Wisconsin Fire Weather Decision Support Services Page

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Welcome to the National Weather Service Wisconsin Fire Weather Decision Support Services Page!
Forecasts on this page are generally updated once per day by 5:30 AM.
This page is maintained by the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan, Wisconsin Forecast Office.

Click here for the Wisconsin Fire Weather Dashboard from the
National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota Forecast Office.

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Min RH	Fire Wx Risk	High Temp	Aftn Wind
Precip Today	Precip Tonight	Transport Wind	Mixing Height

2025 Wisconsin Fire Weather Annual Operating Plan

Spot Forecast Requests/Monitoring - Official Use Only

Wisconsin Fire Weather Dashboard from the National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota

Fire Weather Planning Forecasts

For Northwest Wisconsin
For Northeast Wisconsin
For West Central Wisconsin
For Southwest Wisconsin
For South Central and Southeast Wisconsin

NFDRS Point Forecasts

For Northwest Wisconsin
For Northeast Wisconsin
For West Central Wisconsin
For Southwest Wisconsin
For South Central and Southeast Wisconsin

Weather Story Images
(Most Significant Weather In Next 7 Days)

For Northwest Wisconsin
For Northeast Wisconsin
For West Central Wisconsin
For Southwest Wisconsin
For South Central and Southeast Wisconsin

fire districts map

Fire Districts and
NWS Zone Numbers Map

Fire Weather Watches/Red Flag Warnings

For Northwest Wisconsin
For Northeast Wisconsin
For West Central Wisconsin
For Southwest Wisconsin
For South Central and Southeast Wisconsin

Current Watches, Warnings And Advisories For Wisconsin

Current watches, warnings and advisories for U.S.

National Fire Weather Outlooks

National Fire Weather Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center
National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook
NWS National Fire Weather Page

Temperature And Precipitation Outlooks

Observations

Current Large Incidents - U.S.

RAWS Observations for Wisconsin
NWS Observations for Wisconsin
Radar Estimated Precipitation Graphics For Wisconsin
Haines Index Map Lower Atmosphere Stability Index, U.S.
Observed Fire Danger Class Map For Previous/Current Day, U.S.
Forecast Fire Danger Class Map For Current/Next Day, U.S.
Visual Greenness Map, U.S.

Regional Radar Imagery

For Upper Mississippi Valley
For Central Great Lakes

Local Radar Imagery

For Northwest Wisconsin
For Northeast Wisconsin
For West Central Wisconsin
For Southwest Wisconsin
For South Central and Southeast Wisconsin

Satellite Fire Detection

GOES-16 Imagery Use Channel 7: IR "Shortwave Window"
(3.9 micron)
Hazard Mapping System - Fire and Smoke Products
Wildfire Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm

Fuel and Soil Moisture Maps

10 Hour Fuel Moisture Map, For 1/4 To 1 Inch Diameter Fuels.
100 Hour Fuel Moisture Map, For 1 To 3 Inch Diameter Fuels.
1000 Hour Fuel Moisture Map, For 3 To 8 Inch Diameter Fuels.
Keetch-Byram Drought Index Soil Moisture Drought Index, U.S.
Palmer Drought Index Updated Weekly, U.S.
U.S. Drought Monitor, Monthly and Seasonal Outlooks

Related Links

Many of the links on the page are courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service.

Other Fire Weather-related links include:

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