Yesterday, 68 new fires were reported nationwide, including five new large fires. Firefighters are currently working to contain 84 large fires, with 20,245 firefighters and support personnel assigned to incidents nationwide.
So far in 2026, firefighters have responded to 52,626 wildfires that have burned more than 8.2 million acres across the United States, 126% of the 10-year average for fires and 163% for acres burned. There are fuels and fire behavior advisories in place for North Central Texas, Southwest Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest.
At the beginning of each month, the National Interagency Coordination Center publishes new National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlooks. The outlook identifies areas by month for the next four months with above, below, and near normal significant fire potential. To see the new products for September, visit Outlooks | National Interagency Coordination Center.
Weather
Hot temperatures will continue across the Plains into the Lower and Middle Mississippi Valley today with highs near 100°F. Across the Southern Plains, RH is expected to lower to 15-25% with locally breezy south winds gusting to 20-25 mph. Tropical Storm Edouard will continue to track across southeastern Texas and weaken, bringing thunderstorms, locally heavy rain, and strong gusts to the area, with some areas on the periphery of the storm possibly experiencing thunderstorms and strong winds without much rainfall, increasing fire risk. Scattered to widespread thunderstorms will also develop across much of Florida as well as the Lower Great Lakes and Northeast. In the West, widespread breezy southwesterly winds develop along the Sierra Front, across the Great Basin, and into the West Slope, Wyoming, and western Montana, with particularly dry conditions across southern inland California and across Nevada, with minimum RHs of 5-20% are expected. Breezy conditions are also expected in the northwest into western Montana, however cooler weather with developing rain will moderate conditions. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible across the northern Great Basin into the Northern Rockies, mostly with wetting rain, however mixed wet/dry storms are possible across eastern Montana. Across the southwest and Four Corners, isolated mixed wet/dry thunderstorms are possible.
