Northeast Georgia’s dry weather increases danger of outdoor burning

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Dry weather conditions this week in Northeast Georgia are making outdoor burning less safe.

Forecasters say minimum relative humidity values of 15 to 25 percent are expected to continue across the region Wednesday afternoon. The very dry air will combine with dry brush and leaf litter to increase fire danger across the region.

If you plan to do any outdoor burning this week, be sure to refer to your local burn permitting authorities beforehand. If you do burn, use extreme caution.

The increased fire danger may last through much of the workweek as relatively dry conditions persist.

This article has been updated