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FNUS51 KALY 130659
FWFALY
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
DISCUSSION
A CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM BRINGS MAINLY SNOW TODAY INTO SATURDAY
WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS. STRONG/GUSTY WINDS
WILL OCCUR AGAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLIPPER SYSTEM. BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A BRIEF WARMUP
IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY, BUT WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN.
NYZ206-132015-
SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OLD FORGE, LONG LAKE, SPECULATOR, PISECO,
NORTHVILLE, CAROGA LAKE, AND JOHNSTOWN
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW/FZ RA SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (+8) 23 (+6) 33
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-14) 98 (+13) 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 13 G39
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 G29 S 10 G32 W 13 G39
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.31 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 4 11 4
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4820 4890
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 W 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 72300 117360
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR 1 VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 4
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ207-132015-
UPPER HUDSON VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTH CREEK, GLENS FALLS,
SARATOGA SPRINGS, CLIFTON PARK, WHITEHALL, AND CAMBRIDGE
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW/FZ RA FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+2) 27 (+5) 40
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-14) 95 (+21) 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 15 G42
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 G26 S 13 G31 W 19 G42
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.17 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 3 9 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4950 6050
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 NW 35
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64350 181500
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 3 6 3
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ208-132015-
MIDDLE HUDSON VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMSTERDAM, SCHENECTADY, ALBANY, TROY,
BERLIN, BERNE, CAIRO, CATSKILL, CHATHAM, KINGSTON, POUGHKEEPSIE,
DOVER PLAINS, ELLENVILLE, AND MONTICELLO
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+2) 30 (+5) 44
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-15) 87 (+16) 36
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 15 G44
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 10 G29 S 13 G34 W 17 G44
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5850 6650
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 21 NW 36
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105300 206150
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR 1 VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ209-132015-
CATSKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TANNERSVILLE AND PHOENICIA
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+4) 25 (+4) 40
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-11) 86 (+9) 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 16 G46
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 10 G32 S 12 G37 W 15 G46
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.19 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING 6 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 AM 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5980 6100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 23 W 40
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 119600 213500
ADI EARLY 1 VERY POOR 1 VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE 1 VERY POOR 1 VERY POOR 1 VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 2
REMARKS...NONE.
VTZ036-132015-
SOUTHERN TACONICS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNINGTON, MANCHESTER CENTER, AND POWNAL
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+3) 28 (+6) 38
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-17) 91 (+17) 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 G26 W 15 G40
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 G26 S 13 G35 W 18 G40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.11 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 2 7 6
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4720 5420
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 W 32
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61360 151760
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 4
REMARKS...NONE.
VTZ037-132015-
SOUTHERN GREENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LONDONDERRY, STRATTON,
WOODFORD STATE PARK, AND STAMFORD
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+2) 25 (+4) 37
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-22) 97 (+21) 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 12 G40
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 6 G24 S 9 G34 W 14 G40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.17 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4950 5220
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 W 38
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69300 172260
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 3 6 4
REMARKS...NONE.
VTZ038-132015-
LOWER CONNECTICUT VALLEY SOUTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BELLOWS FALLS, BRATTLEBORO,
GUILFORD CENTER, AND WEST BRATTLEBORO
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 70 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-1) 28 (+4) 41
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-19) 98 (+31) 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G36
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 5 G23 S 8 G27 W 12 G36
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.11 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5040 5310
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 W 38
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70560 175230
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 3
REMARKS...NONE.
MAZ001-132015-
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DALTON, HANCOCK, PITTSFIELD, FLORIDA,
AND NORTH ADAMS
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 60 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (+3) 26 (+5) 37
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-21) 91 (+17) 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 G28 W 17 G44
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 10 G28 S 16 G36 W 21 G44
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.09 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4640 5410
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 16 W 40
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64960 189350
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 3
REMARKS...NONE.
MAZ025-132015-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANDISFIELD, GREAT BARRINGTON,
AND SOUTH EGREMONT
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+2) 28 (+6) 41
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-19) 92 (+20) 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 G27 W 13 G44
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 G27 S 13 G33 W 16 G44
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.05 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4200 6120
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 W 39
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67200 208080
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 2 6 2
REMARKS...NONE.
CTZ001-132015-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TORRINGTON
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (-1) 30 (+5) 43
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-19) 89 (+17) 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 12 G37
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 8 G26 S 12 G29 W 15 G37
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4430 6420
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 W 37
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70880 205440
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2
REMARKS...NONE.
CTZ013-132015-
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OAKVILLE, GAYLORDSVILLE, NEW MILFORD,
TERRYVILLE, AND THOMASTON
259 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-5) 32 (+5) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-21) 85 (+5) 35
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 14 G35
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 G25 S 13 G27 W 16 G35
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4040 6380
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 25 W 37
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 88880 204160
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
25 TO 35 MPH.
MONDAY
WINDY. RAIN AND A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN. WARMER. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO
30 MPH.
TUESDAY
VERY WINDY. RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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