... Red flag warning in effect from 11 am to 6 PM CST Tuesday...
Southerly winds will return to North Texas tonight and increase
quickly on Tuesday. Wind speeds will range from 15 to 25 mph with
gusts to 35 mph from late morning Tuesday through the afternoon.
Relative humidities will also fall below 30 percent on Tuesday.
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now... or will over the next 24 hours. A
combination of strong winds... low relative humidity... and dry
vegetation will create explosive fire growth potential. Avoid all
outside burning and welding today. Do not toss lit cigarette Butts
outside. Report wild fires to the nearest Fire Department or law
enforcement office.
National Weather Service:
Fire Weather Warning
Gainesville, TX
Current Conditions
48 °F / 9 °C
Clear
16 mph
/
26 km/h
from the NW
16 °F
/
-9 °C
30.20 in
/
1023 hPa
42 °F
/
6 °C
27%
10.0 miles
/
16.1 kilometers
Gainesville, TX
Updated — 4:25 PM CST on December 01, 2008
Local Radar
Locations Nearby:
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Gainesville
48 °F / 9 °C - Clear
-
Sherman-Denison
46 °F / 8 °C - Clear
-
Denton
49 °F / 9 °C - Clear
-
Decatur
46 °F / 8 °C - Clear
Forecast for Cooke (76240)
Monday
 Partly Cloudy
H 52° / L 31°
|
Tuesday
Clear
H 67° / L 52°
|
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
H 61° / L 31°
|
Thursday
Clear
H 52° / L 29°
|
Friday
Clear
H 50° / L 36°
|
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny...breezy. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
Tuesday NightPartly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs around 60. South winds around 20 mph shifting to the northwest in the late morning and afternoon.
Wednesday NightPartly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north 5 to 10 mph late.
Thursday and Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Cooler. Highs around 50. Lows in the lower 30s.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
Friday Night through Saturday NightMostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Statement as of 2:41 PM CST on December 1, 2008
Fire Weather Warning
