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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
404 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...
No significant fire weather concerns are expected.

NYZ201-220800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
404 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

                              Tonight          Sat    Sat Night          Sun
Cloud Cover                    Mclear       Mclear        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0           60           90
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           50           50
Min/Max Temp                       53           84           59           74
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           40          100           57
AM Wind (mph)                                SE  5                      S  7
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var         S  6        SE  5        SW  9
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.12         0.11
Precip Duration                                               5           12
Precip Begin                                               6 PM   Continuing
Precip End                                           Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            370         6520          420         5130
Transport Wind (kts)            NE  6         S 12         S 11        SW 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                2220        78240         4620        76950
Dispersion Index                    1           89            4           80
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-220800-
Southern Tier-
404 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

                              Tonight          Sat    Sat Night          Sun
Cloud Cover                     Clear       Mclear        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0           80           70
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           50           50
Min/Max Temp                       52           81           56           72
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           46          100           55
AM Wind (mph)                                 S  5                     SW  6
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var         S  6         S  5         W  9
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.20         0.09
Precip Duration                                               8            6
Precip Begin                                               6 PM   Continuing
Precip End                                           Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            380         5910          430         5580
Transport Wind (kts)             E  5         S 13         S 11         W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1900        76830         4730        89280
Dispersion Index                    2           82            4           83
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s.

WIND SUNDAY NIGHT...South around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Southwest around 10 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...Southwest around 10 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...South around 5 mph.
WIND THURSDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.
WIND FRIDAY...South around 5 mph.

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

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