Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Elevated fire weather conditions are also expected in the Great Basin. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas, especially in burn scars. Read More >

FIRST WINTER SNOWFALL:

BUFFALO
AVERAGE	First Flake	Oct 24
	First Measurable (0.1" or more)	Nov 8
	First Inch	Nov 18

EARLIEST EVER	First Flake	Sep 20, 1956
	First Measurable (0.1" or more)	Oct 6, 1991
	First Inch	Oct 10, 1906

LATEST EVER	First Flake	Nov 28, 2024
	First Measurable (0.1" or more)	Dec 18, 2015
	First Inch	Jan 2, 1932
ROCHESTER
AVERAGE	First Flake	Oct 23
	First Measurable (0.1" or more)	Nov 8
	First Inch	Nov 20

EARLIEST EVER	First Flake	Sep 20, 1956
	First Measurable (0.1" or more)	Oct 9, 1925
	First Inch	Oct 11, 1906

LATEST EVER	First Flake	Dec 1, 2024
	First Measurable (0.1" or more)	Dec 10, 1948
	First Inch	Dec 28, 2015