Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
732 FXUS64 KFWD 131000 AFDFWD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 500 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025 ...New Aviation... .KEY MESSAGES... - Seasonably hot weather conditions will continue through next week with afternoon highs in the lower to mid 90s. - There will be a slight chance of thunderstorms on Thursday. && .SHORT TERM... /Issued 1233 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025/ /Through Sunday/ An isolated rain shower associated with the seabreeze made its way into Anderson County a short while ago, but has since dissipated upon encountering strong subsidence associated with the persistent ridge aloft. This should remain the case again Saturday, with a few showers being possible near our CWA borders during the afternoon and evening. The vast majority of the region will remain seasonably hot and dry. Meanwhile, an upper trough over the Great Basin will provide active convective weather west of the region as it marches east over the next few days. Some of these showers and storms may reach the Big Country on Sunday as the trough lifts northeast into the Central Plains and weakens the northwest periphery of the ridge. Probabilities of them surviving long enough to affect our western counties are slim, but will keep some 10-20% POPs along our western border on Sunday for the outside chance a storm is able to over-achieve. 30 && .LONG TERM... /Issued 1233 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025/ /Sunday Night Onward/ The ridge aloft will remain somewhat compromised along its northwest flank on Monday by the passing shortwave trough. Will hence keep silent 10% POPs across the northwest zones. Otherwise, continued seasonably hot weather will be the main story through Wednesday with lows in the 60s and 70s along with highs in the lower to middle 90s. A brief pattern shift will transpire on Thursday as an upper trough drops southeast through the Plains and the ridge retreats to the southwest. The resulting northwest flow aloft along with synoptic scale ascent associated with the trough should result in a quick round of scattered showers and storms on Thursday. The best rain chances would be across the northeast quadrant of the CWA, farthest from the ridge and where the best forcing for ascent will exist. Will keep POPs conservative for now being that it is 5+ days away and it is possible the latest guidance is overdoing the strength of the trough (and underestimating the ridge). Whatever the case, the trough will exit to the southeast, the ridge will re-intensify overhead, and hot/dry weather will return in time for next weekend. 30 && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /12Z TAFs/ Light winds will increase to 8-10 kt out of the south later this morning, and there may be an occasional 14-18 kt gust this afternoon. Otherwise, high pressure aloft will keep VFR and overall quiet weather in place through tomorrow. 30 && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 93 74 93 74 93 / 0 0 0 0 5 Waco 93 71 92 72 91 / 0 0 0 0 5 Paris 92 72 91 70 92 / 0 0 0 0 5 Denton 93 71 94 71 94 / 0 0 0 0 5 McKinney 93 71 93 71 93 / 0 0 0 0 5 Dallas 94 75 94 75 94 / 0 0 0 0 5 Terrell 92 71 91 71 92 / 0 0 0 0 5 Corsicana 94 72 93 72 93 / 0 0 0 0 0 Temple 93 69 92 69 91 / 0 0 0 0 5 Mineral Wells 94 69 94 69 94 / 0 0 0 5 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$