Weather: Red flag warning issued for parts of North Texas

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – North Texas starts Wednesday with showers and a few thunderclaps.

This is a story about two forecasts – morning and afternoon.

Our forecast for the morning is warm, muggy and slightly humid, with occasional rain.

Whereas our daily forecast is sunny, windy and mild.

As you head out for lunch, the skies will be clearing from west to east and the sun will rise over western Tarrant County.

There are no record temperatures, but North Texas is still warm, below 70 degrees.

With a strong westerly wind, very dry air will arrive and the humidity in the western counties will fall below 20% this afternoon.

Parts of North Texas are under a red flag warning from noon until 8:00 pm. A red flag warning is used to inform the public of current weather conditions that are perfect for wildland fires.

They also extended the warning to a number of counties to the east.

Although the DFW Metroplex is not on, there is still an increased fire risk along the I-35 corridor.

Thursday is expected to be cool due to gusty northwest winds.

You will need an extra coat in the morning at 30 to 40 degrees.

A stark contrast to the temperatures we are now entering.

And it’s not just cooler mornings, Thursday afternoon is also more seasonal, with highs above the 50s.

Cool weather will continue into next week, with a chance of rain on Saturday and next Tuesday.