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AFDFWD

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
546 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Well above-average and potentially record warm temperatures are
  expected through the rest of the week, including Christmas Eve 
  and Christmas Day.

- A strong cold front will bring strong winds and more winter-
  like temperatures back to the region starting Sunday through the
  early part of next week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Wednesday)
Issued at 1231 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025
Warm conditions (temperature and humidity) are expected through 
the end of the week, and the main headline continues to be the
potential for record warmth each day and night. Both DFW and Waco
are forecasted to be very close to or above record warm overnight
lows and daytime highs on several days starting tonight and 
continuing through Saturday.

An upper level ridge continues to strengthen over the region 
today and will remain persistent through the end of the week.
Southerly flow will keep ample moisture/humidity in place through
the end of the week, but as our low level flow shifts more
southwesterly later in the week, some minor drying will occur.
Fairly widespread cloudy conditions are expected again Wednesday
morning, but over the next few days the morning clouds are likely
to be more confined to areas south of I-20 and/or east of I-45 
due to more southwesterly winds above the surface.

Fog is expected tonight, mainly along and south of I-20. The
coverage in North Texas is expected to be patchy, but more 
widespread coverage is likely in Central Texas. Some areas of 
Central Texas may have some dense fog for just a few hours after 
sunrise Wednesday morning, and a Dense Fog Advisory may be needed.
Some patchy fog is expected again across parts of Central Texas 
Thursday/Christmas morning, with another round of patchy fog in 
our southeast Friday morning.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday night through next Monday)
Issued at 1231 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

A drastic change in temperatures will occur Sunday as a strong 
cold front plows through the region bringing gusty north winds and
temperatures that are 15-20 degrees cooler than this week. It 
will certainly feel more like winter as overnight lows Sunday 
night fall into the lower 30s to near 40 degrees, and high 
temperatures on Monday are currently forecasted in the mid 40s to 
mid 50s. Outdoor decorations will need to be secured Sunday and 
temperature sensitive plants will need to covered Sunday night, in
particular north to west of the DFW Metroplex where overnight 
lows will fall into the lower 30s. As the front moves through on 
Sunday, there is a low chance for showers across the eastern 1/4 
of our CWA. 

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 525 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

An additional round of MVFR/IFR conditions will arrive early
Wednesday morning, with higher confidence in IFR ceilings/
vis from around 13-17Z at Waco. There is a ~30% chance for Waco 
to drop to LIFR during this timeframe with fog and cigs as low as
300 ft, but confidence is too low to include in the current TAF. 
For D10, have introduced a brief window/TEMPO from 13-15Z for IFR 
cigs, with less confidence in the extent of visibility reductions 
lower than 5-6 SM. Ceilings should improve to a SCT-BKN low-end VFR
deck late morning with gradual clearing into the early afternoon.
South winds tonight near 6-10 kts will increase in speed after 
returning to VFR. Afternoon winds will increase to 11-14 kts with
occasional gustiness to around 20 kts before diminishing to less 
than 10 kts again tomorrow evening.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Dallas-Ft. Worth    65  77  64  81 /   0   0   0   0 
Waco                66  77  65  79 /   0   0   0   0 
Paris               64  76  63  78 /   0   0   0   0 
Denton              62  77  61  80 /   0   0   0   0 
McKinney            64  77  62  79 /   0   0   0   0 
Dallas              66  79  65  81 /   0   0   0   0 
Terrell             64  77  64  79 /   0   0   0   0 
Corsicana           66  78  67  81 /   0   0   0   0 
Temple              65  77  65  81 /   0   0   0   0 
Mineral Wells       61  80  59  86 /   0   0   0   0 

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...JLDunn
LONG TERM....JLDunn
AVIATION...Gordon