We have our first RED FLAG WARNING of the season today!
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR RELATIVELY HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 25 MILES PER HOUR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...PARTICULARLY AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME MOST GUSTY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S.
This means EXTREME caution around flames outdoors, even those as small as a cigarette.
We also will see a high pollen count, so our condolences to those who are suffering. Good news for the plants, though!
Today's forecast is sunny with a high near 80! If you're not an allergy sufferer, it's a GORGEOUS day outside.
At 7:30 am, it is 59.5 degrees and rising.
The humidity is 46% and falling (that's part of what feeds the fire warning).
The barometer is 30.03 and steady under clear blue skies
We currently are seeing no measurable wind at the Lodge.
Both stream channels are open and running.
The humidity is 46% and falling (that's part of what feeds the fire warning).
The barometer is 30.03 and steady under clear blue skies
We currently are seeing no measurable wind at the Lodge.
Both stream channels are open and running.
