As St. Patrick's Day approaches, big changes are in the forecast. Temperatures and winds will be on the incline. On Monday, winds will gust around 35 mph, and on Tuesday winds could get up to 45 mph. Once again, blowing dust, power outages, and rough travel will be expected through Wednesday.

High winds are stirring up dust, putting parts of North Texas under a blowing dust advisory until 9 p.m. Friday. The weather service said as a result,

Flower Mound firefighters respond to a fire in the Texas Panhandle, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. A majority of Texas will face a dangerous mix of hurricane-like winds, warm temperatures and bone-dry conditions on Friday,

Red flag warnings were just south of us on Saturday. We could easily see these warnings return by Tuesday or Wednesday.

On Friday at 11:49 a.m. an updated high wind warning was issued by the NWS Fort Worth TX in effect until 7 p.m. The warning is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Hood, Johnson, Montague,

High winds in North Texas are causing power outages and dangerous conditions. Warnings are in effect until 9 p.m., with gusts up to 89 mph. Residents are advised to avoid activities that could spark fires and to keep generators away from homes to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.

North Texas fire crews are preparing for a fire watch and high winds on Friday, encouraging people to take steps to avoid starting a fire. A fire weather watch is in effect Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

So far, DFW has not seen any major fires, but the extreme threat continues into Friday afternoon. North Texas fire departments have increased staffing and more tools on hand, responding with more than the typical number of engines.