... AN ARCTIC AIRMASS TO BRING FRIGID TEMPERATURES TO NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE INTO NORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY AND SHOULD BRIEFLY RISE ABOVE FREEZING SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE ARCTIC FRONT... WHICH WILL RESULT IN FRIGID WIND CHILLS INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS BY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MOST OF NORTH TEXAS. WIND CHILLS MAY DROP BELOW ZERO FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 FRIDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION TO THE ARCTIC AIR... A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING... BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING... AS THE ATMOSPHERE SLOWLY DRIES OUT. AREAS NORTH OF A MERIDIAN TO HILLSBORO TO ATHENS LINE WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS TO SEE FROZEN PRECIPITATION. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SOME PATCHY LIGHT ICING IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING... MAINLY ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT REMAIN WET AS THE ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME SLICK SPOTS FOR THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW.