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Drew Davis looks ahead to cooler days in North Texas

WFAA's detailed forecast also makes room for Red River Rivalry weather, an allergy check and the dad jokes viewers keep mentioning.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 54,963 views a day, 65 times a normal first day on this channel (840).

Cold Front to Bring Much Cooler Temps and Storm Chances | DFW WeatherCold Front to Bring Much Cooler Temps and Storm Chances | DFW Weather

Drew Davis' cold-front forecast drew more than 37,000 views in its first 12 hours, an unusually large audience for a WFAA upload. The station's typical video gets fewer than a thousand views on its first day.

The attraction is a forecast of much cooler temperatures and storm chances for Dallas-Fort Worth. Davis walks through weather models, radar and satellite imagery before laying out the days ahead. It's a more extended look than a quick temperature update, with a football forecast for the Red River Rivalry, a live allergy count and a two-week outlook all on the itinerary.

WFAA's separate October 10 forecast says temperatures will remain above normal for the next several days, so the cooler turn is something Davis is looking ahead to, not a declaration that the heat is already over.

The comments also pick up on the person delivering the forecast. Viewers mention Davis laughing at his own jokes, and one specifically asks him to keep the fungus-themed wordplay and dad phrases coming. Alongside the weather models, that running humor gives this forecast its own recognizable voice.

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What viewers say

  • The Colony, TX here.
    Always great updates. 🤗
    Please keep saying "fungus among us" and other dad phrases lol. 😝
    @leonardascorpius5304See it on YouTube
  • Drew-you’ve been great with all your forecasts and it’s nice to see you laugh at your own jokes-we need more of this on TV with other news anchors/meteorologist! 😂😂😂😂❤ KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!
  • We have been enjoying the cooler nights for sure.
    @MissLissa07See it on YouTube
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The facts
Channel
WFAA
Subscribers
2,190,000
Channel views, last 7 days
5,052,241
Channel views, pace per day
759,010 (on a normal day: 714,300)
Video published
October 10, 2026
Video views so far
37,295 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
54,963

The numbers

This forecast's early audience is far larger than WFAA's usual first-day audience. The video is still short of a full day online.

the video's first day
usual first day here
840
this video
54,963
subscribers
2,190,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
2,239,627,630
views per day
759,010
typical day: 714,300
the video
views
37,295
likes
588
comments
57
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
ABC7
2,980,000
11Alive
2,850,000
WFAA
2,190,000
KTLA 5
1,510,000
CBS New York
1,200,000
As of October 11, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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