Fire Danger Plagues an Already Blistering West

It's been unbearably warm across the west for a good minute now. This mainly due to a ridge of high pressure, which causes the air to sink and heat up. Pair this with a frontal boundary and now you have gusty, dry and warm winds east of the Rockies, ripe conditions for fire danger. We're already getting reports out west where the winds have topped out at 78 mph in Montana!

Widespread Red Flag Warnings have been issued for Wyoming and Nebraska. With most of them lasting through Thursday.

More updates on the more recent 24 fire has shown some more containment. However, another more recent fire broke out south of Albuquerque, the Unified Fire. Crews already out there working on getting it under control.

Keep it locked in on WeatherNation, as we continue to update you on these fires and their impacts!