Sunday’s Fire Weather Forecast

The current Burn Ban Map for Texas is posted above.

ELEVATED GRASS FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF I-35. AREAS WEST OF I-35 ARE IN A CRITICAL THREAT COVERED BY A RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING

…ELEVATED GRASS FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF I-35. AREAS WEST OF I-35 ARE IN A CRITICAL THREAT COVERED BY A RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING… ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS WILL HAVE AT LEAST AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS WEST OF I-35 ARE UNDER A RED FLAG WARNING, WHERE A CRITICAL THREAT EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF I-35 WILL BE IN AN ELEVATED THREAT DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 20% RANGE AND WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 20-30 MPH. 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.