Dry Air and Strong Winds A Dangerous Combination

From Chief Meteorologist Craig Carnesi...

The strong, gusty North winds across the area today combined with the very dry air fanned numerous grass fires across Callahan and Eastland counties.

The good news is, as we head into tonight, the winds will relax and eventually become calm by morning. The bad news is, by Monday afternoon winds will swing around to the South-Southwest and remain breezy through the majority of the work-week. In other words, the fire danger will remain high the entire work-week.

We haven't talked about this enough lately, but please remember, burn bans are still in effect across the entire KRBC viewing area. No outdoor burning of any kind is allowed. Please, keep all cigarette butts inside vehicles and dispose of them properly. Use extra caution when doing any kind of welding work outdoors as well. Hold off on the welding if at all possible. Also, remember to use caution when driving on dry ground, if possible, keep all vehicles on the paved roadways. A hot engine block could be enough to spark a fire on the dry brush around the area.

Temperatures will continue to warm through the week as well. Highs will climb from the middle 60s Monday into the middle to upper 70s Thursday.

Thursday night another strong cold front will push through the area. This front will knock afternoon highs down at least into the middle 40s, if not cooler. As we mentioned yesterday, there is a chance of enough moisture hanging around for showers Friday and Saturday. There is also a slim chance of some wintry precipitation Friday night. We have a much better handle of the frozed precipitation chances later into the week.