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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
104 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather will continue today, before low pressure tracks across
James Bay bringing some light rain late Thursday night and Friday.
Milder air out ahead of this system will give way to more seasonable
temperatures later Friday and Friday night following the passage of
its trailing cold front, with high pressure then building across our
region this weekend and providing us with mainly dry weather and
continued seasonable temperatures.

NYZ201-202100-
Lake Ontario Plains-
104 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Fri
Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0
Max/Min Temp                       46           27           51
Min/Max Humidity (%)               47          100           66
AM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var                     SW  6
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var         W  7
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           3090                      3480
Transport Wind (kts)            SE  4        SE  6         W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               12360            0        55680
Dispersion Index                   12            0           56
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-202100-
Southern Tier-
104 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Fri
Cloud Cover                    Mclear        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                      None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0
Max/Min Temp                       47           30           51
Min/Max Humidity (%)               41          100           57
AM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var                     SW  6
PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var        SW  7
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           3510                      3670
Transport Wind (kts)            SW  5         S  5         W 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               17550            0        62390
Dispersion Index                   18            0           62
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the lower 50s.

WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest around 5 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...Southwest around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Southwest around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...Southeast around 10 mph.

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

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