Oklahoma sees another fire risk on Saturday after the outbreak on Saturday

Today I am at Koco Five here at Koco Five Joseph Neubauer. Another alarm day for fire risk. Not necessarily for the OKC -Metro, but in the western northwest of Oklahoma. Further forest fires will be possible today. A red flag warning published by the National Weather Service from Norman for the potential of forest fires in red shaded counties. Clinton to Elk City to Cheyenne, Woodward, Alva. These areas have very dry vegetation, bred vegetation and the dry vegetation that is not green. And we will see some fairly low humidity values ​​in the west of Oklahoma, wind, in the 30s. That will be a problem. Our risk of fire this afternoon. This red flag warning runs right from 1 to 9. Our fire risk is not five like yesterday. It will be three down. However, problems could still come about. I wouldn't surprise me to see some fire, or even a few running fire in the center of Oklahoma. Get a thrust away. Watch very precisely. Our risk of fire is not quite as high in OKC, but given the context of the currently burning central -Oklahoma, it is also a critical day that we have to watch closely. I mean, look at the winds later from the north this morning, 20 gusts near 30, a little higher in the northwest of Oklahoma to afternoon. This is not good. It's not 70 km / h, but it is still not a good temperature. We will have some clouds, the upper 50s near 60 years. But it's airy. We get a little break on Sunday. Sun comes out. Will be until the 1960s. Light south wind and then our risk of fire comes back. The winds jump up again on Monday. The winds are not serious, but 40 to 50 miles per hour on Tuesday. Tuesday is an alarm day for the risk of fire, and we can even see part of this risk of fire until Wednesday. The working week too busy early. It's a running fire season. It is a wind season here in Oklahoma and we will watch. Of course today, but also very precisely in the next week. Meteorologist Sabrina Bates You will be in the northwest of Oklahoma. Full of chief team meteorologist Damon Lane. So keep the risk of fire on Saturday for the first warning. And of course we also covered them next week

Forecast: Further risk of fire in advance after the destructive outbreak in Oklahoma

A red flag warning for the northwest of Oklahoma after fires led to devastation and destruction nationwide on Friday.

Updated: 9:53 a.m. CDT March 15, 2025

A red flag warning for the northwest of Oklahoma after fires led to devastation and destruction nationwide on Friday. The Koco 5 meteorologist Joseph Neubauer says that more forest fires will be possible in the west and northwest of Oklahoma and in the Oklahoma Panhandle. These areas have a very dry vegetation that could catch fire. The risk of fire this afternoon consists in a 3 of 5 in western and northwestern Oklahoma, a 2 in the southwest, in the north and in the center of Oklahoma and a 1 in southern and eastern Oklahoma. >> Sky 5 interviewed some of the damage caused by the forest fire break on Friday. Open the video player below to see. Wind gusts remain between 20 and 30 miles per hour throughout the state. The heights will be on Saturday in the upper 50s and the lower 60s and will be on Sunday in the 1960s. After a break on Sunday, the fire risk returns on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Joseph says the winds will not be serious, but on Tuesday there could be 40-50 miles per hour.

A red flag warning for the northwest of Oklahoma after fires led to devastation and destruction nationwide on Friday.

The Koco 5 meteorologist Joseph Neubauer says that more forest fires will be possible in the west and northwest of Oklahoma and in the Oklahoma Panhandle. These areas have a very dry vegetation that could catch fire.

The risk of fire this afternoon consists in a 3 of 5 in western and northwestern Oklahoma, a 2 in the southwest, in the north and in the center of Oklahoma and a 1 in southern and eastern Oklahoma.

>> Sky 5 interviewed some of the damage caused by the forest fire break on Friday. Open the video player below to look at it.

Joseph says he would not surprise himself if a fire appears or if a running fire would dissolve in central -Oklahoma on Saturday.

Wind gusts remain between 20 and 30 miles per hour throughout the state. The heights will be on Saturday in the upper 50s and the lower 60s and will be on Sunday in the 1960s.

After a break on Sunday, the fire risk returns on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Joseph says the winds will not be serious, but on Tuesday there could be 40-50 miles per hour.