A strong cold front will move through Grand Prairie this afternoon and tonight. It will be breezy ahead of the front this morning with high temperatures today near 80. It will become windy and much cooler behind the front.
A wind advisory is in effect for the northwest half of North Texas from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. today. Expect gusty southerly winds this morning to turn to the northwest and increase between 20 and 30 mph with the passage of the cold front. Some wind gusts in excess of 35 mph are possible. Wind speeds should slowly decrease across the entire region after midnight.
There is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1a.m. with a low tonight around 40 and northwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. The wind chill factor is expected to be in the upper 20s.
Thursday will be sunny with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The low Thursday night is expected to be around 34.