Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Favorable radiational cooling conditions expected tonight and
tomorrow night which will support patchy fog and morning dew.
Then, relative humidity values drop to 30-40% each day tomorrow
under abundant sunshine, but winds look light each day with good
overnight RH recovery. Humidity increases Sunday into early next
week with chances for rain and thunderstorms also returning.

NYZ206-230815-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      44 (-15)     72 (+6)      45           78
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+2)     42 (-25)     92           38
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W  5 G25     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1
Precip Begin          6 PM
Precip End            10 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7270                      7400
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      SW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  79970                     44400
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       7            9            6            9
Max LVORI late        8            2            8            9

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-230815-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      46 (-18)     78 (+4)      46           82
RH % (24H Trend)      99 (0)       38 (-18)     96           36
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W  7 G27     W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             8370                      7650
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 12                      SW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  83700                     45900
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            9            5            9
Max LVORI late        7            2            9            9

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-230815-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      49 (-16)     78 (+1)      49           81
RH % (24H Trend)      99 (-1)      39 (-16)     96           37
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NW  5 G26    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7180                      6990
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  8                     S  6
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  50260                     34950
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            9            5            9
Max LVORI late        7            2            9            9

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-230815-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      46 (-16)     74 (+1)      47           78
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (0)      41 (-14)     89           40
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NW  5 G20    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6410                      6580
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  7                     S  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  38460                     39480
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            9            5            8
Max LVORI late        8            2            7            8

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-230815-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      47 (-17)     75 (+2)      48           79
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+2)     42 (-17)     89           37
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W  7 G28     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6950                      6240
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      SW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  62550                     37440
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            9            4            7
Max LVORI late        8            2            7            7

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-230815-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      46 (-16)     74 (+2)      48           79
RH % (24H Trend)      99 (-1)      44 (-19)     90           40
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   W  5 G26     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7130                      7300
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      SW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  64170                     43800
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            8            5            8
Max LVORI late        7            2            7            8

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-230815-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      48 (-16)     77 (-1)      50           81
RH % (24H Trend)      96 (-4)      38 (-18)     97           35
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7420                      7300
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 10                      S  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  66780                     43800
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            7            5            9
Max LVORI late        6            2            8            9

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-230815-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      48 (-16)     74 (0)       48           79
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (+1)     40 (-18)     92           36
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NW  9 G27    NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6330                      6590
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  9                     SW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  50640                     39540
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            9            4            8
Max LVORI late        8            2            7            8

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-230815-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      49 (-16)     75 (-2)      49           80
RH % (24H Trend)      100 (0)      41 (-18)     94           38
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NW  6 G24    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5930                      6790
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  9                     SW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  47440                     40740
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            9            5            8
Max LVORI late        8            2            7            8

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-230815-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      50 (-16)     76 (-3)      50           80
RH % (24H Trend)      97 (-3)      43 (-17)     92           40
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NW  5 G18    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6380                      6610
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  8                     SW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  44660                     39660
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            8            5            8
Max LVORI late        7            2            7            8

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-230815-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
208 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      53 (-14)     76 (-3)      51           80
RH % (24H Trend)      94 (-6)      46 (-19)     90           45
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NW  5 G18    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6200                      6390
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  7                     S  6
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  37200                     31950
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            7            5            8
Max LVORI late        6            2            7            8

Remarks...None.

$$

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

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

$$