Texas Winter 2017-2018

[starsfan65]

15z SREF came in even drier again, about 0.05" at DFW.

18z RGEM



3K NAM



12K NAM



GFS

Is this true?

[Ntxw]

Pretty much all the 18z guidance has come in drier for DFW, tihs looks like it will end up just being another novelty event with a bit of freezing drizzle and maybe a sleet pellet here or there.

Curse of the winter wx advisory lol

It is why when I read posts about next weekend I chuckle...
I have never lived anywhere like this, where winter weather events literally disappear / dissipate right at the moment they are supposed to happen.
Crazy.
If we could get just one solid winter weather event here in DFW, it all sure would be easier to take!!!

It is life living in the most southern tier of states in the US. Easier to see snow moving up north.

[rwfromkansas]

Well, yikes. If this one fails, nobody in DFW will pay attention to winter weather advisories again. lol

[Ntxw]

Well, yikes. If this one fails, nobody in DFW will pay attention to winter weather advisories again. lol

It was never going to be a widespread event. As mentioned this morning you are talking a small band covering 1-2 counties wide SW to NE. Some folks may get, others angry

[DFW Stormwatcher]

It’s worth noting that fwd is not the only office that has issued a wwa for this event. Contrary to the other events okc, Tulsa and San Angelo are on board which are the only nws offices that affect us given the trajectory of the storm. As ntxw mentioned, it was never supposed to be a massive event but it appears this will be the best one so far for dfw. I like watching models too but we have professional weathermen for a reason.

[rwfromkansas]

Good points. It's still going to be better than other stuff so far.

[bubba hotep]

Pretty much all the 18z guidance has come in drier for DFW, tihs looks like it will end up just being another novelty event with a bit of freezing drizzle and maybe a sleet pellet here or there.

Curse of the winter wx advisory lol

Just think if we had 1" of snow for each WWA this winter? We would be talking about how awesome it was, such a tease.

[bubba hotep]

15z SREF is doing well...

[Brent]

Pretty much all the 18z guidance has come in drier for DFW, tihs looks like it will end up just being another novelty event with a bit of freezing drizzle and maybe a sleet pellet here or there.

Curse of the winter wx advisory lol

It is why when I read posts about next weekend I chuckle...
I have never lived anywhere like this, where winter weather events literally disappear / dissipate right at the moment they are supposed to happen.
Crazy.
If we could get just one solid winter weather event here in DFW, it all sure would be easier to take!!!

I don't think it helps that all the setups this year have largely been moisture starved so i mean even in a best case scenario it would have been like a dusting or so in a narrow band nothing has had real snowstorm potential all winter to me

[DFW Stormwatcher]

Freezing drizzle consistent now in Frisco m. Temp is at 27. This wasn’t supposed to happen tonight by most accounts. If there is enough energy for freezing drizzle to get through the dry layer then anything heavier will have no issue tonight.

[JayDT]

Freezing drizzle consistent now in Frisco m. Temp is at 27. This wasn’t supposed to happen tonight by most accounts. If there is enough energy for freezing drizzle to get through the dry layer then anything heavier will have no issue tonight.

Yup! I agree with this..

[aggiecutter]

Curse of the winter wx advisory lol

It is why when I read posts about next weekend I chuckle...
I have never lived anywhere like this, where winter weather events literally disappear / dissipate right at the moment they are supposed to happen.
Crazy.
If we could get just one solid winter weather event here in DFW, it all sure would be easier to take!!!

I don't think it helps that all the setups this year have largely been moisture starved so i mean even in a best case scenario it would have been like a dusting or so in a narrow band nothing has had real snowstorm potential all winter to me

Dallas has become the freezing drizzle capitol of Texas. Take what you can get.

[Brent]

Glaze forming on the cars here in Wylie

Kind of surprised to see it this early

[bubba hotep]

Freezing drizzle consistent now in Frisco m. Temp is at 27. This wasn’t supposed to happen tonight by most accounts. If there is enough energy for freezing drizzle to get through the dry layer then anything heavier will have no issue tonight.

Freezing drizzle appears to be pretty widespread. The models were all in agreement that there would ascent atop the cold air and the 00z FWD sounding shows nearly saturated lower levels. So there is just enough moisture to squeeze out freezing drizzle but the rest of the column is very dry and that is probably why the models have been cutting back on freezing rain or sleet.

[gpsnowman]

Heavy mist on my side of Irving with a glaze forming on cars.

[rwfromkansas]

Temp still rising to 33.4 here in north FW.

[bubba hotep]

Temp still rising to 33.4 here in north FW.

Did y'all get any sun out that way this afternoon? Grandbury is up to 37 and Ft. Worth Naval is up to 36.

[orangeblood]

Temps have risen 4 deg F in FTW, now at 36...hmmmm

[Brent]

More glaze on the car while i ate dinner

Why are temps rising in Fort Worth

[rwfromkansas]

Temp still rising to 33.4 here in north FW.

Did y'all get any sun out that way this afternoon? Grandbury is up to 37 and Ft. Worth Naval is up to 36.

We did not have any sun really, but no real drizzle either. It was steady at 31-32 all afternoon though until recently after the sun went down, when it started rising. I don't know enough to explain. The dewpoint is in the mid-20s.