Rain, rain, rain. That’s what North Texans should expect in Thanksgiving week forecast
A cold front arrives in North Texas on Thanksgiving, which means there’s a good chance of rain Wednesday night and on that turkey day, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
In fact, weather forecasters are predicting rain chances will be in the area until Saturday. Severe weather is not expected.
The cold front isn’t expected to bring chilly temperatures, but it will have showers and thunderstorms.
“We will probably see rain showers on Wednesday and some isolated storms after that,” said meteorologist Daniel Huckaby with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth on Tuesday. “The rain chances will be in the Metroplex from Wednesday until Saturday and we should see 1 to 2 inches of rain. East Texas could have 2 to 3 inches.”
Scattered showers will begin spreading across Central Texas on Wednesday and into parts of North Texas after midnight. There’s a 40 percent chance of rain on Wednesday and it increases to 70 percent Wednesday night before the cold front arrives on Thursday.
The high temperature on Wednesday should be around 59.
If you have outdoor plans on Thanksgiving Day: Rain and at least isolated thunderstorms are likely. Officials at the NWS in Fort Worth say there’s a 60 percent chance of rain during the day and 40 percent on Thursday night.
North Texans will at least get temperatures around 60 during the day.
The rain chances are still around on Friday and Saturday in North Texas. There’s a 50 percent chance on Friday and 20 percent on Saturday.
Daytime temperatures will be in the mid-to-upper 50s on Friday and Saturday.
Rain chances are expected to be gone by Sunday.
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