A Red Flag Warning for Massachusetts on Friday will remain in effect through Saturday as humidity remains low and wind gusts increase.

The warning will be in effect for all of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island until 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, according to the National Weather Service.

“We expect relative humidity as low as 25% and wind gusts as high as 35 mph,” forecasters said. Publish on X. “Fires can start and spread quickly; avoid burning outdoors.”

Forecasters predict temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s on Saturday, with 50 degrees expected in Boston.

Light rain is expected to fall Sunday, possibly totaling 1.2 to 1-1/2 inches, and continue through Monday morning, forecasters say.

The first Red Flag Warning news came after the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs announced that parts of Massachusetts are currently in danger. Major drought as of Thursday. October precipitation totals were very low, making it the driest month of all time for nearly 80 climate stations in the eastern United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday.

“Short term outlook NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center “…suggests that drier than normal conditions from southern Maryland to coastal Maine may persist into November,” NOAA said in a statement. “…However, with a weak La Niña pattern forecast to develop over the long term, the likelihood of below-normal precipitation throughout the winter across much of the southern and eastern United States is positive to continue in the coming months.”