Three weeks ago, this was a "snowstorm" in North Texas.
Nationally, today's weather is wet and cold in many locations.
It's been the same here, but Texas weather is notorious.
This is a huge state, second only to Alaska in area (268,581 square miles), and its location (where several climate zones intersect) means varied weather patterns.
Some areas get extremely cold winters with quite a bit of snow (primarily the Panhandle and mountainous parts of West Texas). Winters are milder to the south and along the Gulf Coast.
Here in North Texas, it might snow once or twice in a typical winter, but that's about it. And "snow" here is rarely significant — which seems to be a letdown for many people who move here from northern sections of the nation.
What is consistent about weather in Texas is that it gets hot here — usually by mid-spring and continuing until mid- to late fall — and this part of the state lies in the famed "Tornado Alley," which is a by-product of the frequent thunderstorms this area experiences in the spring.
The popular saying here is that, if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes. It will change.
The forecast for today called for freezing rain in the Dallas area. We've been getting plenty of rain today, and the temperatures have been in the low 30s (at the moment, NOAA reports that the temperature is right at freezing — 32°), but the streets, while wet, are not terribly slick.
But that old saying appears to be true — in general. Tonight's forecast calls for more rain and temperatures in the 30s, but a general warming trend is in the forecast for the remainder of the week — with a high of 56° tomorrow, 66° on Wednesday and 70° on Thursday and Friday.
It may feel colder, though. Gusty winds are expected through Wednesday.
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