Schuylkill County has been placed under a Red Flag Warning.
The Red Flag Warning is currently in effect and is expected to expire at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8. This cancels the Fire Weather Watch that had been in effect.
Relative humidity levels are expected to drop to about 30% today.
Steady winds between 10-15 mph are forecast. Gusts up to 30 mph are also possible.
Red Flag Warnings mean critical fire weather conditions are present.
Drought conditions are present in Schuylkill County. We haven’t received one-quarter inch of rain in a day since late-September.
Rain is in the forecast for Sunday, with up to one-quarter inch expected.
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