Yesterday, 113 new fires were reported nationwide, including 11 new large fires. Firefighters are currently working to contain 78 large fires, with 22,751 personnel assigned to incidents nationwide.
The Northwest continues to have the most fire activity in the nation, with 29 large fires and seven fires more than 100,000 acres in size. All ten geographic areas currently list at least one large fire.
So far in 2026, firefighters have responded to 50,239 wildfires that have burned more than 7.6 million acres across the United States, 129% of the 10-year average for fires and 170% for acres burned.
Each year, thousands of fires in the United States are caused by people. Major causes of these fires include loss of control of debris burning, unattended or unextinguished campfires, and sparks or heat transfer from vehicles and equipment like chainsaws or recreational vehicles. Become a part of the solution by going to extra mile to be fire safe on our public lands. Recreate Responsibly: Wildfire Edition
Weather
An upper trough will cross the Pacific Northwest, Northern Great Basin, and Northern Rockies today, bringing scattered, fast-moving thunderstorms with little rainfall to parts of the area, as well as breezy west to southwesterly winds. This weather will result in critical conditions across parts of northern and eastern Washington, the northern Idaho Panhandle, eastern Oregon, northeast California, and northwest Nevada. Highs in the low to mid 90’s are forecast across the Intermountain West, increasing to 100 to 115 over southeast California and southern Arizona. The hot temperatures will coincide with relative humidity levels of 15 to 25%, lowering to near 10% in the Desert Southwest. Gusty winds are expected in the afternoon throughout the Great Basin and into eastern Washington and Oregon, as well, northeastern California. Farther east, the main weather concern will revolve around the unwavering heat across the Southern Plains. High temperatures in this area will peak in the 90s to 110F with relative humidity values dropping into the mid-teens to mid 20s. Scattered mixed wet/dry thunderstorms are expected to develop in the Greater Four Corners and Great Basin, as well as over the Southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley.
