A cold front will stall near the Mississippi River Valley today with excessive rainfall bringing areas of flooding over parts of the region. Gusty winds and dry conditions will drive critical to extremely critical fire weather over portions of central and southern California through Thursday. Tropical Storm Watches have been issued for parts of the Florida Keys ahead of Tropical Cyclone Rafael. Read More >
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Expected Fire Weather Conditions:
Sunday and Labor Day: Slightly elevated fire weather conditions across portions of southern WY where gusty southwest winds will combine with afternoon relative humidity in the 20 to 25 percent range. Otherwise the sharp trend of decreasing fire weather conditions will continue as cooler and inclement weather continues Sunday. On Monday most of the precipitation will be confined across northwest and northern Wyoming. Minor mountain snow accumulations could occur Sunday night and Monday. Please see the special weather statement for more details.
Looking for information about fuel conditions, precipitation and temperature trends, and drought conditions? You can find it all on our specialized fire weather website.
Evacuations and Closures:
There are local area and trail closures in Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. Please check with national park rangers and/or visitor services for the latest closures and re-openings. Berry Fire closure maps can be found at inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/maps/4954/ and closure maps for the Yellowstone fires can be found at inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/maps/4944/. All main highways and roads are open in both parks.
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Forecast precipitation amounts from Saturday night through the day Monday. |
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