FNUS51 KALY 191846 FWFALY FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 .DISCUSSION... A hot air mass will be in place for the rest of today. RH values may briefly be as low as 30 to 35 percent this afternoon, but will recover for tonight. Southwest winds will be 10 to 15 mph, but some highest gusts are possible within scattered showers and thunderstorms. A cold front will be dropping southward across the region on Wednesday. A few additional showers or t-storms may accompany the front, especially for southern areas. RH values will be as low as 30 to 50 percent, especially behind the front. Winds will become westerly at 10 to 15 mph with some gusts up to 25 mph possible. Cooler and drier air is expected for Thursday with a mostly sunny sky. Although RH values will be as low as 30 percent, northerly winds will only be around 5 mph through the day. NYZ206-200830- Southern Adirondacks- Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco, Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 40 20 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 57 (-7) 68 (-10) 35 62 RH % (24H Trend) 93 (+8) 41 (-16) 72 28 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 8 G25 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 6 G23 W 9 G25 NW 6 G23 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 1 Precip Begin 9 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing 11 AM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4250 6370 Transport Wnd (mph) W 20 N 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 72250 70070 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 8 4 4 Max LVORI late 6 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ207-200830- Upper Hudson Valley- Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 64 (-3) 79 (-6) 41 66 RH % (24H Trend) 80 (-3) 32 (-14) 65 27 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 10 G27 N 7 G19 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 7 G26 W 12 G27 NW 9 G24 N 5 G19 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 0 Precip Begin 9 AM Precip End 2 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5440 6400 Transport Wnd (mph) W 20 N 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 92480 64000 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 5 3 4 Max LVORI late 5 3 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ208-200830- Middle Hudson Valley- Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy, Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Tstms None None Chance Precip (%) 0 40 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 65 (-3) 85 (-6) 45 68 RH % (24H Trend) 77 (-6) 41 (+2) 71 30 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 7 G26 N 7 G20 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 5 G21 NW 10 G26 NW 8 G25 N 5 G20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 10 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5670 6040 Transport Wnd (mph) W 20 N 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 96390 60400 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 3 4 3 4 Max LVORI late 4 2 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ209-200830- Catskill- Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Tstms None None Chance Precip (%) 0 40 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 62 (-4) 80 (-5) 41 65 RH % (24H Trend) 79 (-3) 46 (+2) 76 31 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 7 G21 N 6 G21 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) W 5 G23 NW 8 G21 NW 7 G21 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 10 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5070 4620 Transport Wnd (mph) W 20 N 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 86190 46200 ADI early 1 Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 3 4 3 4 Max LVORI late 4 2 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ036-200830- Southern Taconics- Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 64 (-6) 77 (-7) 42 63 RH % (24H Trend) 80 (+4) 43 (-3) 67 30 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 9 G26 N 7 G21 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 6 G26 W 12 G26 W 7 G24 N 6 G21 Precip Amount 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 9 AM Precip End 2 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3590 4100 Transport Wnd (mph) W 21 N 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 64620 49200 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 5 3 4 Max LVORI late 4 3 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ037-200830- Southern Greens- Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton, Woodford State Park, and Stamford 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 63 (-4) 78 (-5) 41 62 RH % (24H Trend) 81 (0) 43 (-4) 70 29 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 8 G26 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) W 5 G25 W 9 G26 W 6 G23 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 10 AM Precip End 5 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4270 5070 Transport Wnd (mph) W 25 NW 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 93940 65910 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 5 3 4 Max LVORI late 5 3 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ038-200830- Lower Connecticut Valley South- Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 30 20 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 66 (+2) 83 (-5) 44 66 RH % (24H Trend) 79 (-11) 39 (-2) 64 26 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 6 G25 N 5 G18 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var W 7 G25 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 0 1 Precip Begin 6 PM 11 AM Precip End 8 PM 4 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4770 5330 Transport Wnd (mph) W 25 NW 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 104940 69290 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 4 3 3 Max LVORI late 4 3 4 3 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ001-200830- Northern Berkshire- Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida, and North Adams 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 0 40 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 65 (+1) 78 (-8) 44 64 RH % (24H Trend) 77 (-10) 40 (-3) 70 27 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 10 G28 N 7 G19 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) W 6 G24 W 13 G28 NW 12 G27 NW 6 G19 Precip Amount 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 10 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3850 4320 Transport Wnd (mph) W 24 N 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 80850 47520 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 3 4 3 4 Max LVORI late 4 3 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ025-200830- Southern Berkshire- Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington, and South Egremont 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Tstms None None Chance Precip (%) 0 40 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 66 (+1) 84 (-4) 45 66 RH % (24H Trend) 76 (-11) 43 (+1) 71 29 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 6 G26 N 5 G17 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) W 5 G23 NW 10 G26 NW 10 G26 NW 5 G17 Precip Amount 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 10 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4630 4160 Transport Wnd (mph) W 21 N 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 83340 45760 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 3 4 3 4 Max LVORI late 4 3 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ001-200830- Northern Litchfield- Including the city of Torrington 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Tstms None None Chance Precip (%) 0 50 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 68 (+3) 86 (-4) 48 67 RH % (24H Trend) 72 (-15) 45 (+6) 70 30 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 6 G21 N 6 G18 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) W 5 G24 NW 9 G21 NW 8 G23 NW 5 G18 Precip Amount 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 11 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5270 4650 Transport Wnd (mph) W 20 N 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 89590 46500 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 3 4 3 4 Max LVORI late 4 3 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ013-200830- Southern Litchfield- Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford, Terryville, and Thomaston 246 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 0 60 30 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 20 0 Temp (24H Trend) 68 (+4) 89 (-2) 50 68 RH % (24H Trend) 73 (-20) 45 (+6) 70 33 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 7 G20 N 6 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 5 G21 NW 10 G20 NW 7 G19 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.00 Precip Duration 3 0 Precip Begin 12 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing 8 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5570 4490 Transport Wnd (mph) W 20 N 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 94690 40410 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 3 4 3 4 Max LVORI late 4 3 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal. $$