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Dec. 31: Sleet In Forecast For North Texas; Winter Storm Warning West Of DFW

National Weather Service
A look at the weather map for New Year's Eve.

The New Year will bring a mix of wintry precipitation to parts of North Texas.

Areas west of Dallas-Fort Worth will see the worst. A winter storm warning is in effect through Thursday afternoon for counties to the west of Dallas-Fort Worth – towns under the warning include Graham, Mineral Wells, Stephenville and Comanche.

A winter weather advisory is also in effect through Thursday afternoon for the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, including Dallas, Tarrant, Denton and Collin counties.  

There's a 40 percent chance of a wintry mix in parts of Dallas-Fort Worth tonight. Temperatures in North Texas should dip into the low 30s tonight.

A mix of freezing rain and sleet is expected later tonight and into early New Year's Day, the National Weather Service says. Freezing rain and sleet are possible in Dallas-Fort Worth, but the worst of it will fall west of the metro. 

Areas from Bowie to Mineral Wells to Stephenville to Comanche could see “significant ice accumulations” late tonight. That could cause travel problems on Interstate 20 west of Weatherford.

Areas southeast of Dallas/Fort Worth could see rain.

Credit National Weather Service
A look at New Year's Day weather conditions.

Here’s a video briefing from the National Weather Service:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXsXki3bxHc

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Eric Aasen is KERA’s managing editor. He helps lead the station's news department, including radio and digital reporters, producers and newscasters. He also oversees keranews.org, the station’s news website, and manages the station's digital news projects. He reports and writes stories for the website and contributes pieces to KERA radio. He's discussed breaking news live on various public radio programs, including The Takeaway, Here & Now and Texas Standard, as well as radio and TV programs in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.