MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has suspended all burning permits until further notice due to elevated fire weather conditions on Saturday and into Sunday, May 3.
According to the National Weather Service, the increase in temperature -- reaching the upper 60s and lower 70s -- along with wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour and relatively low humidity -- 20 to 30% -- contribute to the elevated danger.
Statement from the NWS:
Across the state, fire danger has been described as "high" or "very high" in every county -- not just southeast Wisconsin. "Extreme" is the only greater degree of fire danger, as determined by the DNR.
CLICK HERE for a county-by-county map of fire danger