While there is no relief in sight for severe dry conditions in Polk County because of a statewide drought, another 50-degree-plus temperature swing is coming to potentially add more fuel for wildfires.
The weekend highs are expected to be near 90 degrees in Polk County. Then temperatures are expected to plummet to 33 degrees by the morning of Feb. 24.
The ground plants are already dried up from about 11 previous days of temperatures at or near freezing, which can kill ground cover and landscaping plants. This has prompted Polk County and its cities to clamp down on burn ban offenders…