The strongest winds will be blasting across parts of West Texas and the Panhandle, where gusts could reach 80 mph Friday afternoon.

On Thursday at 2:07 p.m. a high wind warning was issued by the NWS Fort Worth TX valid for Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. The warning is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Hood, Johnson,

Cold front sweeping Texas this week bringing a hail and damaging wind threat to North Texas, freezing temps to Panhandle and cooler days to South Central Texas.

South Texas high temperatures are expected to reach the upper 80s to lower 90s over the next few days, but we'll cool down a bit this weekend.

A warm Thursday is ahead for North Texans.

As red flag warnings crop up across wide swathes of West and North Texas this week, a section east of Dallas-Fort Worth could see another kind of risk on Wednesday afternoon: punishing severe storms.

We'll also be looking at the threat for a few strong to severe thunderstorms on Saturday, primarily from late morning through early evening. Primary threats for North Texas would be strong, gusty winds and hail. For this reason, we have issued a First Alert Weather Day for Saturday.

North Texas fire crews are on high alert for potential fires due to high winds and low humidity on Friday. A fire weather watch is in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Residents are advised to remove flammable vegetation,