Tuesday’s Fire Weather Forecast

Texas Weather Tracker TV Alert

The current Burn Ban Map for Texas is posted above.

ELEVATED FIRE THREAT WEST OF A SHERMAN…DALLAS…TEMPLE LINE THIS AFTERNOON

…ELEVATED FIRE THREAT WEST OF A SHERMAN…DALLAS…TEMPLE LINE THIS AFTERNOON… WARM, VERY BREEZY, AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 60S, WITH EVEN A FEW READINGS AROUND 70 DEGREES EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN BIG COUNTRY COUNTIES WEST OF US-281. THESE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH DORMANT AND VERY DRY FUELS DUE TO THE LACK OF RECENT WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SHERMAN, TO DALLAS, TO WACO AND TEMPLE. THESE AREAS ARE WITHIN THE FAR EASTERN ROLLING PLAINS, CROSS TIMBERS, FAR EASTERN NORTH TEXAS, AND EASTERN HILL COUNTRY PREDICTIVE SERVICE AREAS OF THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE. EXTREME CARE IS URGED DURING ALL OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRES TO GET STARTED. AVOID OUTSIDE BURNING AND WELDING. DO NOT TOSS LIT CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE. REPORT WILD FIRES TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE QUICKLY.