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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
404 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...
No significant fire weather concerns are expected.

NYZ201-230800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
404 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

                              Tonight          Sun    Sun Night          Mon
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                     Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                  70           70           60           70
Chance of Thunder (%)              50           50           50           20
Min/Max Temp                       60           76           51           71
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           58          100           63
AM Wind (mph)                                 S  8                     SW  7
PM Wind (mph)                   SE  5    SW  9 G21    SW  7 G20    SW  9 G20
Precip Amount                    0.30         0.25         0.11         0.12
Precip Duration                    10            8            4            9
Precip Begin                     6 PM   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            420         5020          420         4320
Transport Wind (kts)             S  9        SW 16        SW 11        SW 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                3780        80320         4620        64800
Dispersion Index                    2           84            2           72
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-230800-
Southern Tier-
404 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

                              Tonight          Sun    Sun Night          Mon
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                     Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                  80           50           60           60
Chance of Thunder (%)              50           50           20           20
Min/Max Temp                       57           74           51           69
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           58          100           64
AM Wind (mph)                                SW  7                     SW  6
PM Wind (mph)                    S  5     W  9 G20         W  7     W  9 G20
Precip Amount                    0.41         0.18         0.14         0.08
Precip Duration                     8            4            9            9
Precip Begin                     6 PM   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)            430         5300          420         4740
Transport Wind (kts)             S 11         W 17         W  9         W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                4730        90100         3780        75840
Dispersion Index                    4           87            3           80
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers. A chance of waterspouts. Lows in the mid
50s. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
waterspouts. Highs in the lower 70s. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. 

WIND MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest around 5 mph. 
WIND TUESDAY...West around 10 mph. 
WIND WEDNESDAY...West around 5 mph. 
WIND THURSDAY...Southeast around 5 mph. 
WIND FRIDAY...South around 5 mph. 
WIND SATURDAY...West around 5 mph. 

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal.  Precipitation above normal.

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