National Fire News

Breezy and dry north winds will bring elevated conditions today to the Florida panhandle and Florida Gulf Coast before winds weaken for the weekend. Surface low pressure will develop over the central Plains today and move into the Great Lakes this weekend bringing significant snowfall to portions of the Midwest, likely heaviest in the Great Lakes. The associated cold front will bring widespread wetting rain to the Lower/Mid-Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley through tomorrow, with light rain spreading into the Appalachians and East Coast Sunday into Monday morning. The front will bring little rain to the Southeast initially, but a wave will develop along the front mid-next week with wetting rain more likely. As the wave moves northeast off the coast, precipitation will spread into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with mixed precipitation and snow for the Northeast. Mostly seasonable temperatures are expected in the West for the next week, with light snow ending in the northern and central Rockies tonight into tomorrow morning. Another weak storm will move into the Northwest and northern Rockies mid-next week with light valley rain and mountain snow. A stronger storm may move into the Northwest late next week, while much of California and the Southwest will remain dry the next seven days. A warmer and wetter period is expected in Alaska beginning this weekend and possibly continuing into mid-next week, with areas of heavy precipitation and strong winds, especially for the southern and western coasts. Light to moderate and dry trade winds are expected across Hawai’i, with mostly light windward showers.