Fire Weather Conditions in the Northwest U.S.; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central U.S.

Extreme heat is waning over the Pacific Northwest. Dry, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather to the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue across portions of the Great Basin, Rockies, and central/southern Plains into the Ozarks. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Alaska. Read More >

The Forecast Reference Evapotranspiration (FRET) for short canopies transitioned to operational on April 13,2016 and was discontinued on the same date. Please find related links below.

Daily, Weekly and Departure from Normal CONUS FRET Images

Daily FRET

Daily FRET Departure from Normal

Total Weekly FRET

Service Change Notice.

Evapotranspiration table (ETT) text products composed of daily FRET values for particular locations for the next seven days will also be available for some WFOs. For example, the Sacramento area tabular FRET forecast is available here.

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Fire Weather Conditions in the Northwest U.S.; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central U.S.

Gridded Evapotranspiration Forecasts