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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
204 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A northeast flow will continue through the day today, with overcast
skies slowly breaking for afternoon sunshine to the north. High
pressure will bring fair weather to start the weekend, with a cold
front bringing the return of showers and thunderstorms Saturday
night and into Sunday. Much cooler air builds across our region to
start the new work week with scattered rain showers and embedded
lake effect rain showers.

NYZ201-210800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
204 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

                            Overnight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type                      None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       52           75           50           81
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           40          100           38
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                                NE  5      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Height (ft-agl)                        6280                      7210
Transport Wind (kts)             E  8        NE  8        NE  5        NW  6
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                   0        50240            0        43260
Dispersion Index                    0           50            0           43
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-210800-
Southern Tier-
204 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

                            Overnight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri
Cloud Cover                    Cloudy        Mcldy       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type                      None         None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)                   0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0
Min/Max Temp                       55           72           51           80
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           59          100           38
AM Wind (mph)                              Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                                NE  5      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Height (ft-agl)             80         3860                      6330
Transport Wind (kts)             E  8        NE  8        NE  7         N  5
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 640        30880            0        31650
Dispersion Index                    1           31            0           32
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.

WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...Light winds.
WIND SATURDAY...South around 5 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...South 5 to 10 mph.
WIND MONDAY...South around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...West around 5 mph.

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

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