Day 1 Fire Outlook

Issued: 2026-08-24 06:57 UTC

Valid: 2026-08-24 12:00 UTC

A subtle/low-amplitude midlevel wave will move northeastward across parts of the northern Great Basin today. Farther south, a separate shortwave trough will track southeastward across the central/southern Plains -- along the northeastern ...

Forecaster: Weinman

Day 2 Fire Outlook

Issued: 2026-08-24 06:59 UTC

Valid: 2026-08-25 12:00 UTC

Along the northwestern periphery of an expansive large-scale ridge centered on the southern Rockies, a low-amplitude shortwave trough will overspread the northern Great Basin into the northern Rockies. Associated large-scale forcing for ...

Forecaster: Weinman

Days 3-8 Fire Outlook

Issued: 2026-08-23 21:33 UTC

Valid: 2026-08-25 12:00 UTC

An upper-level ridge extending northward from broad high pressure across the Southwest will bring warmer and drier conditions to much of the Northwest and Northern Rockies. Dry southwesterly flow aloft and departure ...

Forecaster: Williams