The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in six states, including Oregon, California, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado.
The map was current as of 9:48 a.m. MDT on Monday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for some areas in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana for today.
For the area near the Reynolds Creek Fire in Glacier National Park the NWS predicts, between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. MT today, sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts of 20 to 30 mph. The humidity will drop to 10 to 18 percent.
During the same time frame, southeast Oregon and southwest Idaho will experience isolated thunderstorms with outflow winds up to 40 mph.
The map was current as of 12:18 p.m. MDT on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
Some areas in Washington, Oregon, and northern California are under Red Flag Warnings today.
The map was current as of 9:45 a.m. MDT on Tuesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
While record-setting rain pauses the wildfire season in southern California, parts of Washington, Oregon, and northern California are under Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches today.
The map was current as of 9:38 a.m. MDT on Monday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
Areas of Washington, Oregon, Montana, California, and Montana are under Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches today for gusty winds, and low humidities.
In addition, northern California and southern Oregon are targeted for abundant lightning from Saturday evening through Sunday evening.
Firefighters in the Glacier Park area of northwestern Montana should expect a dramatic westerly to easterly wind shift by late Saturday afternoon, and by Saturday evening across much of west-central Montana.
The map was current as of 7:45 a.m. MDT on Saturday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches are in the forecasts for some areas in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho on Friday and Saturday for gusty winds and low relative humidities.
—Washington: Red Flag Warning from 3 p.m. Friday until 8 p.m. Saturday.
—Oregon: Red Flag Warning from noon Saturday until 8 p.m. Saturday.
—Idaho: Fire Weather Watch from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
The map was current as of 8:30 a.m. MDT on Friday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
Areas of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho are under Red Flag Warnings today for thunderstorms, gusty winds, and the possibility of dry lightning.
The map was current as of 8:50 a.m. MDT on Monday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
Forecasts for high temperatures and lightning with little or no rain on Saturday have resulted in Red Flag Warnings for areas in Oregon, Washington, California, and Nevada.
As shown in the map below, central Oregon received numerous lightning strikes during the 24-hour period ending at 6 a.m. MT, today June 27, 2015.
As of about 9 a.m. on Saturday, Central Oregon Fire reported 17 lightning fires had been discovered. The largest two were near Brothers, OR in grass or shrub; one was 200 acres and the other was 50 acres. The rest are small.
Areas of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Alaska are under Red Flag Warnings or Watches today. Warmer than normal temperatures are predicted through the weekend on the west coast.
In northeast California isolated dry thunderstorms will begin Friday afternoon and will become scattered Saturday afternoon, possibly continuing into Sunday morning. A transition to a mix of wet and dry storms is likely Sunday, however rapidly moving thunderstorms may still result in new fire ignitions.
The map was current as of 9:11 a.m. MDT on Friday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
Areas of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Alaska are under Red Flag Warnings or Watches today. Yesterday we wrote about the Special Weather Statements with warnings about extreme heat and lightning predicted for northern California, Oregon, and Washington beginning Thursday and through the weekend.
The map was current as of 12:25 p.m. MDT on Thursday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.