The first day of November began gray and dreary in some areas of North Texas.

A small, higher-elevation area of ​​energy located primarily west of North Texas provided enough lift for the development of a few elevated showers and storms. The storms are moving northeast and will affect parts of the northwest region during the morning hours.

However, there are numerous risks of rain and storms this weekend and into Monday. The first alert days were issued for Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

A storm system will approach the Plains over the weekend, bringing several periods of showers and storms from Saturday into early next week. There will be intermittent breaks in rain, with periods of light rain turning into heavy rain each day. So plan accordingly. Currently, it appears that areas along and north of I-20 will have the highest chance of thunderstorms this weekend.

Moisture will spread further north tonight, meaning more organized showers are possible later this evening. The cold front that moved Wednesday through Thursday has moved southeast and will move back north as a warm front tonight through Saturday.

North Texas will wake up to drizzle and poor visibility in some areas before greater rain chances develop Saturday afternoon and evening.

The CBS News Texas weather team predicts the best chance for strong to borderline storms Saturday will be along and north of I-20. High-resolution models are trending downward in expected coverage areas throughout North Texas, with the target area further northwest. With more consistent model runs, the chance of a rain cover on Saturday may be lower.

Sunday appears to be a day to be aware of the weather as the Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of North Texas and metro areas at a slight risk of severe storms.

More widespread rainfall and storms are expected to occur Monday, with less than a 15% chance of storms reaching severe levels across North Texas. Storms producing large hail and damaging winds are possible on Monday, and isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out.

As a cold front moves into and through North Texas, residents could see a line of strong to severe storms develop during the late morning hours and move further east during the afternoon and evening. This time frame is subject to change, but there is a risk of storms on Monday.

The front will move through late this evening with storms sweeping east as polls open on Election Day. However, North Texas could see scattered showers the morning of Election Day, followed by sunshine in the afternoon and cooler temperatures.