00:00You have the heat, you don't have the severe weather, so I guess good news if you look at it
00:05that way.
00:06The area of high pressure has been parked over the desert southwest, but by the time we get to Thursday
00:10afternoon,
00:11it is solidly over Texas, which means we really get in on the record-challenging highs by the time we
00:19get to your highs for Thursday.
00:20So overall, take a look. Dallas coming close to your previous record from 1909,
00:25but places like St. Louis, Kansas City, Wichita all set to break previous records.
00:30St. Louis is part of the area we're concerned about for severe weather, as you might have noticed when Jeff
00:35shows you that.
00:36Now, instead of the severe weather, it's the fire danger, partially fueled by the heat, that we're concerned about for
00:42Thursday.
00:43There's a level of fire danger this time of year anyway in the Plains,
00:47but this is where it's elevated above what we would typically expect,
00:51especially this area getting into even level 2 out of 4 high risk.
00:54So keep the precautions in mind.
00:57We've kind of already been dealing with it, so hopefully you already are taking those actions.
01:02Let's take a look at our temperatures for your Friday.
01:05When it compared to historical averages, Oklahoma City still trending a bit below our historical average,
01:09right in the ballpark in Wichita.
01:11Dallas just a few degrees warmer.
01:14Houston about 10 degrees warmer, though.
01:15So it really depends on where you are.
01:20Friday, we start to see some change.
01:22So temperatures will really drop even more as we head into your weekend.
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