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Spot Forecast for Birch Hill WMA 6/24/2026...MassWildlife
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
213 AM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 EDT on September 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National
Weather Service.

.DISCUSSION...

One more day of dry weather Thursday before a strong ocean storm
tracks near the coast bringing stronger winds and rain Friday
through at least Sunday. Though dry, breezy conditions continue
Thursday during the daylight hours with gusts between 15-20 MPH.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........52 percent.
Dewpoint............42 increasing to 45 in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Min apparent temp...36.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
                    early in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
                    early in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 16 mph increasing to 16 to 20
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3800 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (61400 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................5 early in the morning increasing to 79 in the
                    afternoon.
CEILING (KFT).......25.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........12  9   8   0   0   1   1   2   12  14  19  27
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............41  40  43  50  55  58  60  62  63  63  62  61
Dewpoint........42  41  44  46  45  45  45  45  45  45  45  45
RH..............100 100 100 85  70  62  58  54  52  52  54  56
Heat index (F)..38  36  40  48  55  58  60  62  63  63  62  61
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..5   6   6   7   9   10  10  9   9   9   8   8
20 FT wind gust.12  13  13  15  18  18  18  18  20  20  18  17
Surface wnd dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Surface wnd spd.5   6   6   7   9   10  10  9   9   9   8   8
Surface wnd gst.12  13  13  15  18  18  18  18  20  20  18  17
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.6 3.0 3.1 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.2
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E
Transp wind spd.10  10  12  16  20  20  18  20  18  18  17  16
LVORI...........9   6   7   4   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI.............5   11  12  35  43  46  45  51  50  50  79  64
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4   4   7   23  44  50  50  61  61  61  57  45
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  FR  GD  GD  GD  FR  FR
Ceiling (kft)...25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy then
                    becoming partly cloudy then becoming mostly
                    cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........99 percent.
Dewpoint............44.
Min apparent temp...39.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming northeast 5 to 9
                    mph with gusts to around 24 mph after midnight.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming northeast 5 to 9
                    mph with gusts to around 24 mph after midnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 8 to 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3100 knot-ft).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................4 to 13.
CEILING (KFT).......24.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........20     42     48     54     40     69
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............57     53     47     46     46     47
Dewpoint........45     43     44     43     44     44
RH..............64     70     89     89     92     91
Heat index (F)..57     53     46     45     44     43
20 ft wind......NE 6   NE 3   NE 3   N 3    N 5    NE 8
20 ft wind gust.15     10     12     14     16     22
Surface wind....NE 6   NE 3   NE 3   N 3    N 5    NE 8
Surface wnd gst.15     10     12     14     16     22
Mix hgt (ft)....900    400    400    400    400    400
Transport wind..E 10   E 9    NE 9   NE 10  NE 12  NE 13
LVORI...........2      3      6      6      6      5
ADI.............13     4      4      5      5      11
Vrate kt-ft/1K..8      4      4      4      4      5
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR
Ceiling (kft)...25     25     25     25     25     24

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers
                    late in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........59 percent.
Dewpoint............44 increasing to 49 in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Max apparent temp...64.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 9 to 13 mph with gusts to
                    around 35 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 9 to 13 mph with gusts to
                    around 35 mph.
Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 13 to 22 mph increasing to 17 to 30
                    mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4800 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (73600 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................11 early in the morning increasing to 61 in the
                    afternoon.
CEILING (KFT).......22 decreasing to 11.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........73     69     62     69     80     66
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............46     49     59     62     64     64
Dewpoint........43     46     49     49     49     50
RH..............90     90     69     62     59     62
Heat index (F)..41     44     59     62     64     64
20 ft wind......NE 9   NE 10  NE 13  NE 13  NE 13  NE 12
20 ft wind gust.24     22     24     26     28     26
Surface wind....NE 9   NE 10  NE 13  NE 13  NE 13  NE 12
Surface wnd gst.24     22     24     26     28     26
Mix hgt (ft)....500    1000   2600   3400   3900   3400
Transport wind..NE 13  NE 14  NE 21  NE 23  NE 22  NE 20
LVORI...........5      4      1      1      1      1
ADI.............11     18     46     58     59     50
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5      12     47     67     74     58
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   GOOD   FAIR
Ceiling (kft)...24     24     23     23     23     20

$$
Forecaster...BRW
Requested by...Alex Entrup
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622441.0/BOX
.DELDT 09/24/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL alex.entrup@mass.gov