2 weeks Ago By Isabella Rodriguez
Residents of Dallas should keep their umbrellas close and their raincoats closer, as the National Weather Service forecasts a series of showers and thunderstorms rolling through the area. Today, there's a 50 percent chance of precipitation before 1 pm, with possible gusty winds reaching as high as 25 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight's outlook isn't much drier, offering another 50 percent chance of rain after 1 am, and little respite from the clouds which are determined to linger over the city.
The following days promise a continuation of this damp pattern. On Thursday, showers - possibly accompanied by a thunderstorm - are likely before 1 pm, then there's a slight chance of more showers and thunderstorms after 1 pm. As the wind shifts from northeast to southwest in the afternoon, new rainfall amounts are expected to be modest.
Friday turns the dial up on certainty, with a 100 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, and conditions ripe for heavy rainfall, particularly in the night when the wind is set to switch directions, becoming north after midnight.As Dallas heads into the weekend, the probability of rain begins to taper off, yet still, Saturday holds a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms likely before the afternoon. It's not until Sunday that citizens can anticipate a break from the wetness, with a partly sunny forecast and a breath of fresh, cooler air as the high settles around 59 degrees.
The respite extends into Monday and Tuesday, where clear skies and pleasant temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s will finally afford a reprieve from the persistent rain.For those looking ahead, temperatures will slightly dip on Saturday night, establishing a mostly cloudy scene with a chillier low of around 44 degrees. A refreshing wind from the northwest, gusting as high as 25 mph, will escort the moisture away from the city.
The National Weather Service expects the positive trend to carry into the new week, handing Dallas sunny days ahead, after what has been, by all accounts, a notably prolonged encounter with April showers..
