Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

WFO Raleigh Fire Weather Program:

The NWS office in Raleigh provides spot forecasts for any wildfire within our county warning area (scroll down to Spot Forecast Request Form). For prescribed burns, requests will only be honored from federal agencies. Our office also provides a Fire Weather Forecast for our county warning area. Details about our fire weather program can be found in our Fire Weather Operating Plan.

One-Stop Fire Weather Page for North Carolina (when map opens, click on location of interest for detailed fire forecast) (experimental... availability not guaranteed)
Fire Weather Dashboard(experimental... availability not guaranteed)
Fire weather graphics page
Forecast table: Click on map for tabular forecast; select desired fire weather element

Raleigh Forecast Products:

Fire Weather Forecasts and Outlooks from Around NC :

Fire Weather Watches and Red Flag Warnings from Around NC :

Spot Forecasts:

SPOT Forecast Request Form
Latest SPOT Forecast - Text Format (Use above link to SPOT Forecast Request Form for complete data)

National Forecasts and Outlooks:

Weather Observations and Drought Indexes:

Fire Danger and Fuel Moisture Information:

Other Links:

North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
National NWS Fire Weather Page
GOES satellite lightning density (Check time on data - from third party so data may not be current)
NOTE: Due to satellite angle (parallax error), lightning plot may be offset from actual location