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
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry, fall-like weather will continue through tomorrow before
temperatures rebound to above normal levels for the rest of the
week. The next best chance for precipitation looks to be on
Thursday and again next weekend. RH values will lower to 40 to
50 percent on Tuesday with southerly winds 10-15 mph. RH values
will remain above 50 percent for the rest of the week with winds
generally less than 10 mph.

NYZ206-150815-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            10           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      35 (-13)     68 (+5)      48           73
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+1)     46 (-1)      99           61
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  8 G18     S  6 G18     Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                 0
Precip Begin                                    2 AM
Precip End                                      6 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3450                      2800
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 15                      W  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  44850                     19600
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       8            10           5            7
Max LVORI late        10           3            6            7

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-150815-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      38 (-15)     70 (+2)      49           78
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+2)     45 (+3)      100          57
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   N  5 G19     S  7         S  5         Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3450                      2560
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 12                      SW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  34500                     15360
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           5            8
Max LVORI late        10           3            7            8

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-150815-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      42 (-15)     70 (0)       48           78
RH % (24H Trend)      99 (0)       45 (+1)      100          55
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NW  5 G20    S  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3830                      3050
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  9                      SW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  30640                     18300
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            9            6            9
Max LVORI late        9            3            9            9

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-150815-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      39 (-13)     68 (+3)      46           77
RH % (24H Trend)      99 (0)       46 (+1)      100          56
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NW  6 G21    S  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3370                      2990
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  9                      W  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  26960                     20930
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           6            9
Max LVORI late        10           2            9            9

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-150815-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      41 (-11)     70 (+4)      48           76
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+1)     45 (-1)      100          55
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5         S  5         Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3450                      2180
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      W  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  31050                     17440
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            9            5            7
Max LVORI late        9            3            7            7

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-150815-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      41 (-12)     67 (+3)      46           76
RH % (24H Trend)      98 (-1)      47 (-1)      100          55
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3340                      3250
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  8                      W 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  23380                     29250
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            9            7            9
Max LVORI late        10           3            9            9

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-150815-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      41 (-15)     69 (+1)      48           79
RH % (24H Trend)      99 (0)       45 (+2)      100          52
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3580                      3330
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  9                      W  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  28640                     26640
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           7            10
Max LVORI late        10           3            9            10

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-150815-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      42 (-12)     69 (+3)      47           76
RH % (24H Trend)      95 (-4)      44 (-3)      100          54
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NW  5 G21    S  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3390                      2470
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  8                      W  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  23730                     19760
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            8            7            10
Max LVORI late        7            3            10           10

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-150815-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      43 (-12)     69 (+2)      48           76
RH % (24H Trend)      94 (-5)      45 (0)       100          55
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NW  5 G20    S  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3610                      2630
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  7                      W  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  21660                     21040
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            8            7            10
Max LVORI late        8            3            10           10

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-150815-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      45 (-13)     70 (0)       49           77
RH % (24H Trend)      91 (-7)      45 (+1)      100          54
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   N  6 G21     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3660                      2940
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      W  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  18300                     23520
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            7            8            10
Max LVORI late        7            3            10           10

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-150815-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
204 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      45 (-14)     70 (-1)      50           77
RH % (24H Trend)      90 (-8)      47 (+3)      100          56
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   N  6 G20     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3500                      2890
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  5                      SW  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  14000                     23120
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            7            9            10
Max LVORI late        7            3            10           10

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

$$