With Thursday’s winds blowing skirts embarrassingly waist-ward and closing car doors before the driver stepped in, the good news is that starting Friday the blowhards are calming down for the weekend activities with temps ideal for sandals, sundresses and shorts. In addition to taking in all the artsy venues like the Dallas Arts Fair and the Klyde Warren Park dance and … [Read more...] about Thursday’s 50 MPH Hat-Blowing Winds Are Calming Down For A Weekend OF Activities
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Weather Woes: Storms Headed To North Texas With Rain And Threats Of Much More
For those who are returning from spring breaks in Mexico, the mountains or just hanging out, welcome back to North Texas’ rumble-tumble weather. Over the weekend the skies had been the perfect user-friendly color of blue, and the walk-abouts had pooches escorting their human companions around the neighborhoods. But, alas. According to the folks who scour weather maps, … [Read more...] about Weather Woes: Storms Headed To North Texas With Rain And Threats Of Much More
Looks Like Mother Nature Is Gonna Give North Texas Another Three-Day Cold Shoulder
Why does it seem that 2022 February's Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays have been pretty consistent in giving North Texas a cold shoulder? Once again temperatures are nose-diving to the 20s at night until Friday morning. And while the days' temperatures may rise above freezing, the predicted rain and thundershowers will create an overnight coat of ice on streets and … [Read more...] about Looks Like Mother Nature Is Gonna Give North Texas Another Three-Day Cold Shoulder
Change Is In The Wind: Temperatures And Snowflakes Are Scheduled To Drop This Week
North Texans are probably grateful not to be living in the northeast. That area is suffering through a nasty Nor’easter. Think of last February’s frigid weather grinding things to a literal stop compounded with snow measured in feet. But use this blast as a warning of the days to come. While it won’t be as dramatic as the Bomb Cyclone hitting New York, it’s gonna be time … [Read more...] about Change Is In The Wind: Temperatures And Snowflakes Are Scheduled To Drop This Week
2021 Is Going Out Like An Unruly Brat And Welcoming 2022 With A Cold Shoulder
From the pandemic up-and-down surges to the February Freezer, 2021 is likely a year that most North Texans have put away in the YBTF (Year Best To Forget) file. But it appears that the rough-and-tumble year isn’t bowing out gracefully. According to weather guessers, the final hours of 2021 (aka New Year’s Eve) have all the ingredients for a memorable time. Friday will … [Read more...] about 2021 Is Going Out Like An Unruly Brat And Welcoming 2022 With A Cold Shoulder
Start Warming Up That Chili For Chillin’ This Week
If you have some great soup or chili recipes or want to pull those cashmere sweaters out of your cedar closet, get going. Weather guessers are predicting quite a roller coaster of developments for North Texas. Starting Tuesday there’s a slight chance of rain with highs in the mid-60s. That’s no big deal for veterans of the February deep chill. But the rest of the weekdays … [Read more...] about Start Warming Up That Chili For Chillin’ This Week
Hot Hints For Frigid Times
As way too many are chattering because of "rolling power outages," creative juices are continuing to flow in new directions. Some folks are actually recalling what their parents and grandparents did before there was a Siri or an Alexa. It’s times like these when an old fashioned bed warming pan would be the absolute must in any boudoir. One person dug through her closet … [Read more...] about Hot Hints For Frigid Times
Hints Of How To Get Ready For And Overcome The 2021 Deep-Freezer Days Ahead
Monday could be the first of a couple brutal days for North Texans. OMG! Predictions are even suggesting that Tuesday morning’s high will be five- to seven degrees! Shiver my timbers! Thanks to eyebrow-raising temperatures dropping to way below 20 degrees during the evenings, the daytime snowy dreamlike scenes will freeze overnight into traffic nightmares. So, why care? … [Read more...] about Hints Of How To Get Ready For And Overcome The 2021 Deep-Freezer Days Ahead
Have Your Checklist In Place As A Very Deep Freeze Gets Underway
As bad as the pandemic has been, the next few days are only going to provide a greater challenge for food banks, homeless shelters, schools and vaccination providers. It will also bring the problems home to North Texas residents if they suffer from power outages thanks to downed trees. The predicted temperatures are making wine cellars look like convection ovens. If there are … [Read more...] about Have Your Checklist In Place As A Very Deep Freeze Gets Underway
Mother Nature Is Going To Take North Texas For A Dippity Doozy Of Temperatures This Week
The area weather guessers are all in a spin over this week’s roller coaster of temperatures ranging from Monday’s high of 62 degrees to a below-freezing 25 degrees on Thursday night. Could icy streets be in the future? If so, take it slow if you must get out. The long-term forecast is suggesting that starting this Thursday the temperature highs are going to stay in the … [Read more...] about Mother Nature Is Going To Take North Texas For A Dippity Doozy Of Temperatures This Week
Break With The Usual: A North Texas Summer Cold Front Cometh Friday
Those wonderful weather-isters are predicting that Friday is gonna bring a cold front to North Texas. For those who just disembarked the bus at the Greyhound Station, rest easy… sorta. It doesn’t mean that boots, wool sweaters, hand warmers and snow tires will be the call of the day. No, siree. A North Texas summer cold front translates into a double-edged sword. The … [Read more...] about Break With The Usual: A North Texas Summer Cold Front Cometh Friday