With hiking season underway, there are lots of reasons for you to be checking the mountain weather forecast each day. Before you lace up your hiking boots, you’ll want to know if you need to be worried about afternoon thunderstorms in case you need to be off the summit before noon. If there’s an Excessive Heat Warning in effect, you might want to raincheck that camping trip until conditions are more favorable. But what should you do during a Red Flag Warning?
These alerts pop up on the weather forecast with some frequency during the warmer months, and especially in the mountain areas where we love to hike and camp. But what does it actually signal? In this article, we take a look at what this term means, and how you can stay safe when the conditions raise a red flag.
