Garland, Texas 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS64 KFWD 152315
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
615 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

...New UPDATE, AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...

 - Gusty north winds will persist through tonight following
   today`s cold frontal passage. Unsecured outdoor items may be
   blown around in the wind, and driving may be difficult for
   high-profile vehicles.

 - Critical fire weather conditions continue through this evening
   due to high winds and low humidity. Extreme care is urged
   during all outside activities where there is a potential for
   grass fires to get started.

 - A late season freeze is expected for portions of North and
   Central Texas tonight and again Monday night. Sensitive plants
   will need to be covered or brought inside.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 540 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

With this evening`s update, have expanded the Freeze Warning a
couple rows of counties southward based on recent colder guidance,
and this product now encompasses all of North Texas where
lows will dip to 25-33 degrees by tomorrow morning. While we are
right around our climatological average last freeze date, the
exceptionally warm February and early March has allowed most
vegetation to already be in bloom, and freezing temperatures
tonight (and also tomorrow night) could have significant impacts
on sensitive plants. Otherwise, the cold front has cleared the
entire area to the southeast as of 530 PM, and convective chances
along it have ceased within the CWA, accordingly. Gusty northwest
winds of 45-55 mph will continue through the early evening before
speeds gradually decline in the proceeding several hours. However,
they will remain breezy overnight and through most of the daytime
tomorrow with gusts as high as ~35 mph still possible after the
Wind Advisory expires at 1 AM.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Monday)
Issued at 234 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

The stout cold front has entered our northwestern counties as of
2 PM and is currently located near a Bonham-McKinney-Hamilton
line. Behind the front, a sharp northerly wind shift is occurring
with wind gusts between up to around 45 MPH. These strong winds
have kicked up a bit of dust that is currently moving through
western and central North Texas, easily seen on the Dust RGB GOES
Satellite channel. The layer of dust will move south along with
the front, making for a hazy afternoon for much of North and
Central Texas. Peak wind gusts for this afternoon remain between
40-50 MPH, however, there is a low (10%) chance for higher gusts
up to 55-60 MPH in portions of North Texas. In these pockets of
highest gusts, sporadic broken tree limbs and powerlines may
occur. Strong and gusty winds will persist through the rest of
this afternoon and night, with the current Wind Advisory in effect
until 1 AM Monday.

Much drier air behind the front will result in humidity dropping
to between 20-25% across areas near and west of the I-35 corridor
this afternoon and evening, while a slightly later FROPA will aid
in keeping temperatures ahead of the boundary in the 70s and 80s.
The dry conditions and gusty winds will create increased fire
weather threats for the western half of the region. Outdoor
burning is highly discouraged today as the threat for wildfires is
high. There is a critical threat that any fire that develops will
grow uncontrollable. The Red Flag Warning remains in effect for
areas near and west of I-35 until 9 PM.

This will be a dry FROPA for the majority of the region due to a
lack of meaningful moisture out ahead of the boundary. However,
there continues to be a narrow corridor in far East Texas where
moisture will be able to pool along the boundary and produce
isolated to scattered storms. Coverage will remain low (20-30%),
but the environment would be capable of a couple stronger storms
with a wind and hail threat. The highest threat for storms and
severe weather will remain to our east where storms along the
boundary can grow upscale into more of a linear storm mode.

Expect quickly falling temperatures behind the front. Winds will
slowly decrease in intensity overnight, remaining around 15-20 mph
with gusts to around 25-35 mph. These breezy conditions will
continue to push much colder air into the region from the north,
with overnight lows expected to plummet into the upper 20s to low
30s in the Big Country and near/north of US-380, to the mid-upper
30s elsewhere. Although it is still technically winter, many of
the native/in-ground and potted vegetation in the region has
started to green-up. Therefore, a Freeze Warning was issued for
portions of North Texas early Monday morning as any temperature-
sensitive plants that have greened-up need to be covered or
brought inside. Breezy conditions will keep morning wind chills
colder in the upper teens to near 30 degrees tomorrow morning, so
make sure to bundle up on your way out the door! Monday afternoon
is expected to be a bit less breezy, and will remain cooler than
normal with highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Monday night through next Saturday)
Issued at 234 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

Monday night into Tuesday morning will be the coldest period of
the forecast as the post-frontal surface high finally slides
through the region and substantially lightens winds. Most everyone
outside of highly urban locations will be below freezing, with
Tuesday morning lows ranging between 28-32. Some spots that are
more urban are likely to hover just above freezing around 33-35
degrees. Wind chills will remain in the 20s to around 32 degrees,
so another morning of bundling up is necessary. Thankfully, this
colder air is temporary. By Tuesday, the shortwave and parent
trough will be pushing into the eastern CONUS, with a building
mid-level ridge moving in behind it. Southerly flow will return on
Tuesday, and with increasingly subsident air moving into the
region, will allow for a warming trend as we head through the rest
of the week into next weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 540 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

Gusty north winds prevail at all TAF sites following today`s cold
frontal passage, causing aviation impacts due to turbulence and
LLWS. While current gusts remain near 40 kts, they will gradually
decline to around 20G30KT by midnight, and these wind speeds will
prevail through the rest of the TAF period. Some haze and blowing
dust have also accompanied the frontal passage, and visibility at
Waco has intermittently been reduced to IFR/MVFR levels.
Visibility will gradually improve there this evening. Otherwise,
mostly clear VFR skies will prevail through tomorrow with some
passing cirrus.

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Dallas-Ft. Worth    32  52  35  66 /   0   0   0   0
Waco                33  52  33  64 /   0   0   0   0
Paris               28  46  28  59 /   0   0   0   0
Denton              29  50  30  65 /   0   0   0   0
McKinney            31  50  32  63 /   0   0   0   0
Dallas              33  53  35  65 /   0   0   0   0
Terrell             32  50  30  64 /   0   0   0   0
Corsicana           34  53  34  67 /   0   0   0   0
Temple              34  53  31  67 /   0   0   0   0
Mineral Wells       29  53  30  69 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Monday for TXZ091>095-100>107-
115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175.

Red Flag Warning until 9 PM CDT this evening for TXZ091-092-
100>103-115>119-129>134-141>145-156>160-174.

Freeze Warning from 4 AM to 9 AM CDT Monday for TXZ091>095-
100>107-115>123-129>134-141>145.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Prater
LONG TERM....Prater
AVIATION...Stalley