The Arctic blast highlights the contrasting weather extremes gripping the country as wildfires burn up California and freezing winds in the Northeast.

By 10 a.m. Tuesday, a relatively rare weather advisory known as a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" (PDS) Red Flag Warning had ended, an advisory typically issued just once every few years by the ...

For example, we've been hearing a lot about red flag warnings — a combination of heat, winds and low humidity that could lead to bad fires. Think of it as the Olympic gold of fire weather ...

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of southern ... with gusts over 40 miles per hour measured near Tehachapi. A Wind Advisory is in effect in eastern Kern until 4 AM, and winds will be ...

The areas shaded in dark purple are under a freeze warning, the areas shaded in blue are under a frost advisory and the areas shaded in hot pink are under a red flag warning. A map created by the ...

Fortunately, winds will not be as strong here in Kern County, and we are not included in the Red Flag Warning. However, a Wind Advisory is in effect for the Kern desert through Tuesday.

On Saturday at 2:43 p.m. a red flag warning was issued by the NWS Los Angeles ... Submerge charcoal until it's thoroughly bereft of residual heat. Never depart from live charcoal unattended.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A Red Flag ... the NWS' advisory says. NWS pinpointed the Palomar and Descanso Ranger Districts of the Cleveland National Forest as high-wind areas. A high wind warning ...