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 Fri Aug 22 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure positioned over the region today, will move east
off the New England coast tonight into Saturday. This will
provide continued dry conditions and temperatures warming above
normal. A cold front approaching from the Great Lakes region
will gradually move across the area, bringing periods of showers
and a few thunderstorms Sunday into Monday with more humid
conditions. Cooler and drier weather returns for Tuesday behind
the cold front.

NYZ206-230800-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
246 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           20
Temp (24H Trend)      51 (+2)      81 (+4)      55           74
RH % (24H Trend)      98 (0)       47 (+3)      98           74
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  5 G17
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      SW  5 G17    S  5 G17     S  5 G17
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.08         0.27
Precip Duration                                 2            5
Precip Begin                                    8 PM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6470                      4310
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 20                     S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  109990                    64650
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            4            8
Max LVORI late        8            3            7            6

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-230800-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
246 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            30           50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20
Temp (24H Trend)      54 (+3)      85 (+4)      58           79
RH % (24H Trend)      97 (+1)      46 (+3)      89           69
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  8 G20
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  8 G19     S  8 G21     S  8 G20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.18
Precip Duration                                 1            2
Precip Begin                                    11 PM        Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6540                      3930
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 18                      S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  104640                    66810
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            8            3            6
Max LVORI late        8            2            5            5

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-230800-
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 Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20
Temp (24H Trend)      54 (+4)      85 (+5)      58           80
RH % (24H Trend)      95 (0)       44 (-3)      96           64
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  6 G20
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  6 G19     S  6 G23     S  6 G20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.08
Precip Duration                                 0            2
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7110                      5160
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 17                      S 18
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  106650                    82560
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            4            7
Max LVORI late        7            3            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-230800-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
246 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20
Temp (24H Trend)      52 (+4)      81 (+5)      54           75
RH % (24H Trend)      93 (+1)      46 (-2)      99           73
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  5 G21
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      S  6 G19     S  5 G23     S  5 G21
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.12
Precip Duration                                 0            4
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6430                      4370
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 18                      S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  102880                    65550
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            4            8
Max LVORI late        6            3            7            6

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-230800-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
246 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20
Temp (24H Trend)      54 (+6)      83 (+5)      57           77
RH % (24H Trend)      90 (+1)      45 (-1)      92           65
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  8 G24
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      SW  6 G18    S  7 G24     S  7 G24
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.08
Precip Duration                                 0            2
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6640                      4430
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 17                      S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  99600                     75310
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            6            4            7
Max LVORI late        6            2            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-230800-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
246 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20
Temp (24H Trend)      53 (+5)      81 (+5)      56           75
RH % (24H Trend)      90 (+3)      48 (-1)      94           70
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  5 G20
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5 G20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05
Precip Duration                                 0            2
Precip Begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7030                      4380
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 16                     SW 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  98420                     74460
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            6            4            7
Max LVORI late        6            3            6            5

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-230800-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
246 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      55 (+6)      85 (+4)      60           80
RH % (24H Trend)      96 (+7)      45 (+2)      95           59
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  5 G19
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5 G19
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 8 AM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7000                      5140
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 16                      S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  98000                     87380
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            8            4            8
Max LVORI late        7            3            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-230800-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
246 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20
Temp (24H Trend)      54 (+8)      82 (+5)      57           77
RH % (24H Trend)      91 (0)       44 (-2)      94           61
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  9 G21
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G18    S  7 G23     S  8 G21
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03
Precip Duration                                              2
Precip Begin                                                 6 AM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6350                      4330
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 17                     S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  95250                     73610
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       5            6            4            7
Max LVORI late        7            2            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-230800-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
246 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      54 (+6)      82 (+4)      58           79
RH % (24H Trend)      92 (+1)      46 (-2)      98           61
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  7 G19
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      SW  6 G18    S  6 G19     S  7 G19
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                                              1
Precip Begin                                                 11 AM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6240                      4660
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 18                     S 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  99840                     79220
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            6            4            8
Max LVORI late        7            2            7            4

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-230800-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
246 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      55 (+6)      82 (+3)      59           80
RH % (24H Trend)      91 (-1)      47 (-3)      99           62
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  6 G19
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      SW  6 G18    S  6 G18     S  6 G19
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                              0
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6440                      5360
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 17                     S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  96600                     80400
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            9
Max LVORI late        6            3            8            4

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-230800-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
246 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      56 (+5)      83 (+3)      60           80
RH % (24H Trend)      90 (+1)      46 (-2)      100          60
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)               Lgt/Var                   S  6 G19
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G18    S  7 G17     S  9 G19
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                              0
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6820                      5480
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 17                     S 17
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  102300                    82200
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       6            6            6            9
Max LVORI late        6            3            9            4

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows around 60. Highs in
the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

$$