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Updated:June 2, 2025 8:15 am PDT

Red Flag Warning RED FLAG WARNING  
Butte County

  Effective: Sun, 6/1 11:26am Severity:  Severe 
  Updated: June 2, 2025 8:15 am Urgency: Expected
  Expires: Mon, 6/2 8:00pm Certainty: Likely

Areas Affected: Eastern Portion of Shasta/Trinity NF - Northern Sacramento Valley to Southern Tehama County Line Below 1000 Ft - Central Sacramento Valley including Glenn/Colusa/Yuba/Northern Sutter/Butte County Below 1000 Ft - Southeast Edge Shasta/Trinity NF and Western Portions of Tehama/Glenn RU - Eastern Mendocino NF
 
Alert Details:
The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in effect from
2 AM to 8 PM PDT Monday.

* Winds...North to northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 30 to
40 mph expected. Strongest winds are expected across the
northern and central Sacramento Valley along and west of
Interstate 5 and into the northern Coastal Range.

* Humidity...9 to 20 percent.

* Highest Threat...Northern Sacramento Valley along and west of
the I-5 corridor and the adjacent northern Coastal Range.

* Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can
cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity. Outdoor
burning is not recommended

Information:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.