731  
FNUS51 KBGM 202031  
FWFBGM  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL NY/NORTHEAST PA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY  
330 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS  
THERE ARE NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT THIS TIME.  
 
NYZ210-210900-  
LEATHERSTOCKING-  
330 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN SNOW SHOWERS FRZ RAIN SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 30 30 80  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (-5) 36 (-1) 23 34  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 59 (+3) 100 69  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 3-7 W 3-7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 3-7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 3-7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.02 0.01 0.10  
PRECIP DURATION 5 2 2 10  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2460 2370  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 14 SE 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41240 47200  
DSI 1 1 1 1  
SUNSHINE HOURS 2 2  
ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 28 FAIR 7 POOR 34 FAIR  
ADI LATE 12 POOR 26 FAIR 8 POOR 35 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 8 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 4 7 4  
 
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER.  
LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT  
AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AND  
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
PAZ038-039-043-210900-  
BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAYRE, TOWANDA, HALLSTEAD, MONTROSE,  
AND TUNKHANNOCK  
330 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 30 90  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-5) 40 (-2) 27 35  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 55 (-15) 100 72  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 4-8 G19 W 3-7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 4-8 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 3-7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.19  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 11  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 6 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END 4 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3470 2170  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 14 SE 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53330 43710  
DSI 2 2 2 1  
SUNSHINE HOURS 3 1  
ADI EARLY 12 POOR 37 FAIR 9 POOR 31 FAIR  
ADI LATE 12 POOR 34 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 33 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 7 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 7 4  
 
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
MONDAY  
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.  
CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS  
AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT  
AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
PAZ044-047-210900-  
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCRANTON, HAZLETON, AND WILKES-BARRE  
330 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 90  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-3) 41 (0) 26 35  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 57 (-4) 100 72  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 3-7 G19 W 3-7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 4-8 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 3-7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24  
PRECIP DURATION 1 10  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3510 2300  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 14 E 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49190 47110  
DSI 1 2 2 1  
SUNSHINE HOURS 4 2  
ADI EARLY 12 POOR 35 FAIR 10 POOR 35 FAIR  
ADI LATE 12 POOR 32 FAIR 7 POOR 39 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 7 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 7 4  
 
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
MONDAY  
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.  
CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND  
18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT  
AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS  
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
PAZ040-048-072-210900-  
NORTHERN WAYNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DAMASCUS, EQUINUNK, MILFORD,  
AND HONESDALE  
330 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 40 90  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-3) 40 (+3) 25 33  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 55 (-12) 100 72  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 3-7 LGT/VAR E 3-7  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 3-7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 4-8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.01 0.21  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 11  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 7 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END 3 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3210 2140  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 15 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52380 43620  
DSI 1 2 2 1  
SUNSHINE HOURS 4 1  
ADI EARLY 7 POOR 37 FAIR 8 POOR 36 FAIR  
ADI LATE 10 POOR 31 FAIR 11 POOR 36 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 8 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 4 9 4  
 
REMARKS: ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
MONDAY  
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.  
CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND  
18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT  
AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
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