Weather

Summer-like heat arrives with highs in the 90s before a severe storm threat brings a risk of large hail and damaging winds late this weekend.

Following severe Mother's Day storms that brought softball-sized hail to Dublin and Hico, North Texas will see a warming trend with temperatures reaching the 90s before storm chances return next week.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources as a massive storm system threatens much of the state with hurricane-force winds, giant hail, and the risk of tornadoes.

North Texas will stay mostly quiet Saturday night, with only a slight chance of isolated storms in far northwestern counties near Wichita Falls, Graham, and areas like Jack, Young, and Montague counties. 

Texas has been experiencing a major drought for the past couple of years, but an active weather pattern has resulted in marked improvement in the state’s dryness.

North Texas faces scattered thunderstorms and lightning on Friday before a cold front brings a Level 2 severe weather risk with potential wind and hail to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Mother's Day.

Dallas weather will be warm and breezy Tuesday ahead of a cold front bringing a conditional threat of severe storms this evening, followed by a midweek cool down and scattered rain chances for Mother’s Day weekend.

Heat and humidity are returning to the region early this week, bringing a threat of scattered storms and a brief spike in temperatures before a midweek cold front arrives.