National Fire News

Isolated dry thunderstorms will be ongoing across southwest and south-central Wyoming this morning, possibly extending onto the West Slope. Isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms will develop near and east of the Divide from Wyoming to New Mexico and extend into far southeast Arizona. Sustained west-southwest winds of 15-25 mph gusting 25-45 mph amid minimum relative humidity of 5-15% will result in widespread elevated to locally critical conditions across much of Arizona into eastern Utah, the Four Corners, and West Slope. Locally breezy west winds will also extend into southern Idaho and Wyoming, as well. Gusty Cascade Gap winds are also expected in Oregon and Washington but will be weaker than yesterday. A cold front will move through Montana with isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms east of the Divide, with the best chance for wetting rain in southeast Montana. For California, temperatures will rise to well above normal across the state, with minimum relative humidity of 5-15% except near the coast, and poor overnight recovery below 30% is expected for mid-slopes and ridges. Scattered to widespread thunderstorms are forecast across much of the central and eastern US, with strong to severe thunderstorms possible across the central and northern Plains and the Carolinas. Drier conditions are expected across Alaska today, but cool temperatures will continue in the eastern Interior while the western Interior returns to above normal.