North and Central Texas head into the weekend under a familiar and unforgiving pattern: hot, dry, and increasingly strained by drought. Afternoon highs will climb into the mid‑90s to around 103 degrees, and with humidity dropping sharply west of I‑35, heat indices will push toward 105. It’s a combination that keeps the fire threat elevated every single day, with even small sparks capable of becoming fast‑moving grassfires.
The story isn’t just about heat — it’s about duration. Much of the region has endured prolonged below‑normal rainfall and above‑normal temperatures, and the drought footprint continues to expand. At DFW Airport, the streak of no measurable rainfall has now reached 44 days, a stark marker of how persistent this pattern has become. Burn bans stretch across nearly every county in North and Central Texas, underscoring how fragile the landscape is…