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Fire Weather Concerns in the South-Central U.S.; Heavy Precipitation in Northern California and the Great Lakes

Strong winds and dry conditions will promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across southeast Colorado into the southern Plains and extending into the Ozarks. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and a flash flood threat to northern California and heavy mountain snow in the Cascades and Northern Rockies. A clipper system will bring heavy snow to the Great Lakes. Read More >

 

As we enter the Autumn season we will have a brief respite of cooler weather with a warmer period in the next 6 to 10 days. Below is a series of images and links from the Climate Predictions Center summizing the trends. After that 6 to 10 day period we wil return to a regularly scheduled fall of temperatures in a March towards winter. 

 

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