California is well into the hot and dry months of summer with most of the state in severe to extreme drought.
Dry conditions and above-normal temperatures in spring left brush moisture levels lower than normal. That means wildfires will have the potential to spread quickly once they start in hot and windy conditions.
The map below shows where California's wildfires are burning.
California is in its third straight dry year. Drought conditions throughout the state have left hillsides covered in dry brush, proving fuel for fires that can rapidly spread in hot and windy conditions.
