Staff Report

WARSAW – In what is expected to be the final day in a stretch of warm weather in north-central Indiana will bring with it windy conditions that the National Weather Service says could spur grass fires.

The weather service is advising people to avoid burning piles of brush today for fear it could quickly spread.

The high temperature for Wednesday, Oct. 14, is expected to be around 72. Winds will be 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday’s forecast calls for a 40 percent chance of rain and high of about 57.