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
214 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...Dry Through Tomorrow, Beneficial Light Rainfall Possible Wednesday...

.DISCUSSION...Moderately low relative humidity today has been
mainly bottoming out between 30 and 45% today, close to forecast
values. North winds will trend light tonight and become mainly
southerly tomorrow generally 5 to 15 MPH with similar minimum
relative humidity values as today. We continue to monitor the
potential for more widespread wetting rainfall for late tomorrow
night into Wednesday, with a long duration of light rain possible
for parts of the region.

VTZ030-190815-
Champlain Valley of Vermont-
Including the cities of Burlington, Shelburne, Middlebury,
Vergennes, St. Albans, Swanton, Enosburg Falls, and Bristol
214 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           50
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          45           76           55           71
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   S  6 G19
20ftWnd PM(mph)       N  5         S  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.12
Precip duration                                 1            2
Precip begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          84           39           82           60
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            3            11
Mixing hgt                         5520                      3110
Transport wnd (mph)                S  8                      S  9
Ventilation rate                   44160                     27990
KBDI                  301-400      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ033-035-190815-
Northern Taconics-Lower Connecticut Valley North-
Including the cities of Fair Haven, Rutland, Danby, Springfield,
White River Junction, and Woodstock
214 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           50
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          45           75           51           73
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.24
Precip duration                                 1            2
Precip begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          86           43           89           56
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            1            10
Mixing hgt                         5630                      4640
Transport wnd (mph)                S  7                      S  8
Ventilation rate                   39410                     37120
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ034-190815-
South Central Greens-
Including the cities of Ripton, East Wallingford, Killington,
Bethel, and Ludlow
214 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           50
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          45           73           51           70
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.25
Precip duration                                 1            5
Precip begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          86           47           90           60
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            1            10
Mixing hgt                         5610                      4520
Transport wnd (mph)                S  7                      S  8
Ventilation rate                   39270                     36160
KBDI                  501-600      501-600      501-600      501-600

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ032-190815-
Central Vermont-
Including the cities of Richmond, Underhill, Johnson, Stowe,
Montpelier, Waitsfield, Starksboro, Bradford, Randolph,
and St. Johnsbury
214 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20           50
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          43           74           51           70
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.09
Precip duration                                 0            2
Precip begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          90           43           87           60
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            2            7
Mixing hgt                         5770                      4160
Transport wnd (mph)                S  8                      S  8
Ventilation rate                   46160                     33280
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ031-190815-
Northeast Kingdom-
Including the cities of Derby, Newport, Island Pond, Lunenburg,
and Hardwick
214 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20           40
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          42           73           49           68
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.03
Precip duration                                 0            2
Precip begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          91           40           85           60
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            4            10
Mixing hgt                         5570                      3030
Transport wnd (mph)                SW  6                     S  7
Ventilation rate                   33420                     21210
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ205-190815-
Champlain Valley of New York-
Including the cities of Champlain, Plattsburgh, Port Henry,
Ticonderoga, and Schroon Lake
214 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           50
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          43           75           53           70
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.17
Precip duration                                 1            2
Precip begin                                    8 PM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          85           40           89           62
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            3            12
Mixing hgt                         5170                      2810
Transport wnd (mph)                S  8                      S  9
Ventilation rate                   41360                     25290
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ204-190815-
Adirondack High Peaks-
Including the cities of Lake Placid, Keene, Mount Van Hoevenberg,
Newcomb, and Wilmington
214 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40           60
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          41           72           51           67
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   S  5 G21
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5 G21
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.09         0.24
Precip duration                                 1            8
Precip begin                                    8 PM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          83           45           95           69
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            3            10
Mixing hgt                         5140                      3230
Transport wnd (mph)                S  7                      S  9
Ventilation rate                   35980                     29070
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ203-190815-
Northern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Star Lake, Tupper Lake, Pauls Smiths,
and Wanakena
214 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            50           50
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          41           74           52           69
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.12         0.17
Precip duration                                 2            2
Precip begin                                    8 PM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          84           42           94           70
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            6            12
Mixing hgt                         5350                      3290
Transport wnd (mph)                SW  7                     SW  8
Ventilation rate                   37450                     26320
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ202-190815-
St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of Massena, Norfolk, Fort Covington, Malone,
Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Brasher Falls, and Gouverneur
214 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40           50
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Max/Min Temp          46           76           56           71
20ftWnd AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.10         0.11
Precip duration                                 2            2
Precip begin                                    8 PM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Humidity (%)          80           41           89           68
Chance thunder (%)    0            0            7            16
Mixing hgt                         5010                      2850
Transport wnd (mph)                S  6                      S  7
Ventilation rate                   30060                     19950
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds.
.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 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 5 mph.

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

$$