Critical Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorm Threats This Week

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will contribute to critical fire weather Monday over parts of the central and southern High Plains. Scattered to widespread severe thunderstorms may bring damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes Monday through Thursday over the lower Mississippi River Valley and southern Plains into the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Read More >

Click a location below for detailed forecast.

Last Map Update: Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 10:22:28 pm CDT

Watches, Warnings & Advisories

National Weather Service Albuquerque, NM

National Weather Service Fort Worth/Dallas, TX

Zoom Out

National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio, TX

Red Flag Warning

High Wind Watch

Fire Weather Watch

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Warm Start to the Weekend

Crane SKYWARN

Highs both Friday and Saturday top out well above-normal across the area. In fact, the current record high temperature at KMAF for March 14th (89 degrees) may be beaten Saturday! Gusty winds also begin to develop for western portions of the area Saturday afternoon, especially in/around the higher terrain.

Text Product Selector (Selected product opens in current window)


Storm Reports	Spotter Briefing	Storm Spotters	Storm Data	Tornado Statistics	Social Media


Forecast Discussion	Hourly Forecast	Graphical Forecast	Fire Weather	Aviation	Hydrology


Observations	Air Quality	Satellite	Climate	Past Events	Weather Radio

Local Radar

Weather Map

Satellite

MAF RSS Feed

Critical Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorm Threats This Week

NWS Midland/Odessa