wrap-around moisture, which is expected to keep rain chances going through most of Saturday.
The system is forecast to move out by midnight Saturday night, making this a roughly 24–30 hour stretch of off-and-on rainfall and storm chances for parts of the region.
Main Impact Zone: DFW and North Texas Under the Core Rain Signal
The precipitation map highlights a broad corridor of heavier totals centered over North Texas, including the DFW Metroplex, with the heaviest shading expanding north and northeast. The coverage suggests this is not a narrow storm track, but a larger rain shield capable of delivering meaningful totals across multiple counties.
This matches the “best rain chances all winter” theme described in the update, with the best overlap of moisture and lift focused across North Texas.
Rain Totals: 1–2 Inches Likely, Higher North and Northeast
Overall rainfall totals are expected to land in the 1 to 2 inch range for many locations across North Texas. However, the outlook indicates higher totals in Oklahoma and also northeast of the Metroplex into Arkansas, where the deeper moisture and more persistent storm coverage may line up longer…