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Beautiful Weather in Dallas, OKC and Lubbock Thursday, Central Texas Friday
By Ryan Hall, Y'all Weather Desk ยท Published
Written by our automated news desk from National Weather Service data.
Dallas, Oklahoma City, Lubbock, Amarillo and Tucson rate Beautiful today, Thursday, Nov. 12, with sunshine and highs from the upper 60s to the upper 70s. On Friday, Nov. 13, the best weather moves to San Antonio, Austin, Waco and San Angelo, then to the Arizona and California low deserts Saturday, Nov. 14. Next week, the best weather shifts toward Kansas City, Chicago and Nashville, with lower confidence.
Key points
- Dallas, Oklahoma City, Lubbock and Amarillo, Thursday: Beautiful. Sky is nearly clear, wind runs about 10 mph, and highs range from the upper 60s to mid 70s. Take lunch outside or plan a late-afternoon walk.
- Tucson and Lake Havasu City, Thursday: Beautiful, with highs in the upper 70s and dry air. Good day for a desert trail. Carry water and sunscreen, since UV runs near 5.
- San Antonio, Austin, Waco, College Station and San Angelo, Friday, Nov. 13: Beautiful. Mornings start near 51, then highs reach about 70 to 75 under mostly sunny skies. Try a River Walk stroll or a Hill Country drive. UV is around 5, so wear sunscreen.
- Yuma, San Luis and Brawley, Saturday, Nov. 14: Nice, with highs in the low to mid 70s and rain chances near 3%. Good for golf, a patio dinner or a desert hike. Southern California's mountains and passes can gust 30 to 55 mph, so skip exposed ridges there.
- Chicago, Nashville, Memphis and Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Nov. 17: Nice, with light wind and highs near 60. Confidence is lower this far out, so treat it as a plan to watch.
Dallas, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Lubbock and Amarillo rate Beautiful today, Thursday, Nov. 12, with almost no clouds, light wind and highs from about 68 to 77. Tucson matches them. On Friday, Nov. 13, the best weather slides south to San Antonio, Austin, Waco and San Angelo, with highs around 70 to 75. Nothing in the country reaches the top Perfect category this week, but several places come close.
Best bets
- Dallas, Oklahoma City, Lubbock and Amarillo, Thursday: Beautiful. Sky is nearly clear, wind runs about 10 mph, and highs range from the upper 60s to mid 70s. Take lunch outside or plan a late-afternoon walk.
- Tucson and Lake Havasu City, Thursday: Beautiful, with highs in the upper 70s and dry air. Good day for a desert trail. Carry water and sunscreen, since UV runs near 5.
- San Antonio, Austin, Waco, College Station and San Angelo, Friday, Nov. 13: Beautiful. Mornings start near 51, then highs reach about 70 to 75 under mostly sunny skies. Try a River Walk stroll or a Hill Country drive. UV is around 5, so wear sunscreen.
- Yuma, San Luis and Brawley, Saturday, Nov. 14: Nice, with highs in the low to mid 70s and rain chances near 3%. Good for golf, a patio dinner or a desert hike. Southern California's mountains and passes can gust 30 to 55 mph, so skip exposed ridges there.
- Chicago, Nashville, Memphis and Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Nov. 17: Nice, with light wind and highs near 60. Confidence is lower this far out, so treat it as a plan to watch.
Why Texas and the Plains win
Fronts cleared out the moisture and the clouds over the southern Plains, so the air is dry and the wind is easy. Thursday's best zone averages a high near 70 with a dewpoint in the mid 40s, which feels crisp and comfortable. Air quality is not a problem. Both days sit around 41 to 42 on the AQI scale, in the good range.
Friday's Central Texas zone is a few degrees milder and a little more humid, with lows near 51. It is still dry, and the wind stays light at about 9 mph. Houston, Mobile and Jacksonville also land in the Fair-to-Nice range Friday, though Houston runs breezier.
The cold side of the map
The East is a different story. A strengthening coastal storm soaks the Northeast Thursday into Friday, with the first accumulating snow of the season in higher spots of upstate New York, Pennsylvania and New England. Cold air then pours into the eastern half of the country. By Saturday, Memphis, Charlotte, Nashville and Louisville rate only Fair, and Washington, Philadelphia and Indianapolis run colder with highs in the 40s. Keep up with the winter outlook if you are headed to the high ground.
Out West, a Pacific storm brings heavy rain and blizzard conditions to the Sierra Nevada on Friday, which is why the desert Southwest lands the Saturday spotlight instead of California's mountains.
The weekend and next week
Sunday, Nov. 15, is Nice around Phoenix, Calexico and Douglas, with highs from the low 60s to mid 70s. Gulf moisture returns to South Texas, though. Houston has about a 60% rain chance, and a few storms in south and central Texas could produce isolated damaging gusts.
Monday, Nov. 16, shifts the Nice rating to El Paso, Tucson, Midland and Las Cruces, and to Kansas City and Topeka, with highs near 60 and mostly clear skies. By Tuesday and Wednesday, a ridge of high pressure builds over the East, and Nice conditions spread across the Ohio Valley, the Mid-South, the Mid-Atlantic and Boston. Confidence drops with each day, so check the Nice Weather outlook before you lock in plans.
Bottom line
Today and Friday are the days to get outside across the southern Plains and Central Texas, and the low deserts take over Saturday. The East gets its turn next week, but that part of the forecast can still shift.
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Places in this story: Dallas, TX; Lubbock, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Amarillo, TX; Tucson, AZ; San Antonio, TX; Austin, TX; Waco, TX; Kansas City, MO; Chicago, IL; Nashville, TN; Memphis, TN
Sources
- Ryan Hall, Y'all Nice Weather outlook (our own outlook), Ryan Hall, Y'all, issued