🔥 This week’s #MeteorologyMonday: Dry lightning.
It’s the fire-starting kind—lightning without rain. It’s common in August and dangerous for wildfire season.

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As a cut-off low moves onshore, storm activity will spread north through the #Sierra today, with the most intense activity forecasted north of I-80. #Drylightning is possible, meaning elevated fire danger. Additionally, overnight, a shower may get thrown at areas around #Sacramento.

Wildfires can create their own weather, including tornado-like fire whirls − an atmospheric scientist explains how Fire-produced thunderstorms and tornado-like fire whirls are more common than anyone realized, as high-resolution satellite images and data now show.

Wildfires can create their own weather, including tornado-like fire whirls − an atmospheric scientist explains how #wildfires #weather #extremeweather #ClimateCrisis #firetornado #drylightning theconversation.com/wildfires-ca...