Dry and windy conditions will combine to create high to very high fire danger across Central Texas on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

A ridge of high pressure is building over Texas, bringing clear skies and dry weather throughout the rest of the week. By the weekend, that ridge will begin to flatten, allowing the storm track to shift into a more zonal pattern across the Southern Plains.

The Red Flag Warning, issued by the National Weather Service, is active from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. It covers Central Texas, including the Austin area, and is prompted by a combination of northern wind gusts up to 40 mph,

Relief is coming! See the latest drought monitor and future rainfall forecasts for Central Texas as a cold front approaches.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has Austin under a level 2 of 5 risk of severe weather and flooding starting Friday night.

However, it will be anything but chilly today as we are on a record watch. The record high today for Austin is 89, and we could break it! Tomorrow, temperatures will be warm once again, but Saturday night into Sunday morning, a strong cold front will push through the area.

Many Georgians already caught a glimpse of a rare northern lights show Tuesday night. The atmospheric glow is typically seen only around the North and South poles, but a much larger swath of the country saw the display because of unusually strong solar storms that are sending outbursts of magnetically charged particles hurling toward Earth.

Thanksgiving is nearing, and it looks like the Old Farmer’s Almanac may be correct in its weather forecast from October.