Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Albany, NY

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will track from southeast Canada today into
northern New England tonight, providing continued dry and cool
conditions into Tuesday. An upper level disturbance and low
pressure system will bring the next chance of showers Tuesday
night into Wednesday. A drier air mass will build back in
Thursday into Friday, as temperatures moderate to normal levels
for the second half of the week.

NYZ206-190800-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      42 (-4)      74 (+5)      52           69
RH % (24H Trend)      90 (-7)      47 (+13)     98           63
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         0.08         0.27
Precip Duration                                 1            8
Precip Begin                                    8 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5740                      3750
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  8                      S  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  40180                     30000
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            6            5            8
Max LVORI late        5            3            8            4

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-190800-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      43 (-7)      77 (+7)      53           74
RH % (24H Trend)      98 (+1)      44 (+7)      94           57
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.36
Precip Duration                                 1            5
Precip Begin                                    8 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5850                      5250
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  8                      S  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  40950                     42000
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            4            7
Max LVORI late        7            3            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-190800-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      46 (-9)      76 (+3)      54           74
RH % (24H Trend)      94 (-1)      44 (+3)      93           57
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.11
Precip Duration                                 1            2
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6140                      5560
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  8                      SE  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  42980                     38920
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            4            7
Max LVORI late        7            3            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-190800-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      44 (-9)      74 (+4)      50           71
RH % (24H Trend)      98 (+8)      48 (+8)      96           62
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         0.01         0.08
Precip Duration                                 1            2
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5670                      3760
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  8                      S  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  39690                     26320
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            7
Max LVORI late        6            3            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-190800-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      43 (-4)      75 (+5)      51           72
RH % (24H Trend)      92 (-6)      43 (+5)      94           53
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         0.01         0.32
Precip Duration                                 1            5
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6240                      5920
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      S  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  31200                     41440
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            4            7
Max LVORI late        6            3            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-190800-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      43 (-4)      73 (+4)      50           70
RH % (24H Trend)      94 (0)       47 (+9)      97           61
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         0.27
Precip Duration                                 1            5
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5980                      5530
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      S  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  29900                     44240
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            3            8            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-190800-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      46 (-5)      75 (+4)      52           73
RH % (24H Trend)      94 (+2)      43 (+5)      95           55
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         0.21
Precip Duration                                 0            2
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5960                      5550
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      S  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  29800                     38850
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            4            8
Max LVORI late        7            3            8            4

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-190800-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      45 (-5)      74 (+3)      50           72
RH % (24H Trend)      91 (+3)      42 (+6)      93           53
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.16
Precip Duration                                 1            2
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5980                      5280
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      S  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  29900                     36960
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            4            7
Max LVORI late        6            2            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-190800-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      46 (-9)      75 (+2)      52           72
RH % (24H Trend)      95 (+5)      43 (+4)      95           56
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.11
Precip Duration                                 0            2
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5720                      4780
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  7                      S  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  34320                     33460
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            7            5            8
Max LVORI late        7            2            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-190800-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      47 (-11)     75 (+2)      53           72
RH % (24H Trend)      94 (+6)      45 (0)       96           61
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04
Precip Duration                                 0            2
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5930                      4410
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      SE  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  29650                     35280
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            7            5            8
Max LVORI late        7            2            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-190800-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
246 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      50 (-10)     75 (+1)      55           72
RH % (24H Trend)      91 (+1)      45 (-2)      93           60
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02
Precip Duration                                 0            2
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5660                      3770
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  6                     SE  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  28300                     30160
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            7            5            7
Max LVORI late        7            2            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows around 60. Highs in
the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph.

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

$$