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FNUS51 KALY 171827
FWFALY
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN
VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
DISCUSSION
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS RANGED BETWEEN 0.20 AND
1.50 INCHES. RH VALUES WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 40 TO 50 PERCENT IN
VALLEY AREAS, AND 50-60 PERCENT ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL
BECOME GUSTY, REACHING 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
A WIDESPREAD SOAKING RAIN IS LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
WHICH MAY END AS SOME SNOW ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 0.25 - 0.50" ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE REGION. BREEZY
CONDITIONS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
NYZ206-180830-
SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OLD FORGE, LONG LAKE, SPECULATOR, PISECO,
NORTHVILLE, CAROGA LAKE, AND JOHNSTOWN
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 90 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-9) 69 (+4) 32 41
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-2) 50 (-2) 100 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 7 G32 W 8 G28
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 11 G32 S 10 G33 W 9 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.38 0.18
PRECIP DURATION 9 7
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4820 6720
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 25 W 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 106040 147840
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 6
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ207-180830-
UPPER HUDSON VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTH CREEK, GLENS FALLS,
SARATOGA SPRINGS, CLIFTON PARK, WHITEHALL, AND CAMBRIDGE
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-12) 70 (+5) 36 46
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+1) 42 (-10) 100 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 10 G27
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 12 G28 S 12 G32 W 10 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.26
PRECIP DURATION 5 9
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5320 6480
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 21 NW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 95760 129600
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ208-180830-
MIDDLE HUDSON VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMSTERDAM, SCHENECTADY, ALBANY, TROY,
BERLIN, BERNE, CAIRO, CATSKILL, CHATHAM, KINGSTON, POUGHKEEPSIE,
DOVER PLAINS, ELLENVILLE, AND MONTICELLO
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 70 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-11) 71 (+2) 38 48
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+4) 44 (-12) 100 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 9 G29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G27 SE 10 G29 NW 11 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.30
PRECIP DURATION 4 11
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4850 6640
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 NW 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58200 112880
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 9 7
REMARKS...NONE.
NYZ209-180830-
CATSKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TANNERSVILLE AND PHOENICIA
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (-11) 68 (+2) 34 44
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+5) 48 (-11) 100 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 8 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 8 G24 S 9 G28 NW 10 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.33
PRECIP DURATION 5 9
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4440 5820
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 14 NW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53280 110580
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 10 7
REMARKS...NONE.
VTZ036-180830-
SOUTHERN TACONICS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENNINGTON, MANCHESTER CENTER, AND POWNAL
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 70 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (-11) 66 (+2) 37 46
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-3) 43 (-17) 100 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 5 G29 W 9 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 10 G29 SE 9 G27 NW 10 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.38
PRECIP DURATION 4 11
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4010 3380
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 20 NW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68170 60840
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
VTZ037-180830-
SOUTHERN GREENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LONDONDERRY, STRATTON,
WOODFORD STATE PARK, AND STAMFORD
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-12) 61 (-2) 35 46
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (0) 53 (-7) 100 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 G24
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 G27 SE 5 G27 NW 7 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.37
PRECIP DURATION 3 11
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3670 3490
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 18 NW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58720 66310
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
VTZ038-180830-
LOWER CONNECTICUT VALLEY SOUTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BELLOWS FALLS, BRATTLEBORO,
GUILFORD CENTER, AND WEST BRATTLEBORO
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-11) 61 (-6) 40 48
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (0) 51 (-5) 100 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 5 G25 LGT/VAR NW 5 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.40
PRECIP DURATION 1 10
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3860 3340
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 14 NW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46320 66800
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
MAZ001-180830-
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DALTON, HANCOCK, PITTSFIELD, FLORIDA,
AND NORTH ADAMS
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 70 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (-11) 64 (-1) 36 45
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+1) 46 (-14) 100 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 6 G27 W 11 G29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 10 G27 SE 10 G28 NW 14 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.34
PRECIP DURATION 3 11
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3830 3040
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 17 NW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57450 66880
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 6 4 9 9
REMARKS...NONE.
MAZ025-180830-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANDISFIELD, GREAT BARRINGTON,
AND SOUTH EGREMONT
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 60 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-11) 66 (0) 37 47
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+3) 47 (-16) 100 64
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G29
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 8 G21 SE 8 G21 NW 12 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.33
PRECIP DURATION 0 3 12
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3880 3280
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 15 NW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50440 68880
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
CTZ001-180830-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF TORRINGTON
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-11) 66 (-2) 39 49
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+4) 49 (-17) 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 G27
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 G18 SE 6 G18 NW 11 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.35
PRECIP DURATION 1 10
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3950 2960
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 12 NW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39500 65120
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
CTZ013-180830-
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OAKVILLE, GAYLORDSVILLE, NEW MILFORD,
TERRYVILLE, AND THOMASTON
227 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-12) 67 (-3) 42 51
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+5) 54 (-12) 100 67
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 G26
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 8 G17 SE 6 NW 11 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.34
PRECIP DURATION 1 10
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3910 2870
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 9 NW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31280 63140
ADI EARLY VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
ADI LATE VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 7 4 10 10
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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