Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Northern Vermont and
Northern New York
National Weather Service Burlington VT
153 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms Today...

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move through during the
rest of tonight and during the day today. Winds will be strong
today, with gusts reaching the 15-25 mph this afternoon and
evening. Parts of the northern Adirondacks could see gusts up to
40 mph. Winds will be southwesterly during the day, switching to
northwesterly this evening. Winds remain northwesterly tomorrow
but gradually diminish. Hot and humid conditions will prevail
tomorrow, but cooler and drier air will arrive for tomorrow and
Saturday. Relative humidities will remain elevated today, but they
will fall into the 35-50 percent range for tomorrow and Saturday.

VTZ030-172030-
Champlain Valley of Vermont-
Including the cities of Burlington, Shelburne, Middlebury,
Vergennes, St. Albans, Swanton, Enosburg Falls, and Bristol
153 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     70           60           0
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Max/Min Temp          88           57           77
20ftWnd AM(mph)       S  8 G18                  NW 11 G27
20ftWnd PM(mph)       S 12 G25     W 12 G27     NW  7 G19
Precip amount         0.12         0.09         0.00
Precip duration       5            2
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   12 AM
Humidity (%)          64           93           42
Chance thunder (%)
Mixing hgt            3800                      4970
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 22                     NW 12
Ventilation rate      83600                     59640
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ033-035-172030-
Northern Taconics-Lower Connecticut Valley North-
Including the cities of Fair Haven, Rutland, Danby, Springfield,
White River Junction, and Woodstock
153 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     50           70           0
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Max/Min Temp          87           57           77
20ftWnd AM(mph)       S  5 G17                  NW  9 G26
20ftWnd PM(mph)       SW  9 G24    SW 11 G27    NW  7 G19
Precip amount         0.12         0.05         0.00
Precip duration       2            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 PM
Humidity (%)          66           94           41
Chance thunder (%)
Mixing hgt            4220                      5170
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 21                     N 13
Ventilation rate      88620                     67210
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ034-172030-
South Central Greens-
Including the cities of Ripton, East Wallingford, Killington,
Bethel, and Ludlow
153 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     60           70           0
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Max/Min Temp          84           54           73
20ftWnd AM(mph)       S  6 G19                  NW 10 G28
20ftWnd PM(mph)       SW 10 G26    W 13 G29     NW  7 G20
Precip amount         0.13         0.07         0.00
Precip duration       3            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 PM
Humidity (%)          71           98           46
Chance thunder (%)
Mixing hgt            3960                      4720
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 22                     N 13
Ventilation rate      87120                     61360
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ032-172030-
Central Vermont-
Including the cities of Richmond, Underhill, Johnson, Stowe,
Montpelier, Waitsfield, Starksboro, Bradford, Randolph,
and St. Johnsbury
153 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     70           70           0
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Max/Min Temp          85           54           74
20ftWnd AM(mph)       S  5 G19                  NW  9 G27
20ftWnd PM(mph)       SW  8 G24    W  9 G28     NW  6 G19
Precip amount         0.16         0.10         0.00
Precip duration       3            2
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   12 AM
Humidity (%)          68           99           44
Chance thunder (%)
Mixing hgt            3830                      5300
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 20                     NW 13
Ventilation rate      76600                     68900
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ031-172030-
Northeast Kingdom-
Including the cities of Derby, Newport, Island Pond, Lunenburg,
and Hardwick
153 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     70           80           0
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Max/Min Temp          84           53           72
20ftWnd AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   NW  8 G27
20ftWnd PM(mph)       SW  7 G24    SW  9 G28    NW  6 G19
Precip amount         0.29         0.15         0.00
Precip duration       4            3
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   4 AM
Humidity (%)          68           100          46
Chance thunder (%)
Mixing hgt            3590                      5370
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 21                     NW 13
Ventilation rate      75390                     69810
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ205-172030-
Champlain Valley of New York-
Including the cities of Champlain, Plattsburgh, Port Henry,
Ticonderoga, and Schroon Lake
153 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     70           50           0
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Max/Min Temp          89           52           78
20ftWnd AM(mph)       S  6 G18                  NW 11 G27
20ftWnd PM(mph)       SW 12 G28    W 14 G37     NW  7 G19
Precip amount         0.12         0.06         0.00
Precip duration       4            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 PM
Humidity (%)          60           95           39
Chance thunder (%)
Mixing hgt            4510                      6060
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 21                     NW  9
Ventilation rate      94710                     54540
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ204-172030-
Adirondack High Peaks-
Including the cities of Lake Placid, Keene, Mount Van Hoevenberg,
Newcomb, and Wilmington
153 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     70           40           0
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Max/Min Temp          83           49           73
20ftWnd AM(mph)       SW  5 G21                 NW  9 G32
20ftWnd PM(mph)       SW 11 G33    W 14 G40     NW  5 G20
Precip amount         0.14         0.10         0.00
Precip duration       4            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   2 AM
Humidity (%)          68           100          41
Chance thunder (%)
Mixing hgt            4230                      6120
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 23                     NW  7
Ventilation rate      97290                     42840
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ203-172030-
Northern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Star Lake, Tupper Lake, Pauls Smiths,
and Wanakena
153 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     70           50           0
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Max/Min Temp          82           49           73
20ftWnd AM(mph)       SW  6 G17                 NW  7 G23
20ftWnd PM(mph)       SW 12 G34    W 13 G36     NW  5
Precip amount         0.23         0.14         0.00
Precip duration       4            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 PM
Humidity (%)          70           100          42
Chance thunder (%)
Mixing hgt            3840                      5850
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 23                     NW  8
Ventilation rate      88320                     46800
KBDI                  <=200        <=200        <=200

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ202-172030-
St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of Massena, Norfolk, Fort Covington, Malone,
Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Brasher Falls, and Gouverneur
153 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     60           70           0
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Max/Min Temp          85           52           77
20ftWnd AM(mph)       SW  7 G18                 NW  7 G19
20ftWnd PM(mph)       SW 15 G36    W 15 G39     NW  6
Precip amount         0.22         0.10         0.00
Precip duration       4            2
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   10 PM
Humidity (%)          66           94           39
Chance thunder (%)
Mixing hgt            3890                      6550
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 24                     NW  9
Ventilation rate      93360                     58950
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
around 5 mph.

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

$$