Drought for the west

[hank4elk]

34 and better than the 18 predicted. And the 40mph+ winds are gone this morning, heading to 70's today. 80 by Thurs.
Maybe my early apricot buds will make it. Blooming 2 months early. Same with plums.
Very dry, dust clouds should depart. Some wildfires going, but nothing close.

80's is June weather. Gotta cut a big branch off the pinion in front. Blew down yesterday. The tree might be a goner with some yellow tips showing. Pinion Ipps. Groves of trees brown in valley now. Mesas turning brown.
5 days of record high temps on way....80's. Maybe 90's.
Small fire going in stove and the AC maybe later this week.............................Bad.

 

[SaskHunter]

We've had abnormally high temps this year with more in the forecast. Precipitations are below average and trending that way for the rest of winter. I hope we get good rain falls this spring and summer otherwise we'll be in trouble. I really hope we don't have a repeat of last year's fire season, or worse...

 

[hank4elk]

Hit a record 80 today. 30 degrees above normal.
At least the winds are down.
Watch your sparks!

 

[Southern Elk]

A wildfire started this afternoon. Not too far from @Hem. I can see the smoke from over 50 miles south.

 

[Nameless Range]

A wildfire started this afternoon. Not too far from @Hem. I can see the smoke from over 50 miles south.

Our department responded to a wildfire yesterday - our fourth of the year. This evening’s VFD training with the state was canceled because all hands are responding to the start you are referring to.

I don’t recall a year like this ever

 

[Southern Elk]

Our department responded to a wildfire yesterday - our fourth of the year. This evening’s VFD training with the state was canceled because all hands are responding to the start you are referring to.

I don’t recall a year like this ever

From the pictures I saw, it’s a spot that would normally be covered in snow this time of year.

 

[Hem]

From the pictures I saw, it’s a spot that would normally be covered in snow this time of year.

South side of the Boulder Cut off road, I think. Its burning up towards Doharty Mtn, though the ridiculous all day West wind blew the smoke right through my jobsite.
Imagine leaning in to a 40-50mph wind, and sucking smoke.
Rotten afternoon.
Im flushing my system currently.

 

[Hem]

I can see flames with binos from my house.
What month is it?

 

[Hem]

They got two choppers on it.
Fortunately, per usual, the wind should die down, now that the work day is over.