Dallas Weather: Timing of severe storms through Saturday

Dallas weather: April 2 evening forecast

FOX 4 meteorologist Dan Henry takes a look at the chance of rain and storms tonight, including a shot at severe weather.

DALLAS - Wednesday morning will be the start of an active few days for North Texas. The storm chances start Wednesday and will continue through Saturday morning.

Wednesday

North Texans will see some storms early, mainly north of Dallas-Fort Worth, ahead of a cold front. They could have gusty winds and pocket-change-sized hail.

By 8 a.m. the storms will be in the northern counties and just west of Fort Worth. By 10 a.m. the storms will be in the Metroplex. By noon, the storms will be moving east.

A tower camera shows a cold front arriving in Fort Worth around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

The actual cold front will move through the metroplex by noon. Quick storms are possible along the front.

Once it moves through, the rest of the afternoon dries out and gets warm (80s).

The storm chances will continue into the afternoon hours for areas east of the metroplex, and the atmosphere will stay humid.

Wednesday Night Storms

The front will stall south of the area, then lift back north tonight. As it does, storms will again develop as a strong disturbance heads in.

The risk for large hail still exists within the strongest cells after midnight. We'll likely see storms initiate in the midnight to 2 a.m. time frame as a disturbance heads in.

Hail could be at least 2" in diameter, but again, not for everyone. The best chances to see these will be from DFW (I-20) and north.

Coverage of storms looks to be about 50%, and within that 50%, the strongest storms could produce that very large hail.

Cars inside tonight, just in case!

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Thursday

The showers and storms will then exit in the morning, leaving a good chunk of North Texas on the cooler side of the front.

Temps will range from the 60s to the north and west to the 70s in the DFW area and the 80s to the east and southeast.

While we can't rule out a shower or storm in the afternoon or evening. Coverage would be low.

Friday into Saturday

The main upper-level storm responsible for the active weather will remain in the desert SW Friday before moving out Friday night into Saturday. That will cause rounds of rain/storms to develop. It will be on the cooler side and there will be heavy rain.

East and southeast of DFW will be on the warmer side and could easily see severe weather, including a tornado risk. The highest coverage will be overnight Friday, which will exit quickly Saturday morning.

By Saturday afternoon, we will be on the windy, cooler side of the storm. Temps will only be in the 60s with brisk northern winds and clouds. There's a low chance for patchy rain west/NW of the DFW area as well. PM-eve hours. Not a real spring day for sure.

A Chilly Sunday

Sunday is dry but chilly as north breezes continue. Wind chills in the 30s to start the day! Clouds will start to break up, but we'll struggle to get out of the 50s, with the "average" here about 75.

Monday starts cold (some 30s in outlying areas) before moderating with the sun into the mid 60s. Nice, but for early March, not early April.

Tuesday should continue heading back up although still below average.

Realistically, next week looks VERY QUIET compared to this week. We'll take it!