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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4741 Postby wxman22 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:32 am

Currently getting a moderate mix of sleet and snow in WF.The snow mixing in since last night *could* bode well for a possible quicker transition to all snow tonight.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4742 Postby jaguars_22 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:34 am

Looks like a nice cold rain next weekend. Gfs says it won’t be cold enough!
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4743 Postby South Texas Storms » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:38 am

Looks like the final wave of precip tonight should bring around 3-6+ inches of snow to much of Oklahoma and up to 1-2 inches in DFW. Some light ice accumulations could reach as far south as Houston tomorrow morning.

Still a lot of uncertainty with the next potential system Friday into next Saturday, but there's at least a low risk of snow/ice accumulations across a large part of the state with it.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4744 Postby cajungal » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:39 am

jaguars_22 wrote:Looks like a nice cold rain next weekend. Gfs says it won’t be cold enough!


It is a week away. Things can change and go back in other direction
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4745 Postby Harp.1 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:41 am

South Texas Storms wrote:Looks like the final wave of precip tonight should bring around 3-6+ inches of snow to much of Oklahoma and up to 1-2 inches in DFW. Some light ice accumulations could reach as far south as Houston tomorrow morning.

Still a lot of uncertainty with the next potential system Friday into next Saturday, but there's at least a low risk of snow/ice accumulations across a large part of the state with it.

The low looks to be there, but temps too warm for anything frozen next weekend. Hopefully that changes??
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4746 Postby jasons2k » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:42 am

Freeze line moving into San Antonio and Austin metro areas now.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4747 Postby Snowman67 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:44 am

jaguars_22 wrote:Looks like a nice cold rain next weekend. Gfs says it won’t be cold enough!


Wouldn't put a lot of stock in the models this far out regardless of what they show.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4748 Postby bigddstranny » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:44 am

We just had a little bit of light sleet. Temp down to 31.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4749 Postby Edwards Limestone » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:48 am

jaguars_22 wrote:Looks like a nice cold rain next weekend. Gfs says it won’t be cold enough!


GFS is awful with these set ups. Throw it out.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4750 Postby Edwards Limestone » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:49 am

Man it’s depressing in here this morning. Don’t lose the faith up there guys! If we can get measurable rain down here, anything can happen lol.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4751 Postby Portastorm » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:50 am

jasons2k wrote:Freeze line moving into San Antonio and Austin metro areas now.


Can confirm … just hit freezing here in Round Rock.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4752 Postby wxman22 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:52 am

Wow! We're now getting bigger flakes, and the mix is more snow than sleet now.Its coming down at a moderate rate also.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4753 Postby txtwister78 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:55 am

jaguars_22 wrote:Looks like a nice cold rain next weekend. Gfs says it won’t be cold enough!


Ensembles are your best bet this far out and so expect operational models to flip around for a few days.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4754 Postby Snowman67 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:55 am

Swarms of finches descending upon my holly trees to eat the berries this morning. I've seen this happen right before big cold outbreaks before.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4755 Postby Fifty Rock » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:57 am

Temperature is just steady at 12.3
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4756 Postby txtwister78 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:57 am

I will say this pattern is loaded for the month of February if you like more winter weather.
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4757 Postby Fifty Rock » Sat Jan 24, 2026 11:00 am

Looks like it’s building down South
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4758 Postby Gotwood » Sat Jan 24, 2026 11:02 am

txtwister78 wrote:I will say this pattern is loaded for the month of February if you like more winter weather.

Twister what are your thoughts on the warm nose for NTX in the big wave tonight?
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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4759 Postby txtwister78 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 11:03 am

Got to get passed this event but WPC is already highlighting possibilities for late next week. Makes sense with the current pattern in place and what I mentioned late last night.

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Re: Texas Winter 2025-2026

#4760 Postby Cpv17 » Sat Jan 24, 2026 11:06 am

txtwister78 wrote:I will say this pattern is loaded for the month of February if you like more winter weather.


Yes, but I’m seeing a lot of maps on X that have the majority of the cold going towards the EC over the next few weeks. Hoping that’s wrong.

I will say though from what I saw the EPS looked significantly better for the central U.S. compared to the GEFS for mid February.
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