CHRISTMAS DAY COLD BLAST!!!

Hello everybody! Thanks to southerly winds we officially climbed to 69°F at both Camp Mabry and ABIA this afternoon after waking up to cold temperatures in the 20s and 30s across the area.

Tonight, under a mostly cloudy sky temps will only be able to fall back down into the middle to upper 50s. With a breezy southwesterly wind in place for Sunday, highs will climb into the middle to upper 70s area wide. A weak cold front will move through the area Sunday night, dropping highs back down into the 60s for Christmas Eve.

A strong upper level low pressure system will force a Pacific Front through Central Texas overnight Christmas Eve into Christmas morning; there is a 30-40% chance for showers and storms along that frontal boundary. Temps will remain in the 50s much of Christmas Day before the Arctic cold front hits and really drops temperatures. Behind the Arctic front Christmas afternoon, winds will pick up out of the north between 20-30 mph and gust as high as 40 mph at times. All of Central Texas will wake up to temperatures in the 20s by Wednesday morning with wind chills in the single digits and teens thanks to a gusty north wind.

Another big story with this storm system will be the chance for snow across extreme north Texas. Areas along the Red River and across northeast Texas have a good chance of seeing snow on the ground Christmas night! Oklahoma and Arkansas look to pick up the majority of the snowfall.

Highs on Wednesday will only make it into the lower to middle 40s across the area. North Texas will not get out of the 30s! Area wide hard freeze Wednesday night into Thrusday morning with lows falling into the teens and 20s. Bundle up and remember the 4 P's: People, Pipes, Pets, and Plants.

Here's a look at my latest seven day forecast. Looks like another Arctic Front set to arrive just after New Year's Day! Remember, you can always follow my Facebook page: Michael's Weather Center

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