Saturday afternoon and evening from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. This is the window of opportunity for strong to severe thunderstorms in North Texas, including the Metroplex. A few storms could be strong to severe with up to quarter-size hail, wind gusts up to 60 mph, and brief, heavy rainfall. This could impact your weekend plans! Have a way to stay updated.

The forecast from KXAS-TV (NBC5) is showing a 20% chance of rain in Dallas at noon, with rain chances slowly increasing over the rest of the afternoon. There is a 40% chance of rain at 3 p.m., which will increase to 80% by 5 p.m.

Severe storms are expected to erupt across a wide swath of Texas late Monday — from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to East Texas.

A cold front is moving through North Texas Tuesday morning, bringing temperatures closer to normal for this time of year, less humidity, and a northwest wind. We will have plenty of sunshine Tuesday and Wednesday before rain chances return on Thursday. Seasonably cool tonight heading into Wednesday morning as lows dip into the upper 50s to low 60s.

A weather alert was issued by the NWS Fort Worth TX on Monday at 7:41 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 8:45 p.m. The alert is for Wise, Denton, Montague, Cooke and Grayson counties.

Additional severe storms are expected this afternoon and evening, especially across portions of North Texas. The main window of concern for severe weather is roughly from 4pm to 10pm, and the main