North and Central Texas head into the weekend under a familiar and unforgiving pattern: hot, dry, and increasingly strained by drought. Afternoon highs will climb into the mid‑90s to around 103 degrees, and with humidity dropping sharply west of I‑35, heat indices will push toward 105. It’s a combination that keeps the fire threat elevated every single day, with even small sparks capable of becoming fast‑moving grassfires.