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Fire weather concerns continue for Tuesday

Cold front arrives Wednesday morning with a midweek cool down
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***RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF NE OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF SE KANSAS TODAY UNTIL 10 PM***

Windy Monday through Wednesday. Heightened fire danger Monday and Tuesday.

Gusty winds will remain overnight keeping temperatures mild. Lows down to the upper 50s to near 60, and then upper 70s and low 80s again Tuesday afternoon. Sustained winds out the SSW in the 20-30 mph range with gusts of 35-45 mph will keep the grass fire risk high.

A cold front will come in Wednesday morning, which will knock highs down to the 50s n the afternoon along with mostly cloudy skies. Slight chance for a few rain showers near the Oklahoma and Kansas line, but most of us will remain dry despite increasing cloud cover. Windy with NW winds behind the cold front with gusts 35-45 mph

Back to sunshine on Thursday, the first day of Spring! Lows down to the mid 30s with highs in the low/mid 60s. Lighter winds.

Lows down to the mid 40s on Friday, then highs in the low 70s. Partly cloudy skies with the slim chance for a few showers. Windy again with gusts 30-40 mph pulling out of the south. fire danger will need to be monitored.

Another cool front comes in, which doesn't do much to the temps next weekend. For Saturday, lows in the low 40s, then highs around 70°. Mostly sunny. A storm system will arrive Saturday night into Sunday bringing a chance for a few showers and storms. Still some uncertainty with the timing, but we'll fine tune it as we get closer.

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