“Roughly half of the country is dealing with abnormally dry or drought conditions right now,” wrote Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather's lead long-range expert. "Nearly 9% of the nation is in an extreme or ...

making the air abnormally dry. The relative humidity levels within the warning zones will drop to 8 to 12% this afternoon. The National Weather Service also issued a fire weather watch for the ...

A warm and dry spring is setting the stage for what appears increasingly likely to be a busy wildfire season in Oregon and ...

While summer thunderstorms typically mitigate fire activity ... trees knocked down by Helene continue to dry out," said AccuWeather's Lead Long-Range Expert Paul Pastelok. Beyond Helene ...

As of Tuesday, April 29, there were 101 wildfires burning across Florida, burning 3,556 acres. Twenty-two counties have issued burn bans, which is almost one-third of the state. The mean statewide ...