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CBS News
a day ago
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- CBS News
Soaring temps continue through the weekend, cooldown coming next week
The heat wave continues Saturday with high temperatures in the upper 90s and some metro area towns reaching triple digits. A heat advisory is in place for the foothills to the eastern plains until 6 p.m. Saturday. High temperatures on the plains could reach 105 degrees. If you plan to be outside during the afternoon and early evening, make sure you drink plenty of water and wear sunscreen. You may even want to bring a small fan with you. CBS A red flag warning is in effect until 10 p.m. Saturday for most of the high country and western slope. Wind gusts could reach as high as 50 miles per hour, and relative humidity is low, between five to 10%. CBS Sunday will be a tad cooler. Tad being the key word, as high temperatures will be in the low 90s. CBS Come Monday, we will finally see a break in the heat as a cold front slides into Colorado. Don't expect wet weather, unfortunately; however, temperatures will drop into the 70s, which will feel amazing! The chance of rain returns Tuesday and Wednesday, which will be great news for our fire danger.
CBS News
2 days ago
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- CBS News
Vegetation fires burn near Highway 101 in San Jose
At least two vegetation fires were burning in San Jose Friday afternoon on a day when fire danger was high because of high winds and low humidity. One of the fires was burning next to U.S. Highway 101 at Story Road near the Interstate Highway 280/680 exchange. A second vegetation fire was burning in the area of Galveston Avenue and Summerside Drive near Coyote Creek, north of Tully Road and west of Highway 101. A fire burns in the area of Galveston Avenue and Summerside Drive in San Jose, June 20, 2025. Alert California/PG&E This is a breaking news item. More information to be added as available.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Cal Fire suspends burn permits as fires break out in the Sacramento region
Cal Fire suspended residential debris burning permits within the state responsibility areas of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento and San Joaquin counties on Saturday. State responsibility areas are locations where Cal Fire is the primary emergency response agency responsible for fire suppression and prevention. Warming temperatures, dry winds and abundant grass growth are increasing fire danger across the region and making it unsafe for the public to perform burns, according to a press release from Cal Fire's Amador-El Dorado unit. Fires have already started popping up in the area. One was quickly contained in southeastern Sacramento County on Saturday after burning 80 acres and threatening several structures. Consumnes Community Service District Fire Department responded to a grass fire in the rural part of Elk Grove between Bradshaw Road and Bader Road, south of Calvine Road. The Bradshaw fire briefly prompted evacuations of a few ranch homes, according to Cal Fire. Forward progress of the fire was stopped Saturday afternoon and its cause is under investigation. The Consumnes CSD Fire Department reported no injuries and has begun a damage assessment. On Sunday another vegetation fire, along Sheridan Boulevard, south of the community of Sheridan, prompted Cal Fire to order evacuations. Those have since been lifted. By 2:54 p.m. the fire had burned 49 acres and was 20% contained. To protect homes and property Cal Fire suggests clearing all dead vegetation within 100 feet of structures and finding alternative ways to dispose of landscape debris.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
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- Yahoo
County commissioners to look possibly banning some types of fireworks
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — After a one-week postponement, the El Paso County Commissioners Court will hear a report, discuss and possibly take action on Monday, June 9 to place limitations on the sale and use of some types of fireworks this July Fourth season. The Commissioners Court is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Monday on the third floor of Enrique Moreno County Courthouse, 500 E. San Antonio. According to the agenda backup material, County commissioners have three options on fireworks. The first, they can do nothing. The legal fireworks sale period is June 24 through midnight on July Fourth. The Commissioners Court can also adopt an order restricting 'skyrockets with sticks and missiles with fins' if the area meets a minimum average score of 575 on the Keetch-Bryram Dought Index (KBDI). El Paso County had a drought index score of 703 as of May 29. According to the National Fire Danger Rating System, El Paso is in the 'high' fire danger category, the County said. According to the agenda, most of El Paso County is listed as being in 'exceptional drought' and the remaining part of the County is in 'extreme drought,' according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The third option is for the county judge to issue a more restrictive declaration of local disaster if there is an 'imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life' from any natural or man-made cause including fire. Under this scenario, the declaration can last seven days unless the Commissioners Court extends it. County staff, meanwhile, is recommending the second option of banning the sale and use of some types of fireworks consisting of rockets with sticks and missiles with fins. This order would not prohibit 'permissible fireworks,' according to the agenda. Under this scenario, the order would expire if the Texas Forest Service determines drought conditions no longer exist in the County or on July 5, whichever is earlier. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
07-06-2025
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- CTV News
Warm, sunny days ahead, but by Wednesday, we are looking at some soaking rain
Enjoy the weather this weekend but be cautious and know the fire bans. The fire danger risk for most of central and southern Alberta is very high or extreme.
