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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
232 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

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

NYZ201-232000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
232 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

                                Today      Tonight          Mon
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                     Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                  70           60           80
Chance of Thunder (%)              50           50           50
Max/Min Temp                       75           50           69
Min/Max Humidity (%)               58          100           60
AM Wind (mph)                   SW  7                     SW  7
PM Wind (mph)               SW  9 G22    SW  7 G20    SW  9 G21
Precip Amount                    0.27         0.14         0.11
Precip Duration                     7            2            5
Precip Begin                     6 AM   Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing        10 PM   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           5050          420         5040
Transport Wind (kts)            SW 16        SW 10        SW 15
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               80800         4200        75600
Dispersion Index                   80            2           70
Remarks...None.

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NYZ200-232000-
Southern Tier-
232 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

                                Today      Tonight          Mon
Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip Type                     Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)                  60           60           70
Chance of Thunder (%)              50           50           20
Max/Min Temp                       73           50           66
Min/Max Humidity (%)               59          100           62
AM Wind (mph)                   SW  6                     SW  6
PM Wind (mph)                W  9 G21         W  6     W  9 G20
Precip Amount                    0.25         0.18         0.10
Precip Duration                     5            9            6
Precip Begin                     6 AM   Continuing        11 AM
Precip End                 Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           5210          420         5140
Transport Wind (kts)             W 16        SW  9         W 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               83360         3780        82240
Dispersion Index                   83            3           74
Remarks...None.

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.EXTENDED FORECAST...

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

WIND MONDAY NIGHT...South around 5 mph. 
WIND TUESDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. 
WIND WEDNESDAY...Light winds. 
WIND THURSDAY...Light winds. 
WIND FRIDAY...South around 5 mph. 
WIND SATURDAY...North around 5 mph. 

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

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