IT’S SHAPING UP TO BE A VERY MILD FIRE SEASON IN NEW MEXICO. FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER BRENT WACHTER TELLS US THE FIRE DANGER IS LOW…AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE RECENT RAINS. HE SAYS IN THE PAST MONTH, WINDS HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY CALM, THE HUMIDITY HAS BEEN HIGH, AND THERE’S BEEN MUCH MORE CLOUD COVER THAN NORMAL, KEEPING DOWN TEMPERATURES. ADD IT ALL UP, AND WACHTER SAYS YOU GET LOW FIRE DANGER.
