Warm & Windy Today, Elevated Wildfire Danger:

Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited:

*** Red Flag Warnings are in effect for the area into the evening hours. Gusty south winds along with low relative humidity values into the afternoon will elevate the wildfire danger across the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley. ***

* Other than the elevated wildfire threat today we're on tap for another sunny and warm spring day across West Central Texas with highs climbing into the upper 80s and the lower 90s this afternoon. Clear and mild tonight with lows in the middle to upper 50s. A south wind will persist today and tonight, gusty at times.

* Sunny conditions will continue on Wednesday with highs climbing into the lower 90s across the region which should be the warmest day so far this season. Clouds return on Thursday with highs dropping back into the middle 80s. The next storm system arrives by Friday with a chance for showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon, Fridfay night and evenutally ending by Saturday morning. Temperatures cool down by this period with highs back into the lower 70s. Lows each night into the 50s.

* The Weekend: Showers and thunderstorms gradually end on Saturday morning, clouds on the decrease later into the day, and highs in the lower 70s. Mostly clear Saturday night with lows in the middle 40s. Mostly sunny and nice on Easter Sunday. Temperatures will be in the middle 40s for sunrise services and temperatures warming up into the low 80s later in the day for egg hunting!

* Drought Information: For the latest drought information for the state of Texas please visit the U.S Drought Monitor website by clicking here. The data is updated by the government every Thursday morning around 7:30 AM local time.

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Enjoy your Tuesday...