Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
837 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026

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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Low relative humidity values and breezy winds will combine to
create elevated fire weather conditions today in the southern
Appalachian mountains, especially in southwest North Carolina
where fuels are still dry.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Patchy frost possible Tuesday morning across parts of northeast
Tennessee and southwest Virginia, where temperatures are forecast
to fall into the low to mid 30s.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time.

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