National Fire News

Dry and windy post-frontal conditions are expected from southeast New Mexico through southwest, south, central, and into east Texas today. Dry and breezy post-frontal conditions are expected to continue tomorrow in portions of southern New Mexico and Texas ahead of another approaching cold front, with dry and breezy conditions remaining through Sunday in southern New Mexico and southwest Texas. Multiple cold frontal passages will push south and east through the Plains to the US-Mexico border and into the Gulf of Mexico. Well below normal temperatures will spread from the Plains and Midwest this weekend through the entire eastern US by early next week. Thunderstorms, including some severe, are likely in the Southeast today. Snow is expected from the central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes, including heavy snow and blizzard conditions in portions of the Midwest and Great Lakes today into the weekend. Rain and possible flooding are forecast for portions of the Northeast today, with snow likely preceding and following today into tomorrow. A Nor’easter is likely early next week with snow for most of the Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast. Widespread snow is expected across the northern half to two-thirds of the West into Sunday, with multiple feet of snow likely in the mountains and snow levels down to and below 2000-3000 feet. Periodic frontal passages will bring showers and mostly cooler than normal conditions for the Hawaiian Islands, while precipitation is likely across most of Alaska by early next week.