The Pacific cold front will bring gusty winds and high fire danger, but temps will drop to more comfortable levels this weekend.

The strongest winds will be blasting across parts of West Texas and the Panhandle, where gusts could reach 80 mph Friday afternoon.

After several days of mild, enjoyable patio-season weather, severe storms could interrupt travel plans and cause problems throughout parts of Texas early this week. Forecasters say North Texas could see large hail,

Forecasters warn of 2-inch hail and damaging winds in North Texas as severe storms approach during a cold front, marking the second wave in a week.

South Texas high temperatures are expected to reach the upper 80s to lower 90s over the next few days, but we'll cool down a bit this weekend.

We'll also be looking at the threat for a few strong to severe thunderstorms on Saturday, primarily from late morning through early evening. Primary threats for North Texas would be strong, gusty winds and hail. For this reason, we have issued a First Alert Weather Day for Saturday.

As red flag warnings crop up across wide swathes of West and North Texas this week, a section east of Dallas-Fort Worth could see another kind of risk on Wednesday afternoon: punishing severe storms.