Red flag warnings, wind events, lightning risk, and wildfire weather forecasting.
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Redding-Chico corridor leads today’s fire-weather risk as wet front dampens much of the West Post-frontal north to northwest winds will focus the day’s main fire-weather threat in the northern Sacramento Valley, including Redding, Chico and nearby foothill grass-brush zones under a Red Flag Warning. Regional Wind Flow Great Basin Arrows show…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Southwest winds raise fire-weather risk from Reno to Elko; High Plains gusts also bear watching Strong southwest winds this afternoon into evening will focus the highest immediate fire-weather threat along the Sierra Front into central and northern Nevada, including Reno and Elko. Farther east, North Platte and Dodge City sit in…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Red Flag corridor tightens fire-weather focus from Reno into central and northern Nevada Strong southwest winds, dry afternoon air and active Red Flag Warnings put the Reno/Sierra Front area and adjacent central and northern Nevada at the top of today’s fire-weather watch list. Utah faces a different problem: showers and thunde…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Wind-driven fire threat peaks today from Great Falls into parts of Oregon and northern California Strong west to southwest winds over dry late-season fuels put the sharpest near-term fire-weather focus on the Great Falls area and broader central Montana, with gusts forecast up to 43 mph. Active Red Flag Warnings also…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Plains winds and California heat raise same-day fire potential Wind is the main driver today from Cheyenne, Wyoming, toward North Platte, Nebraska, with nearby Front Range and high-plains fuels able to respond quickly where grasses and brush are cured. In California, interior northern communities inclu Wind is the main driver today…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Southern California heat peaks today; Riverside gusts add the clearest fire-weather concern Hot inland temperatures near 100 to 106 degrees are the main operational signal today from Bakersfield and the Los Angeles metro edge to Riverside and Palm Springs. The Inland Empire stands out because the Riverside forecast adds west winds…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Red Flag Warnings put eastern Montana and eastern Wyoming at the center of today’s wildfire risk Active Red Flag Warnings in eastern Montana and eastern Wyoming, supported by SPC guidance for strong westerly winds and downslope drying, mark the highest immediate fire-weather concern today. Separate hot or windy pockets near Great…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Red Flag Warnings put eastern Montana and eastern Wyoming first for fire-weather risk Active Red Flag Warnings in parts of eastern Montana and eastern Wyoming are today’s highest-priority fire-weather hazard, with wind-driven spread possible where fine fuels are cured. Outside the warned areas, afternoon winds near Great Fal Active Red Flag…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Local wind pockets stand out as New Mexico storms suppress broader fire-weather risk Northern Arizona’s Flagstaff corridor has today’s clearest wind-driven fire concern, with southwest gusts forecast as high as 32 mph across plateau and mountain terrain. In Hawaii, trade winds and heat indices in the mid-90s warrant attenti Northern Arizona’s…
TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER BRIEF Local wind and heat pockets stand out on an otherwise low-risk fire-weather day SPC lists no Day 1 fire-weather risk areas nationally, but NWS point forecasts flag localized concerns near Palm Springs, Riverside, Bakersfield, Duluth, Milwaukee and Bethel. The main mechanisms are afternoon heat and west winds in Souther SPC lists…