Critical Fire Weather Threat Across Southern High Plains and Southeast
Critical fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon across portions of the southern and central High Plains and parts of the Southeast. In the High Plains, very dry air and mostly sunny skies will combine with strengthening southwest winds of 15 to 25 miles per hour, with gusts up to around 30 miles per hour. Humidity levels will drop into the single digits to low-teens, creating an environment highly favorable for rapid fire spread, especially across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles into southwest Kansas. Across the Southeast, a cold front moving offshore will leave behind dry and breezy conditions. Humidity levels will fall into the mid-teens to mid-20s, while winds increase to 15 to 20 miles per hour with higher gusts, supporting elevated to locally critical fire danger.