Pleasant spring warm-up into the weekend

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a historic severe weather event to start the week, a nice (quiet!) stretch of weather takes us into the upcoming weekend.Today will feature sunny, dry and warm weather as afternoon highs climb well into the 70s. Breezy winds out of the northwest will reach speeds of 10-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph. These winds, in addition to a lack of recent rainfall and ongoing drought, will result in critical fire danger for parts of our area.RED FLAG WARNING (or FIRE WEATHER WARNING)