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 151827
FWFALY
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dry and cool weather will continue through tonight, before
temperatures rebound to above normal levels Wednesday into
Thursday. The next likelihood for showers looks to be on Thursday
and again later in the weekend. Minimum RH values will be around
40 to 50 percent through this afternoon with southerly winds
around 5 to 10 mph. RH values will remain above 50 percent through
Thursday, with winds generally less than 10 mph. Drier and breezy
conditions develop on Friday in wake of a cold front, but RH
values are expected to be above 40 percent with maximum wind gusts
around 15 to 25 mph Friday afternoon.
NYZ206-160815-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Showers None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 0 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 50 (+12) 74 (+10) 54 72
RH % (24H Trend) 91 (-7) 65 (+11) 100 72
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 0.14
Precip Duration 1 5
Precip Begin 12 AM 6 AM
Precip End 4 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3000 3350
Transport Wnd (mph) W 9 SW 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 24000 23450
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 6 4 10 10
Remarks...None.
$$
NYZ207-160815-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 51 (+11) 79 (+12) 56 75
RH % (24H Trend) 92 (-7) 60 (+6) 100 72
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
Precip Duration 4
Precip Begin 6 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3000 2860
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 7 SW 7
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 18000 17160
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 5 8 8 10
Max LVORI late 7 4 10 10
Remarks...None.
$$
NYZ208-160815-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 50 (+7) 79 (+10) 58 79
RH % (24H Trend) 99 (+3) 59 (+5) 100 69
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 0.06
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 7 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3310 2520
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 7 S 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 19860 17640
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 8 9
Max LVORI late 8 4 10 9
Remarks...None.
$$
NYZ209-160815-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 47 (+6) 77 (+12) 58 76
RH % (24H Trend) 99 (+4) 61 (+7) 100 74
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
Precip Duration 4
Precip Begin 7 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3210 2070
Transport Wnd (mph) W 8 SW 9
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 22470 16560
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor 1 Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 5 7 8 9
Max LVORI late 7 4 9 9
Remarks...None.
$$
VTZ036-160815-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 50 (+9) 76 (+9) 56 75
RH % (24H Trend) 88 (-7) 59 (+6) 99 71
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 0.11
Precip Duration 4
Precip Begin 7 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 2200 2860
Transport Wnd (mph) W 9 SW 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 17600 20020
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 5 6 7 9
Max LVORI late 6 4 9 9
Remarks...None.
$$
VTZ037-160815-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 49 (+8) 77 (+12) 55 74
RH % (24H Trend) 93 (-3) 60 (+4) 100 75
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09
Precip Duration 4
Precip Begin 7 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3200 2880
Transport Wnd (mph) W 10 SW 9
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 28800 23040
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 6 7 9 9
Max LVORI late 7 4 10 9
Remarks...None.
$$
VTZ038-160815-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 50 (+8) 80 (+12) 57 76
RH % (24H Trend) 98 (+1) 56 (+4) 100 71
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 0.07
Precip Duration 2
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3400 2970
Transport Wnd (mph) W 9 S 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 27200 20790
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 9 10
Max LVORI late 8 4 10 10
Remarks...None.
$$
MAZ001-160815-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 48 (+7) 76 (+10) 57 75
RH % (24H Trend) 99 (+3) 59 (+6) 100 70
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
Precip Duration 2
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 2510 2190
Transport Wnd (mph) W 8 S 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 17570 15330
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 6 9 8 9
Max LVORI late 8 4 9 9
Remarks...None.
$$
MAZ025-160815-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 50 (+8) 77 (+10) 58 77
RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+5) 58 (+5) 100 69
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 0.05
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 2790 2400
Transport Wnd (mph) W 8 S 7
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 19530 14400
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 8 9
Max LVORI late 9 4 9 9
Remarks...None.
$$
CTZ001-160815-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 51 (+7) 78 (+10) 59 78
RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+5) 59 (+5) 99 69
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3110 2350
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 8 S 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 21770 16450
ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor
Max LVORI early 6 10 7 9
Max LVORI late 10 4 9 9
Remarks...None.
$$
CTZ013-160815-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
227 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24H Trend) 51 (+6) 78 (+9) 59 79
RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+7) 62 (+4) 100 70
Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 2970 2440
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 9 SW 9
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 23760 19520
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 8 10
Max LVORI late 10 4 10 10
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs around 70. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 50.
Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.
$$