Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Richland Hills, TX

SHORT TERM
/Issued 1201 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025/ /Today and Tomorrow/

High pressure and generally tranquil weather will prevail through the short-term forecast period. The winds have shifted out of the south to southwest, but will become out of the north later this afternoon and tonight when a cold front moves across the region.
The cold front is at the far southern extent of an arctic airmass moving across the northern CONUS, meaning while the source region is arctic, it won't cause a massive cool down like the past couple cold fronts. In fact, tomorrow's highs will be similar to today's, in the mid 40s to low 50s, but the orientation will shift a bit.
The cooler temperatures today will be across East Texas and warmer for areas west of I-35. Tomorrow, it will be warmer across East Texas and cooler across Western North Texas. Low temperatures will still be cold, or in the mid to upper 20s, areawide. In summary, no impactful weather is forecast and there will not be a very noticeable change to the weather between today and tomorrow for a vast majority of the population.

Bonnette

LONG TERM
/NEW/ /Thursday Night and Beyond/

Diminishing winds and clear skies will lead to one more bitterly cold night Thursday night with temperatures in the 20s across most of North and Central Texas. Breezy southwest winds will return Friday as rapid pressure falls occur in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains over far SE Colorado/NE New Mexico. The source region of these winds will start rather dry and greater moisture return will be delayed until late Friday night and Saturday when low-level flow shifts more south-southeasterly. Therefore, afternoon RH will plummet into the 15-20% range Friday afternoon across much of western North and Central Texas as temperatures rise into the mid to upper 50s. Along with breezy south winds gusting to 20 mph at times, this environment will support at least an elevated fire weather threat west of I-35 Friday afternoon and evening.

A rapid period of moisture return and increased cloudiness will begin by early Saturday morning with surface dewpoints in the mid 40s to low 50s expected to sprawl across much of the region by Saturday evening (roughly 30 degrees greater than just 24 hours before). A shallow cold front advancing southward will interact with this increasingly moist environment to produce scattered showers and a few thunderstorms late Saturday evening into Sunday.
The greatest rain chances will reside generally along/east of I-35 in the deeper moisture. A cool boundary layer will limit the threat for any severe weather, but steepening mid-level lapse rates may provide enough MUCAPE for a few stronger cores capable of producing small hail, primarily Saturday night into Sunday morning.

The front will likely stall south of our forecast area keeping any low rain chances Monday into Tuesday primarily across our Central Texas and Brazos Valley counties. Longer-range ensemble and deterministic guidance continue to highlight the potential for a more potent storm system to enter the Plains by the middle of next week. This could bring a more widespread round of rainfall, some heavy, to much of the region. We will continue to monitor this potential in the coming days.

Langfeld

AVIATION
/Issued 1201 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025/ /18Z TAFs/

Slightly gusty S-SW flow will continue for the next few hours.
Gust spread are generally below 10 kts, so we have precluded including gusts in the TAFs. The winds should weaken and become more southwesterly later this afternoon before shifting out of the north between 23-00Z at the D10 terminals and a few hours later at ACT. N flow is expected for the remainder of the TAF period. VFR will prevail with only a few passing cirrus moving across the sky.

Bonnette


PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Dallas-Ft. Worth 28 50 25 55 35 / 0 0 0 0 0 Waco 28 52 26 56 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 Paris 24 48 23 51 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 Denton 22 49 19 54 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 McKinney 24 48 22 53 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 Dallas 29 50 27 56 35 / 0 0 0 0 0 Terrell 24 50 23 53 32 / 0 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 28 53 26 55 34 / 0 0 0 0 0 Temple 25 53 23 56 31 / 0 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 25 50 22 57 32 / 0 0 0 0 0

FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.