HIGH APRIL FIRE DANGER

By Rod Hill on 2021-04-16

Most of western Oregon (pink to red color) is under a RED FLAG WARNING for high fire danger today and Saturday. The dry conditions along with near record high temperatures and a dry east wind will continue to produce higher fire danger than normal for April. Several counties have burn bans in place, which include outside fire pits. 🙁



Portland high temps today through Sunday will be near and above 80 degrees. A dry east wind to 25 mph in the valley picks up today and eases to 15 mph Saturday. A west breeze on Sunday will lower fire danger, but just a bit.

Portland is on track to near or break the record of .53" of rainfall for the driest April back in 1956. Current outlooks suggest a drier than normal pattern continuing in the month of May.

Rod Hill



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