Thursday is starting out very warm and windy in North Texas with temperatures in the mid- to upper 60s, more than 20 degrees warmer the same time on Wednesday.

Temperatures are set to rise back into the 80s this week, but weather models show that a cold front will arrive by the weekend.

A new weather record was set in Texas this week, according to meteorologists. In a Tuesday post on X, the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast office for the Austin and San Antonio area said the daily record high temperature at Del Rio International airport was broken with a reading of 84 degrees Fahrenheit.

Another strong cold front is headed straight for Texas as a polar vortex continues to send arctic blasts spinning off across the United States. Signs will begin to crop up across the Lone Star State by Thursday,

National Weather Service meteorologist Madi Gordon explains why it’s so warm this month and how long the mild stretch will last.

After record-breaking heat during Christmas across much of Texas, conditions have turned much colder during the final days of 2025.

With La Niña in place, snow is even less likely in South Texas this year, but history shows significant winter storms still occur from time to time.