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
219 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...A few showers possible today and Saturday...

Isolated showers are possible this afternoon with slightly more areal
coverage expected on Saturday. Rainfall will be light with some places
seeing a wetting rain while most locations will receive little to
no rainfall. Winds will be light from the north today but will become
gusty from the north at 15 to 25 mph Saturday afternoon. Drier weather
is expected to following Sunday and again on Monday.

VTZ030-042030-
Champlain Valley of Vermont-
Including the cities of Burlington, Shelburne, Middlebury,
Vergennes, St. Albans, Swanton, Enosburg Falls, and Bristol
219 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            20           30
Precip type           None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          78           53           72
20ftWnd AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   N  7 G18
20ftWnd PM(mph)       NW  7        NW  6        N 10 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                    1            1
Precip begin                       6 PM         7 AM
Precip end                         1 AM         6 PM
Humidity (%)          54           100          59
Chance thunder (%)    0            9            14
Mixing hgt            4710                      3600
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 13                     N 14
Ventilation rate      61230                     50400
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ033-035-042030-
Northern Taconics-Lower Connecticut Valley North-
Including the cities of Fair Haven, Rutland, Danby, Springfield,
White River Junction, and Woodstock
219 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            50
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Max/Min Temp          79           53           75
20ftWnd AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   N  6
20ftWnd PM(mph)       NW  6        Lgt/Var      N  7
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.05
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    1 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Humidity (%)          55           100          62
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            13
Mixing hgt            5530                      3990
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 14                     N 13
Ventilation rate      77420                     51870
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ034-042030-
South Central Greens-
Including the cities of Ripton, East Wallingford, Killington,
Bethel, and Ludlow
219 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            60
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Max/Min Temp          75           51           71
20ftWnd AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   N  7 G19
20ftWnd PM(mph)       NW  8 G17    NW  6 G20    N  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.08
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    2 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Humidity (%)          61           100          69
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            14
Mixing hgt            4860                      3540
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 15                     N 12
Ventilation rate      72900                     42480
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ032-042030-
Central Vermont-
Including the cities of Richmond, Underhill, Johnson, Stowe,
Montpelier, Waitsfield, Starksboro, Bradford, Randolph,
and St. Johnsbury
219 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Precip type           None         None         Tstms
Max/Min Temp          75           52           71
20ftWnd AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   N  5
20ftWnd PM(mph)       NW  7        NW  5        N  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.03
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Humidity (%)          58           100          63
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            15
Mixing hgt            4770                      3940
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 15                     N 12
Ventilation rate      71550                     47280
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ031-042030-
Northeast Kingdom-
Including the cities of Derby, Newport, Island Pond, Lunenburg,
and Hardwick
219 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     40           30           40
Precip type           Tstms        Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          73           50           69
20ftWnd AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       NW  7        Lgt/Var      N  5
Precip amount         0.01         0.01         0.01
Precip duration       1            1            1
Precip begin          12 PM        Continuing   2 PM
Precip end            Continuing   1 AM         Continuing
Humidity (%)          63           100          65
Chance thunder (%)    19           16           14
Mixing hgt            4350                      2830
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 15                     NE 12
Ventilation rate      65250                     33960
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ205-042030-
Champlain Valley of New York-
Including the cities of Champlain, Plattsburgh, Port Henry,
Ticonderoga, and Schroon Lake
219 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Max/Min Temp          78           50           72
20ftWnd AM(mph)       W  5                      N  7 G18
20ftWnd PM(mph)       NW  8 G17    NW  7        N  9 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Humidity (%)          52           100          61
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            13
Mixing hgt            5130                      3620
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 15                     N 13
Ventilation rate      76950                     47060
KBDI                  <=200        <=200        <=200

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ204-042030-
Adirondack High Peaks-
Including the cities of Lake Placid, Keene, Mount Van Hoevenberg,
Newcomb, and Wilmington
219 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Max/Min Temp          73           49           69
20ftWnd AM(mph)       NW  6 G17                 N  7 G23
20ftWnd PM(mph)       NW  9 G20    NW  7 G21    N  8 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Humidity (%)          59           100          65
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            11
Mixing hgt            4720                      3920
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 17                     N 10
Ventilation rate      80240                     39200
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ203-042030-
Northern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Star Lake, Tupper Lake, Pauls Smiths,
and Wanakena
219 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Max/Min Temp          72           48           68
20ftWnd AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       NW  7        Lgt/Var      N  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      6 PM
Humidity (%)          61           100          66
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            11
Mixing hgt            4260                      3450
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 16                     N 12
Ventilation rate      68160                     41400
KBDI                  <=200        <=200        <=200

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ202-042030-
St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of Massena, Norfolk, Fort Covington, Malone,
Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Brasher Falls, and Gouverneur
219 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Max/Min Temp          76           52           72
20ftWnd AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       NW  7        Lgt/Var      N  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      6 PM
Humidity (%)          58           100          63
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            10
Mixing hgt            4430                      3410
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 14                     NE 12
Ventilation rate      62020                     40920
KBDI                  <=200        <=200        <=200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds.
.LABOR DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 10 mph.

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

$$