Important Takeaways:

• The National Weather Service’s Boston/Norton office said in its weekend forecast discussion that there is an “elevated fire weather risk” because of dry weather.
• “Dry conditions will continue this weekend with increasing winds, which will lead to renewed elevated fire weather risk,” the forecast said.
• Fire weather outlooks issued by the NWS are intended to indicate areas where forecast weather conditions “will result in a significant threat for the ignition and/or spread of wildfires,” according to the National Integrated Drought Information System. An elevated risk is based on wind and relative humidity.
• The wildfire risk in Massachusetts this weekend is elevated, not critical, so it is not an urgent risk to residents. However, there are still ways to stay safe in the event of an elevated fire risk.

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