Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
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FNUS51 KALY 240702
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front approaching from the west will bring increasing clouds
to eastern NY and western New England today, along with a threat of
showers and thunderstorms through tonight. Once the front moves
through Monday, cooler weather is expected through mid week, along
with a low chance of rain showers at higher terrain and in lake
effect zones.
NYZ206-242000-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 70 80 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 20
Temp (24H Trend) 74 (-5) 53 (-2) 72
RH % (24H Trend) 75 (+30) 100 (+3) 52
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 5 G20 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 5 G20 Lgt/Var W 6 G18
Precip Amount 0.30 0.52 0.02
Precip Duration 3 7 2
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing 8 AM
Precip End Continuing 6 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4330 6440
Transport Wnd (mph) S 15 W 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 56290 103040
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 9 10 10
Max LVORI late 6 10 4
Remarks...None.
$$
NYZ207-242000-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 80 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 20
Temp (24H Trend) 79 (-3) 59 (+1) 80
RH % (24H Trend) 69 (+28) 100 (+11) 47
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 7 G23 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 8 G23 S 5 G20 W 7 G18
Precip Amount 0.16 0.39 0.08
Precip Duration 2 6 2
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4350 7280
Transport Wnd (mph) S 17 W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 65250 94640
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 7 8 10
Max LVORI late 5 10 4
Remarks...None.
$$
NYZ208-242000-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 50 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20
Temp (24H Trend) 80 (-1) 59 (+1) 80
RH % (24H Trend) 62 (+22) 100 (+5) 48
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 6 G23 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 6 G23 S 5 G20 W 5 G17
Precip Amount 0.03 0.10 0.06
Precip Duration 2 2 2
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)6060 7690
Transport Wnd (mph) S 17 W 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 90900 92280
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 8 8 10
Max LVORI late 4 10 4
Remarks...None.
$$
NYZ209-242000-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 60 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 20 20
Temp (24H Trend) 74 (-2) 55 (0) 77
RH % (24H Trend) 74 (+30) 100 (+2) 50
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 5 G21 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 5 G21 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip Amount 0.08 0.14 0.04
Precip Duration 2 3 2
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4300 7200
Transport Wnd (mph) S 16 W 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 60200 86400
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 9 9 10
Max LVORI late 6 10 4
Remarks...None.
$$
VTZ036-242000-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 80 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 50 50
Temp (24H Trend) 78 (-2) 58 (+2) 77
RH % (24H Trend) 61 (+20) 100 (+10) 53
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 7 G24 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 6 G24 S 5 G20 W 5
Precip Amount 0.01 0.21 0.17
Precip Duration 2 6 2
Precip Begin 7 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4930 6530
Transport Wnd (mph) S 18 W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 78880 91420
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 7 8 10
Max LVORI late 4 10 5
Remarks...None.
$$
VTZ037-242000-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 70 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 50
Temp (24H Trend) 76 (-1) 57 (+2) 76
RH % (24H Trend) 66 (+20) 100 (+5) 59
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 5 G23 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 5 G23 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.11 0.12
Precip Duration 1 3 3
Precip Begin 9 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5130 6190
Transport Wnd (mph) S 20 W 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 87210 92850
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 8 8 10
Max LVORI late 4 10 6
Remarks...None.
$$
VTZ038-242000-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 40 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 40 50
Temp (24H Trend) 80 (-1) 61 (+5) 80
RH % (24H Trend) 57 (+14) 100 (+5) 53
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 5 G20 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.04 0.09
Precip Duration 1 2 4
Precip Begin 11 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5430 6010
Transport Wnd (mph) S 20 W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 92310 78130
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 9 7 10
Max LVORI late 4 10 6
Remarks...None.
$$
MAZ001-242000-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 60 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 50
Temp (24H Trend) 78 (+1) 58 (+3) 77
RH % (24H Trend) 59 (+14) 100 (+6) 55
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 8 G23 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 8 G23 S 6 G20 W 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.06 0.09
Precip Duration 1 3 3
Precip Begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5090 5180
Transport Wnd (mph) S 20 W 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 86530 67340
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 8 7 10
Max LVORI late 4 10 4
Remarks...None.
$$
MAZ025-242000-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 30 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 50
Temp (24H Trend) 79 (+2) 60 (+5) 78
RH % (24H Trend) 60 (+15) 100 (+2) 57
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 6 G21 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 6 G21 S 5 G19 W 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.02 0.13
Precip Duration 0 2 2
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5400 5190
Transport Wnd (mph) S 18 W 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 86400 62280
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 9 8 10
Max LVORI late 4 10 4
Remarks...None.
$$
CTZ001-242000-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 40
Temp (24H Trend) 79 (+1) 61 (+5) 79
RH % (24H Trend) 61 (+15) 100 (+1) 58
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 5 G20 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 6 G20 S 5 G19 W 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.07
Precip Duration 1 2
Precip Begin 12 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5500 6270
Transport Wnd (mph) S 17 W 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 82500 68970
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 10 9 10
Max LVORI late 4 10 5
Remarks...None.
$$
CTZ013-242000-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
301 AM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 30
Temp (24H Trend) 81 (+2) 62 (+4) 82
RH % (24H Trend) 61 (+17) 100 (0) 57
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 5 G21 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 8 G21 S 5 G19 W 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.08
Precip Duration 2
Precip Begin 6 AM
Precip End 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5480 6180
Transport Wnd (mph) S 18 W 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 87680 67980
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 10 9 10
Max LVORI late 4 10 5
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.
North winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$