FNUS51 KALY 160628 FWFALY FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .DISCUSSION... A widespread wetting rain expected through today with a half inch to 1 inch or more expected region-wide. This rain should prevent any fire weather concerns through the next several days, despite gusty 25-35 mph wind gusts and RH of 30-45% Saturday afternoon. A prolonged stretch of dry weather is expected through at least the middle of next week, although winds each day remain light. NYZ206-162015- Southern Adirondacks- Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco, Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Showers Snow Showers Chance Precip (%) 100 40 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 65 (+10) 26 (-13) 41 RH % (24H Trend) 88 (+44) 100 (0) 40 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 11 G36 NW 11 G28 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 11 G36 W 12 G29 NW 9 G28 Precip Amount 0.17 0.11 0.01 Precip Duration 12 2 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing 10 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2320 5740 Transport Wnd (mph) W 20 NW 18 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 39440 91840 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 10 7 Max LVORI late 7 9 2 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ207-162015- Upper Hudson Valley- Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None Chance Precip (%) 100 50 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 67 (+10) 33 (-5) 48 RH % (24H Trend) 85 (+44) 100 (0) 30 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 11 G31 NW 11 G28 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 10 G31 W 11 G32 NW 12 G28 Precip Amount 0.44 0.10 0.00 Precip Duration 9 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 10 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2170 6570 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 16 NW 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 30380 118260 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 8 5 Max LVORI late 7 7 2 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ208-162015- Middle Hudson Valley- Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy, Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Showers None Chance Precip (%) 90 100 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 72 (+12) 36 (-9) 49 RH % (24H Trend) 82 (+36) 98 (-2) 36 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 11 G40 NW 12 G32 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 10 G40 W 9 G35 NW 13 G32 Precip Amount 0.44 0.15 0.00 Precip Duration 7 3 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 1 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2360 6480 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 17 NW 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 35400 116640 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 8 4 Max LVORI late 7 7 2 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ209-162015- Catskill- Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Showers None Chance Precip (%) 100 90 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 69 (+10) 31 (-12) 46 RH % (24H Trend) 85 (+38) 100 (0) 40 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 11 G33 NW 14 G36 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 10 G33 W 10 G37 NW 12 G36 Precip Amount 0.43 0.15 0.00 Precip Duration 5 2 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 4 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2000 5820 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 18 NW 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 32000 110580 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 9 6 Max LVORI late 7 8 2 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ036-162015- Southern Taconics- Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Showers None Chance Precip (%) 100 100 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 67 (+12) 32 (-7) 44 RH % (24H Trend) 80 (+40) 100 (0) 36 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 13 G40 NW 11 G31 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 11 G40 W 12 G32 NW 12 G31 Precip Amount 0.71 0.20 0.00 Precip Duration 9 3 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 6 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1650 5840 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 17 NW 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 24750 110960 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 9 7 Max LVORI late 7 9 3 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ037-162015- Southern Greens- Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton, Woodford State Park, and Stamford 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Showers Snow Showers Chance Precip (%) 100 100 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 65 (+10) 32 (-6) 43 RH % (24H Trend) 86 (+42) 100 (0) 44 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 10 G40 NW 11 G31 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 9 G40 W 11 G32 NW 10 G31 Precip Amount 0.73 0.16 0.02 Precip Duration 7 3 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing 12 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1810 5690 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 17 NW 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 27150 96730 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 9 7 Max LVORI late 8 9 3 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ038-162015- Lower Connecticut Valley South- Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None Chance Precip (%) 100 90 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 67 (+8) 35 (-5) 47 RH % (24H Trend) 86 (+46) 100 (0) 38 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 8 G26 NW 10 G29 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 6 G26 W 7 G31 NW 10 G29 Precip Amount 0.47 0.06 0.00 Precip Duration 7 2 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 11 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1660 5850 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 16 NW 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 23240 99450 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 10 5 Max LVORI late 8 8 3 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ001-162015- Northern Berkshire- Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida, and North Adams 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 100 100 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 0 Temp (24H Trend) 66 (+10) 35 (-5) 45 RH % (24H Trend) 84 (+40) 99 (-1) 40 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 13 G37 NW 14 G34 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 11 G37 W 13 G37 NW 14 G34 Precip Amount 0.70 0.18 0.00 Precip Duration 7 3 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 1 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1540 5400 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 17 NW 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 23100 91800 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 9 5 Max LVORI late 8 9 3 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ025-162015- Southern Berkshire- Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington, and South Egremont 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 100 100 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 0 Temp (24H Trend) 67 (+8) 36 (-6) 46 RH % (24H Trend) 85 (+40) 99 (-1) 42 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 11 G29 NW 13 G32 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 10 G29 W 10 G35 NW 13 G32 Precip Amount 0.58 0.18 0.00 Precip Duration 6 3 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 1 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1580 5350 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 16 NW 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 22120 96300 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 10 4 Max LVORI late 8 9 3 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ001-162015- Northern Litchfield- Including the city of Torrington 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 100 90 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 0 Temp (24H Trend) 69 (+7) 37 (-7) 48 RH % (24H Trend) 85 (+40) 99 (-1) 42 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 10 G27 NW 13 G31 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 10 G27 W 8 G32 NW 13 G31 Precip Amount 0.44 0.15 0.00 Precip Duration 5 3 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 11 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1610 5430 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 17 NW 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 24150 103170 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 10 5 Max LVORI late 8 8 3 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ013-162015- Southern Litchfield- Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford, Terryville, and Thomaston 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Today Tonight Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 100 90 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 0 Temp (24H Trend) 70 (+7) 40 (-6) 49 RH % (24H Trend) 88 (+41) 100 (0) 43 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 8 G26 NW 13 G31 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 9 G26 W 8 G29 NW 13 G31 Precip Amount 0.36 0.14 0.00 Precip Duration 5 2 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 12 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1580 5450 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 17 NW 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 23700 98100 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 10 10 5 Max LVORI late 9 8 3 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal. $$