Strong south winds today at 15 to 30 mph gusting to 40 mph will help boost temperatures into the 85 to 90 degree range. Conditions should be mainly dry. Warm and windy conditions will continue Friday. A cold front will bring increasing clouds and the chance for showers and thunderstorms Friday night through Saturday night.

Warm and windy conditions will be noted across the region today as afternoon temperatures climb into the 80s and 90s. Southerly winds of 15 to 25 mph, with gusts to around 40 mph, are also expected today with the strongest winds expected during the afternoon hours. A few isolated thunderstorms will also be possible this afternoon across the High Plains, with some of this thunderstorm activity perhaps pushing east to near highway 281.