820
FNUS51 KBUF 212005
FWFBUF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
405 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2025
DISCUSSION
CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BREAK UP FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS
AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER FRIDAY
INTO THE START THE WEEKEND, WITH A COLD FRONT BRINGING THE RETURN OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MUCH COOLER
AIR WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS OUR REGION TO START THE NEW WORK WEEK IN
THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND PERIODS
OF LAKE EFFECT RAIN SHOWERS.
NYZ201-220800-
LAKE ONTARIO PLAINS-
405 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 81 54 85
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 38 100 39
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 6750 6700
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) N 6 NW 5 SW 4 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 33750 0 93800
DISPERSION INDEX 0 34 0 94
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ200-220800-
SOUTHERN TIER-
405 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 80 54 83
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY (%) 100 39 100 38
AM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
PM WIND (MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HEIGHT (FT-AGL) 6540 7000
TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) NE 7 N 4 NE 3 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 0 26160 0 98000
DISPERSION INDEX 0 26 0 98
REMARKS...NONE.
EXTENDED FORECAST
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
WIND SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND SUNDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND MONDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND WEDNESDAY...WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND THURSDAY...SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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