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
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...
No fire weather concerns over the next 7 days. Most
areas have snow cover in place and frigid temperatures are
anticipated for the next several days. A significant snowstorm will
bring a widespread heavy snowfall today into Monday. Below normal
temperatures continue after the major winter storm with a clipper
low bringing some scattered snow showers and flurries Tuesday into
Wednesday, and another one late in the week.

NYZ206-252115-
Southern Adirondacks-
Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco,
Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      9 (+10)      4 (+20)      16
RH % (24H Trend)      62           99 (+5)      72
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      E  5 G20     W  5 G21
Precip Amount         0.26         0.41         0.15
Precip Duration       6            12           11
Precip Begin          9 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2280                      3180
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 16                      W 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     31920                     28620
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            5            6
Max LVORI late        4            6            5

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ207-252115-
Upper Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls,
Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      10 (+4)      5 (+11)      21
RH % (24H Trend)      53 (+14)     99 (+21)     70
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      NE  5 G19    NW  5 G20
Precip Amount         0.31         0.49         0.20
Precip Duration       6            12           11
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2380                      2890
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 10                      NW  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     21420                     23120
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       3            6            6
Max LVORI late        5            6            5

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ208-252115-
Middle Hudson Valley-
Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy,
Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie,
Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow/Fz Ra   Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      14 (+4)      9 (+7)       25
RH % (24H Trend)      52 (+15)     100 (+31)    64
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   E  5 G19     NE  6 G23    NW  7 G25
Precip Amount         0.61         0.55         0.12
Precip Duration       10           12           10
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2250                      4380
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  9                      NW 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     18000                     56940
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            6            6
Max LVORI late        6            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ209-252115-
Catskill-
Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow/Fz Ra   Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      11 (+6)      8 (+9)       23
RH % (24H Trend)      55 (+10)     99 (+28)     62
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   E  5 G19     E  7 G24     NW  8 G27
Precip Amount         0.72         0.59         0.12
Precip Duration       10           11           8
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2260                      4230
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 17                      NW 20
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     33900                     71910
ADI early             1 Very Poor  Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              1 Very Poor  1 Very Poor  Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            5            6
Max LVORI late        5            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ036-252115-
Southern Taconics-
Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      11 (+8)      8 (+15)      21
RH % (24H Trend)      51 (+11)     92 (+15)     72
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      E  7 G25     Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.32         0.41         0.19
Precip Duration       6            12           11
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2510                      2860
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 10                      W  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     22590                     17160
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       3            5            6
Max LVORI late        4            5            5

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ037-252115-
Southern Greens-
Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton,
Woodford State Park, and Stamford
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      8 (+6)       5 (+12)      20
RH % (24H Trend)      55 (+13)     100 (+25)    77
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      E  5 G26     Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.40         0.61         0.22
Precip Duration       6            12           12
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2440                      2820
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE 10                     NW  7
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     21960                     16920
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       3            6            6
Max LVORI late        5            6            6

Remarks...None.

$$

VTZ038-252115-
Lower Connecticut Valley South-
Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro,
Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      10 (+3)      7 (+11)      22
RH % (24H Trend)      49 (+16)     99 (+32)     73
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.37         0.60         0.19
Precip Duration       6            12           11
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2330                      2550
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  8                      NE  8
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     16310                     17850
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       3            6            6
Max LVORI late        5            6            5

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ001-252115-
Northern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida,
and North Adams
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      11 (+7)      8 (+11)      21
RH % (24H Trend)      54 (+14)     99 (+30)     71
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   NE  5 G25
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   E  6 G20     E 11 G28     NW  7 G25
Precip Amount         0.58         0.65         0.17
Precip Duration       7            12           11
Precip Begin          9 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2330                      2990
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 12                      NW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     23300                     29900
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            6            6
Max LVORI late        5            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

MAZ025-252115-
Southern Berkshire-
Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington,
and South Egremont
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      12 (+7)      9 (+10)      23
RH % (24H Trend)      53 (+16)     100 (+33)    71
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   E  5 G20     E  9 G28     NW  6 G24
Precip Amount         0.62         0.66         0.15
Precip Duration       8            11           9
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2050                      2780
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 13                      NW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     22550                     27800
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            6            6
Max LVORI late        5            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ001-252115-
Northern Litchfield-
Including the city of Torrington
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Sleet        Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      14 (+6)      11 (+11)     24
RH % (24H Trend)      52 (+20)     100 (+36)    73
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   E  6 G20     NE  9 G25    NW  6 G23
Precip Amount         0.68         0.58         0.12
Precip Duration       8            8            7
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1910                      2810
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 13                      NW 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     21010                     28100
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            6            6
Max LVORI late        6            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

CTZ013-252115-
Southern Litchfield-
Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford,
Terryville, and Thomaston
105 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip Type           Snow         Sleet        Snow
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24H Trend)      16 (+5)      13 (+10)     26
RH % (24H Trend)      51 (+22)     100 (+41)    72
Wind 20ft/early(MPH)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(MPH)   NE  7 G20    NE 10 G24    NW  7 G19
Precip Amount         0.70         0.52         0.07
Precip Duration       9            8            6
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1700                      2800
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  9                      NW 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     13600                     30800
ADI early             Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
ADI late              Very Poor    Very Poor    Very Poor
Max LVORI early       4            6            6
Max LVORI late        6            6            4

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Lows
around 1. Highs around 14. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Lows around
3 below. Highs around 17. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows near zero. Highs around 14.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Highs
around 13. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 1 below. Highs
around 18. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.

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

$$