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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Fire Weather Today; Wildfire Smoke Bringing Unhealthy Air Quality to the Pacific Northwest

In southeast Texas, the coastal Carolinas, and much of New Mexico today, showers and thunderstorms may bring excessive rainfall which could lead to areas of flooding. Dry, gusty winds will contribute to scattered areas of elevated to critical fire weather today in the western U.S. Wildfire smoke is causing unhealthy air quality today in parts of the Pacific Northwest and central Plains. 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