I am back from a break during which we had extremely dry weather with humidity as low as 4%.
Combined with high winds this made for dangerous fire conditions. And of course fires broke out, or were set.
First north of us, then several fires nearer, the largest of which burned over 6,000 acres near the Mexican Border.
Fortunately this fire moved away from us and got no closer that 20 miles, but the air quality was unhealthy for several days.
The fires are becoming more unpredictable. Areas that were never or rarely affected are now considered dangerous.
It is more difficult and expensive to get homeowners insurance. The worst part of all this is that almost all wildfires are arson.