Red Flag Warning | Texas Weather 6 AM

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Texas Weather Podcast. It's Thursday, February 26th.. And February apparently thinks it's June. Folks, step outside right now. You're already at 63 degrees. That's your morning. By this afternoon, South Texas is gunning for 97 degrees. Ninety seven. That's 51 degrees above normal and flirting with the all-time February record set back in 1996. Your thermometer might need therapy. Down along the Gulf Coast, you're waking up to 67 degrees with southwest winds gusting to 30 miles an hour. Partly sunny skies push you to 83 this afternoon. Tonight eases to 64 degrees. And fog rolls in after 10 P.M. near the water. South Texas is the furnace today. You're at 59 degrees now, but sunny skies and light winds crank you to 97 degrees by mid afternoon. Tonight settles to 62 under clear skies. Drink water like it's July. Slide up to Central Texas and you're starting at 60 degrees. Sunshine drives you to 88 with north winds gusting to 25 miles an hour. Tonight drops to 59. North Texas, patchy fog burns off fast this morning. You'll hit 81 degrees this afternoon with a gentle northeast breeze around 10 miles an hour. Tonight cools to a pleasant 53. Now the serious stuff. A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 A.M. to 7 P.M. west of I-35 through the Hill Country. Critical fire weather out there. No outdoor burning. Period. Looking ahead, Friday cools slightly but we're still talking mid 80s. The weekend stays warm and dry statewide. Then early next week, a pattern shift. Rain chances creep back Wednesday and Thursday with scattered showers and storms possible. Charge your phone, fill up a water bottle. And maybe park in the shade today. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.