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

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Northern Vermont and
Northern New York
National Weather Service Burlington VT
135 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...Breezy Winds Continue, Rain Arriving Tonight...

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions will continue through this afternoon ahead of an
approaching coastal low for most locations north of US 4. RH
observations show 30-40% values across northern New York and
northern Vermont which will continue through this afternoon,
however, winds are not expected to be near critical values which
will limit any fire weather concerns. Some locations in the
Northeast Kingdom could see occasional easterly breezy conditions
up to 15 to 20 mph, but still remaining below critical levels.

In southern Vermont, gusts will be around 25 mph, especially in
Rutland County where downsloping will aid easterly winds. RHs
will be slightly higher with moisture advection, however, with
gusts near critical values, fire weather concerns will continue
until mid afternoon. By mid to late afternoon, wetting
precipitation will arrive in southern Vermont with 0.5-1"
expected. Much drier conditions are expected further north with
0.25" in central Vermont, and only a few hundreths near the
international border and St. Lawrence Valley. Breezy conditions
will continue in southern Vermont overnight, but wetting rainfall
will mitigate any fire weather concerns.

VTZ030-130830-
Champlain Valley of Vermont-
Including the cities of Burlington, Shelburne, Middlebury,
Vergennes, St. Albans, Swanton, Enosburg Falls, and Bristol
135 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Tonight      Columbus Day Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     30           50           50           20
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Showers
Max/Min Temp          43           60           44           61
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    NE  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       E  5 G17     NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.03         0.14         0.07         0.01
Precip duration       1            2            2            1
Precip begin          12 AM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
Humidity (%)          93           55           100          67
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            1            0
Mixing hgt                         2220                      1610
Transport wnd (mph)                NE  8                     N  6
Ventilation rate                   17760                     9660
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ033-035-130830-
Northern Taconics-Lower Connecticut Valley North-
Including the cities of Fair Haven, Rutland, Danby, Springfield,
White River Junction, and Woodstock
135 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Tonight      Columbus Day Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     70           70           70           30
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Showers
Max/Min Temp          42           53           43           60
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    NE  8 G26                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       E  9 G28     NE  7 G19    NE  5 G17    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.18         0.40         0.13         0.02
Precip duration       5            9            9            3
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
Humidity (%)          100          79           100          71
Chance thunder (%)    0            2            1            0
Mixing hgt                         2060                      1560
Transport wnd (mph)                E 15                      N  7
Ventilation rate                   30900                     10920
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ034-130830-
South Central Greens-
Including the cities of Ripton, East Wallingford, Killington,
Bethel, and Ludlow
135 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Tonight      Columbus Day Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     60           70           70           30
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Showers
Max/Min Temp          40           52           41           59
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    E  8 G29                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       E  9 G31     E  7 G21     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.17         0.35         0.13         0.03
Precip duration       3            9            9            3
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
Humidity (%)          100          81           100          76
Chance thunder (%)    0            2            1            0
Mixing hgt                         1850                      1400
Transport wnd (mph)                E 17                      N  6
Ventilation rate                   31450                     8400
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ032-130830-
Central Vermont-
Including the cities of Richmond, Underhill, Johnson, Stowe,
Montpelier, Waitsfield, Starksboro, Bradford, Randolph,
and St. Johnsbury
135 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Tonight      Columbus Day Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     40           60           60           30
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Showers
Max/Min Temp          41           57           42           60
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.05         0.19         0.12         0.02
Precip duration       1            6            7            3
Precip begin          1 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          95           63           100          72
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            1            0
Mixing hgt                         2040                      1600
Transport wnd (mph)                E 10                      NW  5
Ventilation rate                   20400                     8000
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ031-130830-
Northeast Kingdom-
Including the cities of Derby, Newport, Island Pond, Lunenburg,
and Hardwick
135 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Tonight      Columbus Day Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            40           50           30
Precip type           None         Rain         Rain         Showers
Max/Min Temp          39           58           42           59
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       E  5 G20     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.05         0.07         0.03
Precip duration                    2            2            2
Precip begin                       6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          88           47           100          69
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            1            0
Mixing hgt                         2380                      1660
Transport wnd (mph)                E 13                      NW  5
Ventilation rate                   30940                     8300
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ205-130830-
Champlain Valley of New York-
Including the cities of Champlain, Plattsburgh, Port Henry,
Ticonderoga, and Schroon Lake
135 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Tonight      Columbus Day Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     20           50           50           10
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Showers
Max/Min Temp          40           59           42           62
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    NE  5 G17                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       E  5         NE  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.02         0.11         0.05         0.01
Precip duration       1            2            2            1
Precip begin          12 AM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
Humidity (%)          96           56           100          62
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            1            0
Mixing hgt                         2170                      1930
Transport wnd (mph)                NE  9                     N  7
Ventilation rate                   19530                     13510
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ204-130830-
Adirondack High Peaks-
Including the cities of Lake Placid, Keene, Mount Van Hoevenberg,
Newcomb, and Wilmington
135 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Tonight      Columbus Day Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     50           60           50           0
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         None
Max/Min Temp          40           55           41           62
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    E  5 G24                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       E  6 G25     E  5 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.04         0.17         0.07         0.00
Precip duration       1            4            2
Precip begin          12 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM
Humidity (%)          97           71           100          67
Chance thunder (%)    0            1            1            0
Mixing hgt                         2050                      2220
Transport wnd (mph)                E 14                      NW  7
Ventilation rate                   28700                     15540
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ203-130830-
Northern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Star Lake, Tupper Lake, Pauls Smiths,
and Wanakena
135 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Tonight      Columbus Day Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     40           40           40           0
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         None
Max/Min Temp          40           58           41           62
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    E  5                      Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       E  5 G18     E  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.02         0.06         0.03         0.00
Precip duration       1            2            2
Precip begin          11 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM
Humidity (%)          98           61           100          60
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            1            0
Mixing hgt                         2110                      2430
Transport wnd (mph)                E 12                      NW  8
Ventilation rate                   25320                     19440
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ202-130830-
St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of Massena, Norfolk, Fort Covington, Malone,
Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Brasher Falls, and Gouverneur
135 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Tonight      Columbus Day Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     20           30           30           0
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         None
Max/Min Temp          42           60           44           65
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    NE  6                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       E  6         NE  8        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.01         0.01         0.01         0.00
Precip duration       1            2            2
Precip begin          1 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM
Humidity (%)          92           52           96           49
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Mixing hgt                         2350                      2980
Transport wnd (mph)                E 12                      NW  7
Ventilation rate                   28200                     20860
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 60. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
60s. South winds around 5 mph.

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

$$