After a chilly start to the week, Wichita Falls residents will see a return to springtime weather.
The National Weather Service predicted on Monday that daytime high temperatures will climb back into the 70s and 80s over the next seven days. Overnight lows will stay well above freezing.
The NWS placed the city in a freeze warning for Sunday night, but the temperature dropped only to 34 degrees, staying just barely above the freezing mark.
No rain is forecast for the week ahead, but the weekend rain erased a precipitation deficit, according to the NWS. Wichita Falls officially received 1.5 inches of precipitation over the weekend, bringing the total for 2025 to 5.52 inches. The normal by this date is 5.1 inches.
Lake levels rose 1.3% as the result of recent rain, according to the city of Wichita Falls. The combined lake capacity of lakes Arrowhead and Kickapoo is now 67.9%. Those levels could rise slightly more with runoff making its way to Lake Arrowhead.
Wichita Falls water customers remain under stage 1 drought watch restrictions.
A powerful thunderstorm before dawn on Saturday contained hail that caused scattered damage.
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This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Rain falls in Wichita Falls, hail batters, lakes rise
Reporting by Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News / Wichita Falls Times Record News
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