Fire risk, red flag warning for North Carolina today

Winston-Salem, Nc-

Increased risk of fire

After the heat of spring and a influx of dry air, the fire weather forecast for the Piedmont triad will jump to the highest level, the extreme fire hazard assessment for the weekend. The forecast of the fire risk of North Carolina is an adjective evaluation -based forecast that describes that the environmental conditions that can lead to fires can quickly ignite and spread. Low humidity, gusty wind and dry soil litter contribute to this growing risk of fire. Shortening openly burning until the model changes can violate land and life.

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The counties in the mountains are under a very high risk of fire and the foothills will remain under an extreme risk of fire by Monday. With low rainfall in the past two weeks, the Piedmont triad and the foothills are particularly susceptible to drier air and strong gusts of wind. These conditions promote the rapid spread of forest fires when a spark ignites.

According to the deputy state climatologist Corey Davis in the North Carolina State Climate Office, people can pass the greatest fire risk of gardening, fields and arable land in the run -up to spring. The prescribed burn could also be dangerous this week under these conditions.

The evaluation of the extreme fire risk can remain in the forecast until on Wednesday, March 5, the Piedmont triad switched to Piedmont triade.

Open combustion permits

Here you will find combustion guidelines and information about how to get an open combustion permit here.

Forest fires in North Carolina

You can find more details here about forest fires that burn in North Carolina, including the area that is covered by a certain fire and how much percent of the fire are included.

Weekend forecast

Our weather will turn back and forth between winter and spring in the next few days, with almost 20 degrees decline until Sunday. On Sunday, the winter temperatures will only come back with morning low in the 20s and the heights in the upper 40s.