Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

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.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR conditions should continue through Saturday given the influence of high pressure over the area. Initial light winds will give way to increasing southerly flow on Saturday. Afternoon gusts up to 20 knots are expected, possibly a bit higher if the boundary layer is sufficiently mixed. Any possible restrictions should hold off until Sunday, particularly for the western TAF sites where a threat for isolated thunderstorms exists. Shower chances increase into Sunday night which will likely yield sub-VFR conditions as ceilings lower. Expect sub-VFR conditions to continue at times Monday as the front and cutoff low pressure system slowly exits the region. The front will stall nearby or just to the south of the region Tuesday and Wednesday keeping brief MVFR to IFR conditions, especially near KCHO. South to southwest winds are expected at 5 to 10 kts before becoming northeast Tuesday and southeast Tuesday night into Wednesday. AVIATION...BRO/CPB/EST Update as of: 852 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026