Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Albany, NY

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front crossing the region early this morning will bring
another round of frigid temperatures today and tonight. While some
improvement is expected Tuesday, temperatures will remain well
below normal through the upcoming week. In addition, there will
be several chances of precipitation, especially Tuesday night
and Wednesday with potential for both rain and snow.

NYZ206-090900-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      -8 (-6)      23 (+10)     12           30
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+1)     51 (+3)      98           83
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  5 G17
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5 G18     S  5 G19     S  5 G17
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.41
Precip Duration                                 2            11
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2730                      2260
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 18                      S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  43680                     33900
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            10           8            8
Max LVORI late        6            3            8            9

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-090900-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      -5 (-12)     25 (+8)      12           33
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+9)     48 (+8)      97           79
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  6 G19
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5         S  6 G18     S  7 G19
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.31
Precip Duration                                 1            11
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2680                      2180
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 14                      S 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  32160                     34880
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            10           6            8
Max LVORI late        6            3            7            8

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-090900-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            10           90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      -1 (-14)     27 (+8)      18           35
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+19)    35 (-4)      94           77
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  6 G21
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5 G17     S  6 G20     S  7 G21
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.18
Precip Duration                                 2            10
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3360                      2470
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 16                      S 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  47040                     46930
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            10           5            7
Max LVORI late        5            2            6            7

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-090900-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      -5 (-14)     25 (+8)      14           34
RH % (24H Trend)      99 (+15)     34 (0)       94           77
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  6 G21
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5 G19     S  7 G25     S  6 G21
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.29
Precip Duration                                 2            11
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3270                      2770
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 18                      SW 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  52320                     52630
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            8            5            7
Max LVORI late        4            2            6            7

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-090900-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      -7 (-14)     26 (+10)     15           35
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+16)    39 (-5)      88           75
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  6 G21
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5 G18     S  7 G24     S  8 G21
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.32
Precip Duration                                 2            11
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3070                      2710
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 15                      S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  39910                     46070
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            10           6            6
Max LVORI late        4            2            6            7

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-090900-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      -7 (-13)     24 (+10)     13           31
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+10)    42 (-4)      95           82
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5 G21     S  5 G20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.32
Precip Duration                                 2            10
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2960                      2560
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 16                      S 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  41440                     46080
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            9            7            8
Max LVORI late        4            2            6            9

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-090900-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      -7 (-17)     24 (+6)      15           33
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+15)    42 (+1)      97           81
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5 G17
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.24
Precip Duration                                 2            10
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2790                      2440
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 14                      S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  33480                     41480
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            10           7            9
Max LVORI late        4            2            7            9

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-090900-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      -5 (-14)     25 (+9)      15           34
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+17)    37 (-5)      90           76
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  7 G23
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5 G18     S  9 G25     S  9 G23
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.23
Precip Duration                                 1            10
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2910                      2350
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 15                      S 22
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  37830                     44650
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            10           6            6
Max LVORI late        4            2            6            7

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-090900-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      -2 (-13)     27 (+8)      18           35
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+14)    37 (-4)      95           80
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  6 G21
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5         S  7 G21     S  8 G21
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.19
Precip Duration                                 1            10
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2810                      2070
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 16                      S 23
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  39340                     41400
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            10           6            7
Max LVORI late        4            2            6            8

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-090900-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      0 (-14)      29 (+9)      20           36
RH % (24H Trend)      98 (+14)     34 (-4)      94           78
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  6 G20
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5         S  6 G19     S  7 G20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.17
Precip Duration                                 1            6
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2940                      2130
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 16                      S 23
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  41160                     42600
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       3            8            6            8
Max LVORI late        4            2            6            8

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-090900-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
146 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Snow         Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      3 (-13)      31 (+9)      22           38
RH % (24H Trend)      88 (+6)      31 (-3)      94           79
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  6 G20
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  5 G17    S  8 G20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.14
Precip Duration                                 1            6
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         7 AM
Precip End                                      1 AM         Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2990                      1850
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 15                      S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  38870                     31450
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       2            6            6            8
Max LVORI late        3            2            6            8

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely and a chance of
rain showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 20s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Lows around
13. Highs in the mid 20s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around 14.
Highs in the mid 20s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 11. Highs in the lower 20s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 4. Highs in the lower 20s.
North winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal.  Precipitation above normal.

$$