Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
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FNUS71 KBOX 051236
FWSBOX
Spot Forecast for Norwood Pond...DCR Forest Fire Control
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
736 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 EST on November 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National
Weather Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Increasingly cloudy skies with unseasonably warm temperatures are
on tap for today. Dry in the morning, with a few scattered showers
possible in the afternoon. High temperatures this afternoon will reach
between 75 and 80 degrees. Southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph with a
few gusts near 20 mph this afternoon. Minimum afternoon relative
humidity values should drop to near 60 percent.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy with
a chance for isolated showers.
CWR.................35 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........66 percent.
Dewpoint............60.
Max apparent temp...73.
Surface winds (mph).Southwest winds 8 to 13 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 21 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (7100 knot-ft) early in the morning
increasing to fair (20600 knot-ft) in the
afternoon.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................15 to 29.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........54 61 68 69 80 93 100 100 100 70
Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type.... RN RN RN RN RN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 15 20 35 25 20
Temp............61 64 67 70 72 73 73 73 71 69
Dewpoint........59 60 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 60
RH..............93 87 81 73 68 66 66 66 71 73
Heat index (F)..61 64 67 70 72 73 73 73 71 69
20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT wind spd..8 9 10 12 13 13 12 12 12 12
20 FT wind gust.15 17 18 21 22 22 22 21 21 21
Surface wnd dir.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
Surface wnd spd.8 9 10 12 13 13 12 12 12 12
Surface wnd gst.15 17 18 21 22 22 22 21 21 21
Mix hgt (kft)...0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.5
Transp wind dir.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Transp wind spd.15 17 20 21 20 20 20 20 18 17
LVORI...........5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............18 24 27 29 25 23 21 21 16 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..12 17 19 21 17 15 13 13 12 7
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Chance of rain
after midnight. Patchy fog early in the
morning.
CWR.................0 percent increasing to 77 percent after
midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 61.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Dewpoint............60.
Max apparent temp...68.
Surface winds (mph).South winds 6 to 10 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 to 18 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5400 knot-ft).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................8 to 16.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........85 100 96 93 75 88 100 100 100 100 100 99
Weather cov..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 80 80 80 80
Temp............68 65 65 65 65 64 64 64 63 63 63 62
Dewpoint........60 60 60 60 60 61 61 61 60 61 61 61
RH..............76 84 84 84 84 90 90 90 90 93 93 97
Heat index (F)..68 65 65 65 65 64 64 64 63 63 63 62
20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW
20 FT wind spd..10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
20 FT wind gust.20 18 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 13 12 10
Surface wnd dir.S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW
Surface wnd spd.10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
Surface wnd gst.20 18 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 13 12 10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Transp wind spd.17 17 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 13
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
ADI.............15 15 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 8
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 5
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog
late in the afternoon. Chance of rain early in
the morning. Rain likely early, then rain in
the late morning and afternoon.
CWR.................77 percent increasing to 100 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........78 percent.
Dewpoint............62.
Max apparent temp...69.
Surface winds (mph).South winds 5 to 6 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 8 to 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000 knot-ft).
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................7 to 15.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Weather cov.....CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Temp............61 62 63 64 66 68 69 69 68 69 67 65
Dewpoint........61 61 63 63 64 64 64 63 63 62 61 61
RH..............100 97 100 97 93 87 84 81 84 78 81 87
Heat index (F)..61 62 63 64 66 68 69 69 68 69 67 65
20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT wind gust.10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 8
Surface wnd dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S
Surface wnd spd.5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Surface wnd gst.10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 8
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.4
Transp wind dir.SW S SW SW S S S S S S S S
Transp wind spd.12 10 12 12 10 12 10 12 12 12 10 8
LVORI...........8 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
ADI.............8 11 14 14 14 15 14 15 13 13 9 7
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5 5 9 10 9 10 9 10 6 5 7 3
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
$$
Forecaster...BRW
Requested by...Benjamin Jennell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL ben.jennell@mass.gov