Across parts of the West, dry lightning and gusty winds are pushing thunderstorms into areas with very dry fuels, including Utah, Nevada, and southern Idaho. Fire potential remains high across the region, and new large fires are always a possibility under these conditions.
Nationwide, 10,530 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents. Resources include 213 crews, 533 engines, 103 helicopters, 2 MAFFS units, and 8 incident management teams. Five new large fires were reported yesterday, and 35 remain uncontained.
We’re in the heart of summer, and the heart of the fire year. Remember that fire danger can still be extreme. Critically dry fuels, low humidity, and gusty winds are a dangerous combination, especially when paired with lightning or human-caused ignitions. Whether you’re camping, traveling, working outdoors, or heading into the backcountry this weekend, please keep fire prevention in mind and recreate responsibly.
This fire year, we’re all part of the solution, working together to protect communities, support firefighters, and reduce human-caused ignitions. Learn more about the national fire year themes and how each of us can make a difference: 2025 National Fire Year Themes.
Weather
Isolated mixed wet/dry thunderstorms are possible across eastern/central Oregon and Washington, and western Idaho at first, with storms increasing and extending into northern California, western Montana, and the northern Great Basin during the afternoon. A few storms may drift west of the Cascade Crest early in the morning. Very dry conditions with minimum relative humidity of 4-15% and poor overnight recovery will continue across much of Utah and Nevada as well as inland southern California and southern Idaho. Elevated conditions will persist across southeast Nevada to western Utah with southwesterly winds of 15-25 mph with gusts of 30-40 mph. Monsoon moisture lies over much of Arizona, New Mexico, and southeast Utah, extending east of the Divide where isolated to scattered wet thunderstorms are forecast. Isolated dry thunderstorms will remain possible on the western fringe of the moisture from western Arizona to the West Slope. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the Great Plains. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue in the Southeast, continuing to cool temperatures.
Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk
