How does it go from 99 degrees to rainy and 40s just like that? (Dallas: 2013, rent)

[calgirlinnc]

Temperature swings of 30-40 degrees are common all over the southern states, even into Northern Florida, during the winter months. This isn't unique to Texas. I would just say that this upcoming drop is a bit earlier than usual.

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by Aeliza

Of course I was aware. What I wasn't aware of is how being stuck indoors for such a long period of time would affect me. I'm certainly entitled to my opinion that the summers here are unbearable, even with the knowledge TX is hot. Just as you're entitled to enjoying the fall here. From the above, it sounds like the OP likes this type of weather. May be a good move for them. Best of luck.

After you get used to it you won't be stuck indoors. You just go about normal life and sweat a little.

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by calgirlinnc

Temperature swings of 30-40 degrees are common all over the southern states, even into Northern Florida, during the winter months. This isn't unique to Texas. I would just say that this upcoming drop is a bit earlier than usual.

It's earlier than normal? Interesting. Here, we just had our first cooldown but it's a month late, at least. Sure feels good now though. We had dewpoints above 70 for virtually the entire summer.

How's the weather in Texas now? Saw on the Weather Channel a few hours ago that there were tornado warnings SW of Dallas/Ft Worth a hundred or so miles.

[calgirlinnc]

Originally Posted by RocketDawg

It's earlier than normal? Interesting. Here, we just had our first cooldown but it's a month late, at least. Sure feels good now though. We had dewpoints above 70 for virtually the entire summer.

How's the weather in Texas now? Saw on the Weather Channel a few hours ago that there were tornado warnings SW of Dallas/Ft Worth a hundred or so miles.

It's not early for a cool down...it's early for there to be a high in the 40s, as is predicted for this Monday and Tuesday.

For reference:

During October, "Daily high temperatures decrease by 11°F, from 84°F to 73°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 92°F."

https://weatherspark.com/m/8813/10/A...-United-States

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by calgirlinnc

It's not early for a cool down...it's early for there to be a high in the 40s, as is predicted for this Monday and Tuesday.

For reference:

During October, "Daily high temperatures decrease by 11°F, from 84°F to 73°F, rarely falling below 61°F or exceeding 92°F."

https://weatherspark.com/m/8813/10/A...-United-States

Ah, I see. I didn't realize the forecast was for temps that cool.

[BongoBungo]

Minneapolis has even more severe weather changes. Just a few weeks ago it was unbearably hot and humid (upper 80s, but more humid than in DFW) and now temperatures are dropping below freezing.

[ScaryTucson]

Dallas weather does kind of suck, it's certainly not the worst weather in the US, but it's way too hot most of the year.
The problem is it does not cool off at night like many other places do.

Heck, much of Arizona (excluding Phoenix) feels practically like Antarctica in the summer in the morning compared to Dallas. Even Tucson is way cooler than Dallas half of the day, during the day they both suck in the summer. Tucson is much less humid (of course), but it's still so hot that humidity or no humidity it feels bad. That said, Texas summers are some of the worst in the US, Texas + entire Gulf Coast = horrible, only place worse is Laredo and McAllen and I would have to say Phoenix (humidity or not, 110+ feels horrible).

There was no fall this year, it appears to be going straight from late summer to early winter (well winter by Texas standards).
Then it might go back to 'almost fall', but then probably will be a cold Nov...

It's almost going to be cold enough to sleet, could happen on far NW outskirts in the hills.

[hbdwihdh378y9]

Originally Posted by Siberiaboy

Interested in relocating to Plano or Frisco area but this weather is fascinating

We visited in May and had blue skies every day so you get everything down there it seems? But patterns are unique

Back in '13 it went from 86 to 15 in 36 hours in early December.

[kemahkami]

All that's happening is that the coming cold airmass will be accompanied by overcast skies, thanks to tropical moisture streaming in from the Gulf/Pacific, then condensing. So you not only have the temperature drop, you have thick clouds blocking the sun from heating things up.

The phenomenon is known as "overruning," and it makes cold drops more severe than they otherwise would be. Without the clouds and rain, this coming 44F day probably would be a nice 60F or 70F day.

[lagreeneyes03]

Originally Posted by hbdwihdh378y9

Back in '13 it went from 86 to 15 in 36 hours in early December.

Icemageddeon....cobblestone ice....I remember it well..