Red Flag Warnings for August 27 (in red) and Fire Weather Watches for August 28 (in brown). NOAA.
The forecast for areas with Red Flag Warnings in effect Tuesday include gusty winds and low humidities. The Warning area for southwest Utah could also experience dry lightning from noon to 9 p.m. MDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch areas (brown on the map above) are for Wednesday. Some areas in Oregon could receive lighting Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon with light rain.
Below is the forecast for the distribution of smoke from wildfires at 5 p.m. MDT August 27, 2019.
The forecast for 5 p.m. MDT August 27 for wildfire smoke, vertically integrated and near surface.
(Red Flag Warnings can be modified throughout the day as NWS offices around the country update and revise their weather forecasts.)
Lightning and precipitation for the 24-hour period ending at 6 a.m. MDT August 10, 2019. Scroll down to see a map showing precipitation for the 48-hour period ending at 5:15 a.m. PDT August 10, 2019.
Thunderstorms were prevalent in the Northwest United States on Friday with many areas receiving rain ranging from a trace to about half an inch in some locations in Northwest California and Southwest Oregon.
Thunderstorms apparently affected the route of Air Tanker 911, a DC-10, as it ferried from Moses Lake, Washington to Sacramento McClellan Friday night, lengthening the planned 600-mile flight to 749 miles.
During a ferry flight from Moses Lake, Washington to Sacramento McClellan, Air Tanker 911, a DC-10, apparently had to divert around thunderstorms in Oregon, increasing the planned 600-mile flight to 749 miles, arriving at MCC at 9:27 p.m. PDT August 9, 2019. Flightaware map.Precipitation during the 48-hour period ending at 5:15 a.m. PDT August 10, 2019.
Some rain will continue on Saturday across Washington, Montana, and Northern Idaho.
Precipitation forecast for the Northwest US at 11 a.m. PDT August 10, 2019.
The threat of thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds, or dry fuels have triggered Red Flag Warnings across six states
Red Flag Warnings in effect at 5 a.m. PDT August 10, 2019. Red Flag Warnings can be modified throughout the day as NWS offices around the country update and their forecasts.
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for elevated wildfire danger on August 7, 2019 for areas of California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
The forecasts for these areas include thunderstorms and in some cases, lightning described as “abundant”.
(Red Flag Warnings can be modified throughout the day as NWS offices around the country update and revise their weather forecasts.)
Lightning strikes during the 24-hour period ending at 4:29 a.m. MDT August 2, 2019.
Lightning strikes, above, and accumulated precipitation, below.
Accumulated precipitation during the 72-hour period ending at 4 a.m. MDT August 2, 2019.Dry lightning strikes shown with the degree of dryness, August 1, 2019.
On Friday the Red Flag Warning areas in Washington, Idaho, and southwestern Montana could experience additional lightning with little or no rain.
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for elevated wildfire danger on July 18, 2019 for areas of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Oregon, and Washington. As you can see on the map most of them expire Thursday night, with the exception of the warning in northwest Colorado that is in effect until 9 p.m. Friday.
The forecasts for these areas include strong winds and low humidity.
(Red Flag Warnings can be modified throughout the day as NWS offices around the country update and revise their weather forecasts.)
