3/1 Texas Weather Noon: 58° Above Normal

Good afternoon. Texas. I'm Aaron Jolly. And Texas is celebrating with weather that feels like mid April. A ridge of high pressure parked over Mexico is pumping warm air straight across the state. We're running a full 58 degrees above normal. Meanwhile, a cold front is sitting up in Oklahoma, doing absolutely nothing. That stalled front is the reason we keep cooking. In the next 24 hours. Down in South Texas, you're hitting 88 degrees today. Southeast winds gust to 28 miles an hour. Tonight drops to 63. Slide north into Central Texas and it's 84 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Gusts to 25 miles an hour. Lows near 62. North Texas reaches 81 with south winds gusting to 25 miles an hour. Tonight eases to 59 under partly cloudy skies. Now the Gulf Coast has its own thing going on. Dense fog this morning triggered an advisory until 8 A.M. Once that burns off, sunshine pushes you to 79 degrees. Southeast gusts hit 20 miles an hour. Tonight? Patchy fog creeps back after 3 A.M. Low of 61. Tomorrow runs just as warm. South Texas hits 89. Central Texas reaches 83. North Texas climbs to 79. Gulf Coast peaks at 80. Tuesday is the headliner. South Texas flirts with 92 degrees. Then Wednesday, that Oklahoma front finally makes its move. Showers and thunderstorms become likely statewide. Rain chances stick around into next weekend with some flooding possible. Speaking of storms, on this day in 2012, 15 tornadoes ripped through North Texas. Tornado season officially kicks off in just 14 days. Something to keep in the back of your mind. In Sunrise hit at 6, 58 A.M. This morning. Sunset comes at 6:31 P.M. We're gaining nearly two minutes of daylight every day now. Charge your devices and enjoy the warmth while it's here. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.