Austin weather: Record heat and high fire risk
Austin weather: Heatwave, drought continue
Triple digits continue to boil our area, with little sign of rain in our near future. Zack Shields tells us more about Austin's record-breaking heatwave in his full Thursday forecast.
AUSTIN, Texas - Record heat, gusty winds and extreme fire danger are still on the weather menu.
Humidity around 20%, wind gusts of 20 to 35 mph and dry vegetation puts the area under a Level 4 fire risk today. That means no outdoor burning and avoid producing any sparks.
Much of the area is under a Red Flag Warning and Excessive Heat Warning.
This will be the 34th day in a row with highs in the 100s and records could fall.
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