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

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central/Northern Vermont and
Northern New York
National Weather Service Burlington VT
237 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Prolonged Dry Weather Monday through Thursday This Week...

Light rain will exit east of the CT River Valley this afternoon. Low
clouds and fog will prevail overnight, followed by clearing on Monday
as a large area of high pressure builds southeastward from northern Ontario.
This area of high pressure will be our prevailing weather feature through
Thursday, bringing dry and crisp fall conditions.

VTZ030-210815-
Champlain Valley of Vermont-
Including the cities of Burlington, Shelburne, Middlebury,
Vergennes, St. Albans, Swanton, Enosburg Falls, and Bristol
237 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Max/Min Temp          42           60           38           64
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    N  9 G24                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      N  8 G20     N  5         N  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%)          100          58           97           51
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Mixing hgt                         4050                      4790
Transport wnd (mph)                N 14                      N 12
Ventilation rate                   56700                     57480
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ033-035-210815-
Northern Taconics-Lower Connecticut Valley North-
Including the cities of Fair Haven, Rutland, Danby, Springfield,
White River Junction, and Woodstock
237 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     80           0            0            0
Precip type           Rain         None         None         None
Max/Min Temp          43           63           39           63
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    N  5                      Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      N  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2
Precip begin          6 PM
Precip end            10 PM
Humidity (%)          100          63           100          52
Chance thunder (%)    1            0            0            0
Mixing hgt                         3780                      5440
Transport wnd (mph)                N 14                      NE  9
Ventilation rate                   52920                     48960
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ034-210815-
South Central Greens-
Including the cities of Ripton, East Wallingford, Killington,
Bethel, and Ludlow
237 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     70           0            0            0
Precip type           Rain         None         None         None
Max/Min Temp          41           60           37           61
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    N  5                      Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      N  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2
Precip begin          6 PM
Precip end            9 PM
Humidity (%)          100          71           100          56
Chance thunder (%)    1            0            0            0
Mixing hgt                         3360                      5210
Transport wnd (mph)                N 13                      NE  9
Ventilation rate                   43680                     46890
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ032-210815-
Central Vermont-
Including the cities of Richmond, Underhill, Johnson, Stowe,
Montpelier, Waitsfield, Starksboro, Bradford, Randolph,
and St. Johnsbury
237 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Max/Min Temp          41           60           37           64
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      N  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%)          100          62           99           48
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Mixing hgt                         3760                      5410
Transport wnd (mph)                N 13                      NE  8
Ventilation rate                   48880                     43280
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ031-210815-
Northeast Kingdom-
Including the cities of Derby, Newport, Island Pond, Lunenburg,
and Hardwick
237 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Max/Min Temp          40           58           35           62
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(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
Humidity (%)          100          63           99           48
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Mixing hgt                         3690                      5410
Transport wnd (mph)                N 14                      NE  8
Ventilation rate                   51660                     43280
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ205-210815-
Champlain Valley of New York-
Including the cities of Champlain, Plattsburgh, Port Henry,
Ticonderoga, and Schroon Lake
237 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Max/Min Temp          40           59           35           62
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    N  8 G23                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      N  7 G19     Lgt/Var      NE  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%)          100          58           98           54
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Mixing hgt                         4010                      4400
Transport wnd (mph)                N 13                      NE 10
Ventilation rate                   52130                     44000
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ204-210815-
Adirondack High Peaks-
Including the cities of Lake Placid, Keene, Mount Van Hoevenberg,
Newcomb, and Wilmington
237 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Max/Min Temp          40           57           33           59
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(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
Humidity (%)          100          66           100          57
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Mixing hgt                         3290                      4320
Transport wnd (mph)                N  9                      NE  9
Ventilation rate                   29610                     38880
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ203-210815-
Northern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Star Lake, Tupper Lake, Pauls Smiths,
and Wanakena
237 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Max/Min Temp          39           57           33           62
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    N  5                      Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      NE  5        Lgt/Var      NE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%)          100          63           100          52
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Mixing hgt                         3520                      4520
Transport wnd (mph)                N 10                      NE 10
Ventilation rate                   35200                     45200
KBDI                  <=200        <=200        <=200        <=200

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ202-210815-
St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of Massena, Norfolk, Fort Covington, Malone,
Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Brasher Falls, and Gouverneur
237 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Max/Min Temp          42           59           37           62
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    N  6                      NE  6
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      NE  6        Lgt/Var      NE  9 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Humidity (%)          100          54           95           53
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            0            0
Mixing hgt                         4180                      4360
Transport wnd (mph)                N 10                      NE 14
Ventilation rate                   41800                     61040
KBDI                  <=200        <=200        <=200        <=200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. North winds around
5 mph.

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

$$