Litchfield County Fire Weather
Forest Fire Danger Ratings
Below is the Fire Weather Index (FWI). It is based on temperature, relative humidity, wind and past rainfall taken from our weather station data. Rating is calculated at noon, EST (1:00 DST), and forecast for the afternoon conditions.
Below is the Chandler Bure Index (CBI). It is based on temperature and relative humidity only. The index calculations start at noon, EST (1:00 DST), and is updated during the afternoon should the temperature increase or the relative humidity decrease.
An excellent website by the state DEEP. Danger ratings on this site are published in the morning and are based on forecast afternoon conditions.
Forest Fire Danger Report
Another excellent website by the state DEEP explaining all the criteria used to rate fire dangers.
Forest Fire weather Information
Guide to Fire Danger Index Ratings.
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LOW |
MODERATE |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
EXTREME |
| FWI |
Less Than 3 |
3 To Less Than 13 |
13 To Less Than 23 |
23 To Less Than 28 |
28 Or Greater |
| CBI |
Less Than 50 |
50 To Less Than 75 |
75 To Less Than 90 |
90 To Less Than 97.5 |
97.5 Or Greater |
Charts of the last 2 weeks of fire danger ratings from our fire weather data.
