Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
Issued by NWS Burlington, VT
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FNUS51 KBTV 171752
FWFBTV
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Northern Vermont and
Northern New York
National Weather Service Burlington VT
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
...Breezy with Scattered Showers Today, Then Cooler and Dry...
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will continue pushing southward across the region
through this afternoon, bringing scattered light showers, sharply
falling temperatures, and gusty north winds. Winds will remain
gusty overnight, but should gradually subside through the day
Monday. A vast majority of the region will see rainfall amounts
less than a tenth of an inch today. Dry weather resumes for
Monday, with minimum relative humidity values of 30 to 45 percent.
We are monitoring the potential for more widespread wetting
rainfall for Tuesday night and Wednesday.
VTZ030-180815-
Champlain Valley of Vermont-
Including the cities of Burlington, Shelburne, Middlebury,
Vergennes, St. Albans, Swanton, Enosburg Falls, and Bristol
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Max/Min Temp 44 72 46 77
20ftWnd AM(mph) N 8 G21 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph) N 11 G28 N 8 G19 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%) 94 36 83 40
Chance thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Mixing hgt 4120 5450
Transport wnd (mph) N 13 S 8
Ventilation rate 53560 43600
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
VTZ033-035-180815-
Northern Taconics-Lower Connecticut Valley North-
Including the cities of Fair Haven, Rutland, Danby, Springfield,
White River Junction, and Woodstock
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Precip type Showers None None None
Max/Min Temp 45 75 46 76
20ftWnd AM(mph) N 6 G19 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph) N 10 G27 N 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 9 PM
Humidity (%) 97 35 89 41
Chance thunder (%) 18 0 0 0
Mixing hgt 4760 6210
Transport wnd (mph) N 8 S 8
Ventilation rate 38080 49680
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
VTZ034-180815-
South Central Greens-
Including the cities of Ripton, East Wallingford, Killington,
Bethel, and Ludlow
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Precip type Showers None None None
Max/Min Temp 43 72 45 74
20ftWnd AM(mph) N 8 G21 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph) N 10 G26 N 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 9 PM
Humidity (%) 98 37 87 46
Chance thunder (%) 18 0 0 0
Mixing hgt 4520 5880
Transport wnd (mph) N 7 S 7
Ventilation rate 31640 41160
KBDI 401-500 501-600 501-600 501-600
Remarks...None.
$$
VTZ032-180815-
Central Vermont-
Including the cities of Richmond, Underhill, Johnson, Stowe,
Montpelier, Waitsfield, Starksboro, Bradford, Randolph,
and St. Johnsbury
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Max/Min Temp 42 71 44 75
20ftWnd AM(mph) N 6 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph) N 10 G25 N 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%) 99 36 90 43
Chance thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Mixing hgt 4590 5810
Transport wnd (mph) N 9 S 7
Ventilation rate 41310 40670
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
VTZ031-180815-
Northeast Kingdom-
Including the cities of Derby, Newport, Island Pond, Lunenburg,
and Hardwick
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Max/Min Temp 40 69 41 73
20ftWnd AM(mph) N 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph) N 9 G24 N 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%) 99 38 90 41
Chance thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Mixing hgt 4330 5370
Transport wnd (mph) N 10 SW 8
Ventilation rate 43300 42960
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NYZ205-180815-
Champlain Valley of New York-
Including the cities of Champlain, Plattsburgh, Port Henry,
Ticonderoga, and Schroon Lake
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Max/Min Temp 41 71 45 76
20ftWnd AM(mph) N 9 G23 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph) N 10 G27 N 8 G19 Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%) 97 34 84 43
Chance thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Mixing hgt 4070 4820
Transport wnd (mph) N 12 S 7
Ventilation rate 48840 33740
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NYZ204-180815-
Adirondack High Peaks-
Including the cities of Lake Placid, Keene, Mount Van Hoevenberg,
Newcomb, and Wilmington
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Max/Min Temp 40 69 41 72
20ftWnd AM(mph) NE 9 G25 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph) N 11 G29 NE 5 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%) 100 34 83 50
Chance thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Mixing hgt 4020 5320
Transport wnd (mph) NE 8 SW 6
Ventilation rate 32160 31920
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NYZ203-180815-
Northern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Star Lake, Tupper Lake, Pauls Smiths,
and Wanakena
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Max/Min Temp 39 69 42 73
20ftWnd AM(mph) NE 8 G18 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph) N 8 G20 NE 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%) 100 36 84 49
Chance thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Mixing hgt 4120 4700
Transport wnd (mph) NE 8 S 7
Ventilation rate 32960 32900
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NYZ202-180815-
St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of Massena, Norfolk, Fort Covington, Malone,
Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Brasher Falls, and Gouverneur
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Max/Min Temp 43 71 47 74
20ftWnd AM(mph) NE 7 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph) NE 7 G19 NE 8 NE 5 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%) 96 34 77 45
Chance thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Mixing hgt 4280 4390
Transport wnd (mph) NE 12 S 7
Ventilation rate 51360 30730
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around
70. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$