Silvertaps said:
Did a lot of the models reel back their predictions due to the "heat island" effect of DFW due to higher temps the last few days (moving the temp forecasts up a few degrees)? Or is it more the system is moving more north of the metroplex than initially thought?
I don't think it was heat island so much as a coastal low forming down in the Gulf that would pump warmer air up in the mid-levels. And that air would be above freezing and prevent the frozen stuff - just cold rain.
But as the short term data is coming in now, that's not having as much of an effect as expected with yesterday's model runs.