Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

The Weather Story

Temperatures will be about 10 degrees cooler today than yesterday, yet still sit around 15 degrees above normal. Dry and unseasonably mild conditions are expected to continue this weekend. Less wind is expected today but winds increase Saturday with potential for critical fire weather conditions, especially across NW Colorado where winds are stronger. Looking ahead, a pattern change towards cooler and unsettled conditions looks to occur next week. Stay tuned!