Fire Weather Concerns in Portions of the Southern Plains and the East Coast

Elevated to locally-critical fire weather conditions may develop across portions of the Southern Plains and Northeast into the Mid-Atlantic. Near record heat will expand from the Southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Central Gulf Coast states into Friday. Read More >

Sunny skies and warm temperatures continue today as we await a weak cold front that will pass through the region. The front will cross late tonight into Thursday morning bringing a 5 to 10 degree dive in temperatures along with increasing winds. Winds will gusts 25-30 mph Thursday morning into Thursday afternoon out of the west and northwest behind the front. With the wind and prolonged dryness, fire weather potential will remain elevated across the region. Winds diminish Thursday night into Friday as high pressure briefly returns. A stronger cold front arrives Saturday. This front will bring a few showers and sprinkles west of the Blue Ridge along with another round of increased winds. Gusts Saturday will run 20-25 mph. High pressure returns Sunday into much of next week.