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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

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. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >


SPC Fire Weather Products

Day 1 Fire Weather Forecast graphic
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Forecast graphic
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
SPC Risk Categories
 

Other Observations and Forecasts
Observations
24 Hour Forecasts
Greenness

- RAWS Weather

- WRCC RAWS Weather

- 4-panel: Wind, Rain Temp & RH

- Probability of Lightning Ignition

  Precipitation U.S. Drought Monitor
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Soil Conditions
 - Precipitation Time Series - Drought Severity Index (by division)
- Current and Anticipated Precipitation Anomalies over the U.S. - Soil Moisture
- Experimental 0-3 Hour Convective Weather Forecast Products  - Soil Moisture Anomaly (SMA)
- SMA animated loop
- 6 to 10 Day Precipitation Forecast - Soil Moisture Percentile
- Soil Wetness
- 30/90 Day Precipitation & Temp Outlook - Crop Moisture Index (by division)
- SMA Change in next 2 weeks
 
   
 
 
 
     

Fire Related Weather Indices
Keetch-Byram Drought Index (Nat'l) Keetch-Byram
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Palmer Drought Index Haines Forecast Stability Tomorrow's Fire Danger

Additional fire weather information for the state of Texas can be found at the
Texas Interagency Coordination Center


Dead Fuel Moisture Maps
10-Hour, 1/2" Fuels 100-Hour, 1-3" Fuels 1000-Hour, 3-6" Fuels

From the Wildland Fire Assessment System Homepage