Spring in North Texas can’t quite make up its mind — and this year, it’s picking the worst possible time to waver. With Palm Sunday and Easter weekend on the horizon, forecasters are warning residents to brace for a rollercoaster stretch of weather that swings from warm sunshine to storm threats and lingering rain.
The pattern is already in motion. A cold front that swept through Friday left Saturday feeling decidedly un-spring-like, with highs only reaching the upper 50s, cloudy skies overhead, and an east breeze clipping along at 5 to 10 mph, according to data tracked by AccuWeather. Not exactly the weather you’d want for a weekend barbecue.
A Brief Taste of Summer — Then Gone
That coolness won’t stick around long. Palm Sunday looks like a genuine reward — sunny skies, temperatures climbing back into the 80s, and south winds gusting up to 25 mph, as noted by regional climate data. It’ll feel like the Texas spring people actually signed up for. Enjoy it. The window closes fast.
By Tuesday evening, a new cold front is expected to push through, dragging with it scattered showers and the potential for stronger storms. A combination of atmospheric moisture and building instability will set the stage, conditions that AccuWeather highlighted for the broader Dallas-Fort Worth corridor. Residents in Garland and surrounding communities should keep an eye on the sky heading into that evening commute.
Easter Weekend: Plan for the Indoors
Here’s the part that will sting for holiday planners. Mostly cloudy skies and rainy conditions are expected to linger well into Easter weekend, with additional weather disturbances likely to roll through. “Though the forecast details are still being ironed out, it’s a good idea to plan some indoor festivities this holiday weekend,” forecasters warned — which, frankly, is meteorologist-speak for “don’t count on it.”
That said, the specific numbers for the March 28 period offer at least some comfort. North Richland Hills is currently projected to see a high of 71°F and a low of 51°F on that date, according to historical and forecast modeling compiled by WeatherSpark. Mild, yes — but clouds and rain can still make an outdoor Easter egg hunt a miserable affair even at 71 degrees.
March in Texas: Always a Wild Card
None of this is entirely surprising, if you know the month. Texas in March typically delivers somewhere between 3 and 8 rainy days, with rainfall totals around 137 millimeters and temperatures ranging from 50°F to 66°F, as outlined in National Weather Service climate data. It’s a transitional month in every sense — winter hasn’t fully let go, and summer is already elbowing its way in.
Zoom out even further and the long-term picture tells a similar story. Dallas averages a daytime maximum of around 20°C in March, roughly 7 hours of sunshine per day, and about 74 millimeters of rainfall spread across approximately 8 rainy days in the month. “Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 20°C in Dallas, Texas in March based on long-term weather averages,” as weather analysts have documented across decades of data. Averages, of course, are cold comfort when a storm rolls in on Easter morning.
So here’s the bottom line for North Texans heading into one of the busiest holiday weekends of the spring: soak up Palm Sunday like it owes you something, because the rest of the week has other plans — and they don’t involve sunny skies or dry grass. The Easter basket might be fine. The Easter picnic is another story entirely.
