The Most Threatening Wildfire Period is Ahead. But Why? And a Warm, Pleasant Forecast.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:38:00 UTC

: . , . Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events August 12, 2022 The Most Threatening Wildfire Period is Ahead . But Why And a Warm , Pleasant Forecast . This has been a very benign wildfire season so far this year , with far fewer than normal wildfires over the western U.S . with considerably less than normal area burnt see figures below Number of wildfires by year : nbsp WA DNR area The area burned by year : nbsp WA DNR Area The area burned by year , . California But we can not become complacent Historically , the most threatening wildfire season in the Northwest is the end of August and early September as the atmosphere starts to . cool But why What is so threatening about the cool late summer early autumn