FNUS51 KALY 180647 FWFALY FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 .DISCUSSION... An upper level ridge will continue to bring above normal temperatures today through Tuesday with slight to low chances of showers and thunderstorms mainly from the Capital Region north and west. Minimum relative humidity values will be between 35 to 45 percent this afternoon and Tuesday with south to southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with some gusts 20 to 25 mph. The showers and thunderstorms increase late Tuesday into Wednesday with a prefrontal disturbance and a cold front. Much cooler, drier and more seasonable temperatures with breezy conditions return Wednesday afternoon through Thursday. NYZ206-182015- Southern Adirondacks- Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco, Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 30 40 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 40 Temp (24H Trend) 85 (+12) 60 (+9) 84 RH % (24H Trend) 42 (-5) 90 (-3) 44 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var SW 6 G26 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 8 G21 Lgt/Var SW 10 G26 Precip Amount 0.02 0.02 0.02 Precip Duration 0 1 2 Precip Begin 6 AM 8 PM Continuing Precip End 9 AM Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)6410 5830 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 23 W 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 128200 110770 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor 1 Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 5 6 Max LVORI late 2 6 2 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ207-182015- Upper Hudson Valley- Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Tstms None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 20 Temp (24H Trend) 87 (+8) 62 (+9) 89 RH % (24H Trend) 41 (-1) 87 (+4) 37 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var SW 8 G28 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 10 G24 SW 6 G21 SW 13 G28 Precip Amount 0.01 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 0 1 Precip Begin 6 AM 1 PM Precip End 10 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)6410 6980 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 21 W 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 115380 132620 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 4 6 Max LVORI late 2 6 2 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ208-182015- Middle Hudson Valley- Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy, Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 90 (+5) 64 (+6) 92 RH % (24H Trend) 38 (-1) 82 (-5) 33 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var SW 5 G26 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 9 G23 S 5 G21 W 10 G26 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)7250 9470 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 20 W 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 123250 170460 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 4 5 Max LVORI late 2 5 2 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ209-182015- Catskill- Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 87 (+6) 61 (+3) 88 RH % (24H Trend) 39 (-1) 83 (-6) 37 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var W 5 G26 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 8 G21 SW 5 G20 W 10 G26 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)6840 8780 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 21 W 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 123120 175600 ADI early 2 Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 4 5 Max LVORI late 2 4 2 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ036-182015- Southern Taconics- Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Tstms None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 20 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 20 0 20 Temp (24H Trend) 85 (+7) 64 (+9) 88 RH % (24H Trend) 39 (-7) 80 (-2) 38 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var SW 7 G31 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 9 G25 S 6 G23 W 12 G31 Precip Amount 0.01 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 0 0 Precip Begin 7 AM 2 PM Precip End 10 AM Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5270 6250 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 21 W 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 94860 106250 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 2 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ037-182015- Southern Greens- Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton, Woodford State Park, and Stamford 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 Temp (24H Trend) 82 (+7) 61 (+9) 86 RH % (24H Trend) 43 (-5) 84 (-2) 41 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var W 5 G27 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 6 G23 Lgt/Var W 8 G27 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 0 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5220 7270 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 21 W 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 93960 145400 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 4 5 Max LVORI late 2 5 2 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ038-182015- Lower Connecticut Valley South- Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 84 (+4) 61 (+9) 89 RH % (24H Trend) 41 (-2) 90 (+2) 38 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 6 G20 Lgt/Var W 7 G26 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4340 7930 Transport Wnd (mph) S 17 W 24 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 65100 166530 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 4 6 Max LVORI late 3 6 2 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ001-182015- Northern Berkshire- Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida, and North Adams 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 30 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 30 Temp (24H Trend) 86 (+7) 62 (+7) 89 RH % (24H Trend) 39 (-4) 82 (-1) 36 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) SE 5 G23 SW 7 G28 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 10 G23 SW 7 G21 W 12 G28 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5250 7510 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 21 W 24 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 94500 157710 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 4 5 Max LVORI late 2 5 2 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ025-182015- Southern Berkshire- Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington, and South Egremont 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 Temp (24H Trend) 87 (+5) 63 (+6) 90 RH % (24H Trend) 40 (0) 81 (-2) 35 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var SW 5 G27 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 8 G21 S 6 G20 W 10 G27 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 0 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)5260 8710 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 21 W 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 94680 174200 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 2 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ001-182015- Northern Litchfield- Including the city of Torrington 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 Temp (24H Trend) 85 (+1) 64 (+6) 92 RH % (24H Trend) 42 (+3) 84 (-1) 33 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var SW 5 G26 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 8 G20 S 6 G21 W 10 G26 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 0 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4940 9030 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 18 W 24 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 79040 189630 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 4 5 Max LVORI late 2 6 2 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ013-182015- Southern Litchfield- Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford, Terryville, and Thomaston 247 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20 Temp (24H Trend) 85 (-1) 63 (+4) 93 RH % (24H Trend) 44 (+6) 88 (0) 34 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var SW 5 G25 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 9 G20 S 6 G20 SW 10 G25 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 0 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4440 9140 Transport Wnd (mph) S 17 W 24 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 66600 191940 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 6 7 Max LVORI late 2 7 2 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 25 to 30 mph. .THURSDAY...Windy. Rain showers. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 20 to 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$