Gainesville, Texas

  National Weather Service:
Winter Weather Advisory
    

Short-term forecast
Issued by the National Weather Service at 2:15 am CDT on March 20, 2010

A strong cold front is moving through North Texas early this morning with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms along and behind the front. Areas of light to moderate rain with embedded thunderstorms extend from near Sherman to Fort Worth to Hamilton. This cold front will continue to move through all of North Texas through the morning with areas of rain and thunderstorms affecting much of the area. Moderate to heavy rainfall with occasional lightning will be possible through 5 am. The heaviest of the rainfall amounts should be around 1 inch. Temperatures will drop sharply behind the front as winds shift to the northwest and become gusty.


5-day forecast
Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Clear Clear Mostly Cloudy
Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Clear Clear Mostly Cloudy
38° | 31° 41° | 29° 65° | 36° 70° | 45° 65° | 49°



Current conditions
As of 3:04 AM CDT
at Gainesville, Texas

Light Rain
Temperature: 43°
Wind chill:35°
Wind: NNW 16 mph
Dewpoint: 39°
Humidity: 87%
Visibility: 5.0 miles
Forecast

As of 3:23 PM CDT on March 19, 2010

Tonight...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Saturday...Rain and thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Breezy. Very light snow accumulations possible on grass and elevated surfaces. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Wind gusts up to 35 mph are possible. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Wind chill readings as low as 16 to 21.

Saturday Night...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Breezy. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Temperatures steady in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Wind chill readings as low as 16 to 21.

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    Regional conditions
LocationConditionsTemp.
Lindsay Light Rain 43°
Pottsboro Drizzle 47°
Denton Heavy Rain 45°
Decatur Heavy Rain 42°
Ardmore Light Rain 39°
McKinney Overcast 60°
Fort Worth Light Rain 48°
Addison Overcast 60°
Mead Drizzle 52°
Irving Overcast 57°

Almanac

Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
March 20, 2010
Normal high:69° Record high:91° (1932)
Normal low:48° Record low:19° (1965)
Sunrise:7:32 AM Moon Rise: 9:57 AM
Sunset:7:40 PM Moon Set: No Moon Set
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Winter Weather Advisory
Issued by the National Weather Service at 11:22 PM CDT on March 19, 2010


... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 9 am Saturday
to 7 am CDT Sunday...

A Winter Weather Advisory for snow remains in effect from 9 am
Saturday to 7 am CDT Sunday.

The advisory is in effect for the area along and north of a line
from Graham... to Plano... to Emory.

A strong cold front will move through North Texas late tonight
with temperatures falling into the lower to mid 30s by noon
Saturday. Meanwhile a powerful upper level storm system will move
across the region and result in widespread precipitation across
the area. Rain may mix with snow during the daytime hours
Saturday... but is expected to become all snow by Saturday
evening. Snowfall accumulations in the advisory area are expected
to average 1 inch... but could be as high as 3 inches along the
Red River. In addition to the snow... strong winds of 20 to 30 mph
with gusts to 40 mph are likely Saturday and Saturday
night... which may result in periods of blowing snow and reduced
visibilities.

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of winter
precipitation may cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for some
slippery roadways and plan on travel delays.




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