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FNUS51 KBGM 051931
FWFBGM
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NY/NORTHEAST PA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
330 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
SYNOPSIS
WARM DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING, AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS OF MID 30S TO MID 40S PERCENT RANGE WILL
BE REALIZED IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF CENTRAL NEW
YORK, ESPECIALLY THE POCONOS TO CATSKILLS. WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO
FREQUENTLY REACH 25 TO 35 MPH. HOWEVER, A WETTING RAIN IS
INBOUND. AFTER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING, STEADIER RAIN WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE
FRONT LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. FORECAST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE
BETWEEN A HALF INCH TO INCH FOR MOST OF THE AREA, WITH A FEW
SPOTS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK EVEN MORE THAN AN INCH.
NYZ210-060800-
LEATHERSTOCKING-
330 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 100 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 50 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-8) 58 (-15) 35 56
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 64 (+34) 100 37
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5-9 G23 SE 3-7 NW 3-7 NW 3-7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 4-8 LGT/VAR NW 4-8
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.33 0.59 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 10 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1890 6490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 108470 137390
DSI 2 1 2 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 2 7
ADI EARLY 47 GEN GOOD 26 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 89 GOOD
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 7 POOR 101 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 6 1
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 60. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
PAZ038-039-043-060800-
BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAYRE, TOWANDA, HALLSTEAD, MONTROSE,
AND TUNKHANNOCK
330 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 100 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-3) 61 (-14) 37 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+14) 65 (+34) 100 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5-9 G24 S 5-9 G20 NW 3-7 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5-9 G19 LGT/VAR NW 3-7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.55 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 9 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1800 5930
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 NW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53530 81900
DSI 2 1 2 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 2 8
ADI EARLY 82 GOOD 40 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 61 GOOD
ADI LATE 8 POOR 37 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 74 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 5 4 7 1
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
PAZ044-047-060800-
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCRANTON, HAZLETON, AND WILKES-BARRE
330 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 50 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+2) 64 (-13) 39 60
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-14) 63 (+33) 96 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5-9 G23 S 6-10 G21 NW 3-7 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 4-8 G18 SW 6-10 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.66 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 9 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2010 5900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 22 NW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50280 76280
DSI 2 1 2 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 2 7
ADI EARLY 95 GOOD 40 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 62 GOOD
ADI LATE 11 POOR 40 FAIR 8 POOR 75 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 6 1
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
PAZ040-048-072-060800-
NORTHERN WAYNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DAMASCUS, EQUINUNK, MILFORD,
AND HONESDALE
330 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 100 60 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (+2) 63 (-14) 39 60
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-4) 70 (+40) 100 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5-9 G23 S 6-10 G21 NW 3-7 NW 3-7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 4-8 G17 SW 6-10 G21 NW 3-7 NW 3-7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.49 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 9 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2320 6030
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 NW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 71550 95120
DSI 2 1 2 2
SUNSHINE HOURS 2 8
ADI EARLY 120 VERY GOOD52 GEN GOOD 21 FAIR 77 GOOD
ADI LATE 10 POOR 44 GEN GOOD 11 POOR 100 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 6 1
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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