Strong Winds Increase Fire Danger

Close to record highs today with 70s on the way! It will be breezy today increasing the fire danger again.

Tuesday, December 14th 2021, 7:12 am

By: Lacey Swope

Close to record highs today with 70s on the way! It will be breezy today increasing the fire danger again.

Tonight look for very warm conditions for this time of year. Lows will drop into the 60s. Tomorrow record highs again with 70s and 80s.

Winds will be the big story tomorrow. Gusts 50 to 65 mph possible. Could even see some 70 mph gusts in the panhandle.

This will mean extreme blowing dust, power bumps, and critical fire danger. Humidity in far western OK will be 5 to 15%.

As the cold front moves in tomorrow evening look for a line of showers and storms to develop.

These could ramp up to severe limits along and east of I-35. Quarter size hail and winds to 60 mph.

BEFORE YOU GO THIS AFTERNOON LOWS TONIGHT TOMORROW AFTERNOON WIND SPEED ZONE FIRE THREAT ZONE

Lacey Swope

Meteorologist Lacey Swope is an Okie through and through, having grown up in the small town of Kiefer. She joined the News 9 weather team in 2011, and you can catch her forecasts weekday mornings on News 9 This Morning and on News 9 at 9a. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Lacey wanted to become a meteorologist to study the atmosphere every day and share her passion for weather with others.