A First Alert Weather Day is in effect today for a red flag warning and the low chance of isolated storms in the late afternoon.

As Houstonians woke up to heavy rain early Tuesday, weather officials warned of an increased risk for wildfire growth later in the day. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for the Houston area from 10 a.

There will be an "extreme" fire risk in 27 Minnesota counties on Monday as temperatures soar and strong winds arrive. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Wadena, and Wilkin counties from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday.

The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings on Feb. 28 for Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Graham, Greenlee, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties.

Warm, dry and windy conditions have combined to make for critical fire weather danger across Iowa. A red flag warning is in effect through 8 p.m. for most of the southern half of the state, including Polk County.

With Monday's warm and dry weather, red flag warnings have been issued throughout Minnesota. Twenty-seven counties are considered at risk for fires due to wind and low humidity. "We turned our 50-acre hobby farm into a pizza farm,

Minnesotans had a taste of summer Monday when temperatures soared to the mid 60s and almost tied a record high, missing it by just one degree. Temperatures in the Twin Cities reached a high of 65 degrees Monday,