The Dixie Fire burns down a hillside towards Diamond Mountain Road near Taylorsville in Plumas County, Calif., on Friday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Carson City could see smoke from California wildfires clear out by Wednesday – but Monday and Tuesday could be hazardous, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS has a heat advisory posted until 11 p.m. Monday, followed by a fire weather watch posted for most of Tuesday.
The fire weather watch Tuesday afternoon to evening has been posted as winds are expected from southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Higher gusts are possible in wind-prone areas and along exposed terrain, the NWS said. Humidity is expected to be between 5 and 15 percent.
The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first responders can contain them.
Barring catastrophe before then, Wednesday should dawn clear and cooler, with a high in the middle 80s and an overnight low in the 40s.
High temperatures are forecast in the low 90s through the weekend.
THE FORECAST
Monday: Widespread haze and smoke. High near 101. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday night: Widespread haze and smoke. Low around 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday: Widespread haze and smoke. High near 93. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
