As St. Patrick's Day approaches, big changes are in the forecast. Temperatures and winds will be on the incline. On Monday, winds will gust around 35 mph, and on Tuesday winds could get up to 45 mph. Once again, blowing dust, power outages, and rough travel will be expected through Wednesday.

After a brief cooldown, heat and high winds are expected to return to North Texas. Residents should prepare for increased fire danger this coming week.

A cold front could sweep through northern Texas next week, following potential freezing temperatures Saturday night. Friday night in Amarillo could see temperature lows of 36 degrees, with wind speeds up to 25 or 35 miles per hour. Saturday will start off a little warmer, before dipping to freezing temperatures, with lows of 30 degrees.

Red flag warnings were just south of us on Saturday. We could easily see these warnings return by Tuesday or Wednesday.

High winds are stirring up dust, putting parts of North Texas under a blowing dust advisory until 9 p.m. Friday. The weather service said as a result,

The North Texas region is under critical or extreme fire threats on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The North Texas region is under critical or extreme fire threats on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. This is the first time parts of the area have seen an extreme fire threat in about 16 years,

So far, DFW has not seen any major fires, but the extreme threat continues into Friday afternoon. North Texas fire departments have increased staffing and more tools on hand, responding with more than the typical number of engines.