Texas Winter 2024-2025

[Gotwood]

I was wondering if this would be the case considering just how high the Dews are forecasted to be when the front arrives in NTX. Freezing drizzle could become an issue.

This could get bad--- I have a feeling someone's going to drop the ball on this regarding school closings/work closings. Wed AM is going to be a cluster in the DFDub.. mark my words

Freezing drizzle doesn’t stick well in my experience to roads unless it’s very “heavy.” I’m skeptical.

I remember in 2021 before the big big cold having to drive back from temple to Fort Worth in the middle of the night was hell from freezing drizzle. Cars were sliding everywhere (temps matter)

[txtwister78]

The mesoscale models overnight are increasing the duration of frozen precip up here. The NWS has WF now at a 70% chance of a wintry mix.The 12Z HRRR has light wintry precip from around noon tomorrow till past midnight.It even has freezing drizzle as far south as the Hill Country now.



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Thankfully that looks a little more ominous on those maps than the actual composite radar for the timeframe, which is to say with the wind helping to dry or minimize whatever manages to fall (drizzle) and small window of opportunity, hopefully most can avoid travel issues. Having said that, definitely needs to be watched as temps are more than cold enough west of I-35 early Wed AM for some issues should light precipitation hang around longer

[CaptinCrunch]

Anything more than drizzle will make it to the ground, question will be how much moisture is available. Note anything that falls will freeze to raised surfaces.

[wxman57]

Thank you wxman57, I’m in Sugar Land. I’m older and pay someone to cover and uncover plants…I’m tired of replacing them due to one freeze event a year. Looks like this one wont be a hard freeze, so maybe no covers.

I'm older, too, but I have only a single plant (succulents) on my back patio to bring in. Used to have a bunch of orchids out there, but a freeze got them while I was away. Most plants across Houston will be fine. I'm thinking azaleas and other shrubs. Bananas will die, but they should already be dead. Probably too cold for Hibiscus, too. I'm not far from Sugar Land. I'm thinking 28-29 there Thursday morning. Freeze times from 2am-9am. No freeze Friday.

[South Texas Storms]

I hope the cold weather lovers enjoy the next week of well below normal temperatures as this will likely be the last big cold blast of the season. This very well could be the last freeze event of the winter for areas south of IH-10.

[Brent]

Seeing some predictions over 6 inches here now... If we go on the high end this could be the biggest storm I've seen here

Could be a great way to end the winter I guess. I mean I'm sure we'll probably have another quick cold snap or even a borderline event in March up here but as far as the big hyped up storms this is probably it

[Stratton23]

Keep the cooler weather in march, spring/ summer has been banned in texas this year!

[TropicalTundra]

This could get bad--- I have a feeling someone's going to drop the ball on this regarding school closings/work closings. Wed AM is going to be a cluster in the DFDub.. mark my words

Freezing drizzle doesn’t stick well in my experience to roads unless it’s very “heavy.” I’m skeptical.

I remember in 2021 before the big big cold having to drive back from temple to Fort Worth in the middle of the night was hell from freezing drizzle. Cars were sliding everywhere (temps matter)

The only thing that gets salted here in Temple are McDonald’s fries. I only see salt trucks here when the worlds gonna end lol

[Ntxw]

Keep the cooler weather in march, spring/ summer has been banned in texas this year!

Only one sample size last summer but the peak heat of this -PDO was 22/23 and leveled off. PDO weakened significantly this winter and we may be in a transition. Should be a workable summer. The cooler start to spring will also delay the onset of heat in May.

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January 2025   -1.32
December 2024   -2.04
November 2024   -3.13
October 2024   -3.80
September 2024   -3.56
August 2024   -2.91
July 2024   -3.00

[wxman57]

Here are the 12Z plots for Houston and D-FW. It appears that my tertiary wall between Waco and Lufkin will keep all that really cold air bottled up in NE Texas Wed-Fri. Just a light freeze for Houston Thursday and maybe a very light freeze in the northern suburbs on Friday and we can say goodbye to winter. Enjoy your dry cold up in the D-FW area. Chances of any further winter weather (of significance) appear to be over for this winter, unless you think a brief period of sleet in NE TX on Saturday is exciting.

https://wxman57.com/images/HOU12ZFeb17.jpg



https://wxman57.com/images/DFW12ZFeb17.jpg

[txtwister78]

Freezing drizzle doesn’t stick well in my experience to roads unless it’s very “heavy.” I’m skeptical.

I remember in 2021 before the big big cold having to drive back from temple to Fort Worth in the middle of the night was hell from freezing drizzle. Cars were sliding everywhere (temps matter)

The only thing that gets salted here in Temple are McDonald’s fries. I only see salt trucks here when the worlds gonna end lol

Lol!

[wxman22]

OUN upgraded the Extreme Cold Watch to a Warning. They have us getting down to 5 degrees Wednesday night.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
1224 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2025

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-181200-
/O.UPG.KOUN.EC.A.0001.250219T0000Z-250220T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KOUN.EC.W.0002.250219T0000Z-250220T1800Z/
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-
Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain-
Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-Hughes-Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson-
Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Coal-Cotton-
Jefferson-Carter-Johnston-Atoka-Love-Marshall-Bryan-Hardeman-
Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay-
Including the cities of Chickasha, Durant, Sheppard AFB, Alva,
Watonga, Weatherford, Thackerville, Woodward, Tishomingo, Concho,
Purcell, Lindsay, Kingston, Blackwell, Anadarko, Lawton, Fargo,
Wichita Falls, Duncan, Cherokee, Buffalo, Hammon, Quanah,
Shattuck, Holdenville, Blanchard, Medford, Pond Creek, Frederick,
Seminole, Burns Flat, Hinton, Wellston, Norman, Seymour, El Reno,
Helena, Temple, Clinton, Cheyenne, Yukon, Wewoka, Waurika, Sayre,
Okarche, Ryan, Scotland, Kingfisher, Chandler, Lakeside City,
Pauls Valley, Prague, Newcastle, Sulphur, Walters, Vernon, Vici,
Tuttle, Ada, Hennessey, Davis, Leedey, Laverne, Hollis, Carmen,
Gage, Guthrie, Shawnee, Meeker, Fairview, Geary, Davenport,
Mangum, Atoka, Ringling, Okeene, Munday, Arnett, Holliday,
Madill, Stroud, Wetumka, Lamont, Moore, Perry, Sentinel, Knox
City, Ponca City, Wakita, Cordell, Altus, Elk City, Seiling,
Granite, Enid, Coalgate, Oklahoma City, Henrietta, Crowell,
Mustang, Hobart, Taloga, Marietta, Stillwater, Wynnewood, Archer
City, Snyder, and Ardmore
1224 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2025

...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 to 25 below
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northern, northwest,
southeast, southern, southwest, and western Oklahoma and northern
Texas.

* WHEN...From 6 PM Tuesday to noon CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must
go outside.

[Brent]

OUN upgraded the Extreme Cold Watch to a Warning. They have us getting down to 5 degrees Wednesday night.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
1224 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2025

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-181200-
/O.UPG.KOUN.EC.A.0001.250219T0000Z-250220T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KOUN.EC.W.0002.250219T0000Z-250220T1800Z/
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-
Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain-
Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Seminole-Hughes-Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson-
Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Coal-Cotton-
Jefferson-Carter-Johnston-Atoka-Love-Marshall-Bryan-Hardeman-
Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay-
Including the cities of Chickasha, Durant, Sheppard AFB, Alva,
Watonga, Weatherford, Thackerville, Woodward, Tishomingo, Concho,
Purcell, Lindsay, Kingston, Blackwell, Anadarko, Lawton, Fargo,
Wichita Falls, Duncan, Cherokee, Buffalo, Hammon, Quanah,
Shattuck, Holdenville, Blanchard, Medford, Pond Creek, Frederick,
Seminole, Burns Flat, Hinton, Wellston, Norman, Seymour, El Reno,
Helena, Temple, Clinton, Cheyenne, Yukon, Wewoka, Waurika, Sayre,
Okarche, Ryan, Scotland, Kingfisher, Chandler, Lakeside City,
Pauls Valley, Prague, Newcastle, Sulphur, Walters, Vernon, Vici,
Tuttle, Ada, Hennessey, Davis, Leedey, Laverne, Hollis, Carmen,
Gage, Guthrie, Shawnee, Meeker, Fairview, Geary, Davenport,
Mangum, Atoka, Ringling, Okeene, Munday, Arnett, Holliday,
Madill, Stroud, Wetumka, Lamont, Moore, Perry, Sentinel, Knox
City, Ponca City, Wakita, Cordell, Altus, Elk City, Seiling,
Granite, Enid, Coalgate, Oklahoma City, Henrietta, Crowell,
Mustang, Hobart, Taloga, Marietta, Stillwater, Wynnewood, Archer
City, Snyder, and Ardmore
1224 PM CST Mon Feb 17 2025

...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 to 25 below
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northern, northwest,
southeast, southern, southwest, and western Oklahoma and northern
Texas.

* WHEN...From 6 PM Tuesday to noon CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must
go outside.

Yeah I was doing some research and apparently the coldest wind chill ever here is -27 from February 2021

May not be far off at all

[Fifty Rock]

Here are the 12Z plots for Houston and D-FW. It appears that my tertiary wall between Waco and Lufkin will keep all that really cold air bottled up in NE Texas Wed-Fri. Just a light freeze for Houston Thursday and maybe a very light freeze in the northern suburbs on Friday and we can say goodbye to winter. Enjoy your dry cold up in the D-FW area. Chances of any further winter weather (of significance) appear to be over for this winter, unless you think a brief period of sleet in NE TX on Saturday is exciting.

https://wxman57.com/images/HOU12ZFeb17.jpg

https://wxman57.com/images/HOU12ZFeb17.jpg

https://wxman57.com/images/DFW12ZFeb17.jpg

https://wxman57.com/images/DFW12ZFeb17.jpg

This guy here I've been hospitalized with UTI's that were less of a buzz kill......

[cajungal]

Keep the cooler weather in march, spring/ summer has been banned in texas this year!

You must hate swimming and the beach.
You should move to the Yukon.

[Cpv17]

Keep the cooler weather in march, spring/ summer has been banned in texas this year!

You must hate swimming and the beach.
You should move to the Yukon.

Except the beaches in Texas are terrible. They aren’t even worth going to IMO. The only time I ever go down to the coast is to go fishing.

[txtwister78]

Extreme cold weather watch out for HC & portions of SC TX including Bexar and Travis Counties (San Antonio/Austin) for Thursday morning.

[Stratton23]

cajungal I do enjoy swimming, but thats the only thing the heat is somewhat useful for, other than that its just an inconvenience to me, and even then texas beaches are absolutely garbage, thats about it, other than that my AC is staying at 60 for the next 6 months, and the Yukon would be a perfect fit!

[cajungal]

Keep the cooler weather in march, spring/ summer has been banned in texas this year!

You must hate swimming and the beach.
You should move to the Yukon.

Except the beaches in Texas are terrible. They aren’t even worth going to IMO. The only time I ever go down to the coast is to go fishing.

I rather go to Florida panhandle over Grand Isle beach here in Louisiana. I do love swimming and have a pool. I do love the snow we got in January. But by March I am ready for spring.

[Cpv17]

cajungal I do enjoy swimming, but thats the only thing the heat is somewhat useful for, other than that its just an inconvenience to me, and even then texas beaches are absolutely garbage, thats about it, other than that my AC is staying at 60 for the next 6 months, and the Yukon would be a perfect fit!

How about the Sierras? They measure their snow in feet. Forget measuring in inches over there lol