FNUS51 KALY 181910 FWFALY FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 .DISCUSSION... Gusty south to southeast winds continue this afternoon into tonight ahead of a cold front with some gusts 25 to 35 mph. The cold front will bring a widespread rainfall with RH values recovering to 90 to 100 percent late tonight into Sunday. West to northwest winds increase to 10 to 20 mph with the rain and snow showers ending Sunday afternoon, as RH values only lower to 50 to 65 percent. Colder and drier weather is expected on Monday with minimum RH values 30 to 45 percent with some gusty northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. The next chance for showers will be on Tuesday into Tuesday night. NYZ206-190815- Southern Adirondacks- Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco, Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers Snow Showers Snow Showers Chance Precip (%) 90 100 20 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 31 (-12) 42 (-28) 22 37 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+9) 50 (+4) 83 36 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) NW 8 G27 NW 7 G21 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 12 G33 W 9 G27 W 8 G26 NW 8 G21 Precip Amount 0.34 0.23 0.01 0.01 Precip Duration 6 7 1 1 Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing 10 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing 4 PM Continuing 2 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 6690 8750 Transport Wnd (mph) W 25 NW 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 147180 131250 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 10 4 5 Max LVORI late 10 5 5 2 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ207-190815- Upper Hudson Valley- Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None Snow Showers Chance Precip (%) 70 100 0 10 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 36 (-8) 48 (-23) 26 43 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+10) 51 (+9) 85 33 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 10 G27 W 9 G24 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 14 G35 NW 11 G27 W 9 G25 NW 9 G24 Precip Amount 0.15 0.41 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 2 8 1 Precip Begin 11 PM Continuing 6 AM Precip End Continuing 5 PM 2 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 6350 9150 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 22 NW 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 120650 118950 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 10 4 4 Max LVORI late 9 7 5 2 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ208-190815- Middle Hudson Valley- Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy, Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 70 100 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 36 (-13) 50 (-21) 28 45 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+9) 50 (+4) 87 33 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) NW 9 G27 NW 8 G24 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SE 11 G33 NW 11 G27 W 8 G26 NW 10 G24 Precip Amount 0.13 0.42 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 2 9 Precip Begin 12 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 5 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 6450 9030 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 25 NW 18 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 141900 144480 ADI early Very Poor 1 Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 10 4 4 Max LVORI late 9 7 5 2 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ209-190815- Catskill- Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers Snow Showers Snow Showers Chance Precip (%) 70 100 10 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 33 (-15) 47 (-21) 25 42 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+8) 51 (+4) 85 34 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) NW 9 G28 NW 9 G26 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) S 11 G34 NW 10 G28 NW 8 G27 NW 9 G26 Precip Amount 0.17 0.42 0.01 0.01 Precip Duration 2 7 1 1 Precip Begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing 2 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5820 8250 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 28 NW 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 139680 140250 ADI early 1 Very Poor 1 Very Poor 2 Very Poor 3 Very Poor ADI late 1 Very Poor 3 Very Poor 1 Very Poor 8 Poor Max LVORI early 4 10 4 4 Max LVORI late 10 6 5 2 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ036-190815- Southern Taconics- Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None Showers Chance Precip (%) 60 100 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 36 (-11) 50 (-17) 27 42 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+14) 59 (+13) 88 39 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 9 G26 W 9 G25 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SE 12 G31 NW 10 G26 W 9 G25 NW 9 G25 Precip Amount 0.14 0.54 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 2 10 1 Precip Begin 12 AM Continuing 6 AM Precip End Continuing 6 PM 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3890 7250 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 20 NW 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 66130 101500 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 10 4 6 Max LVORI late 9 7 6 2 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ037-190815- Southern Greens- Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton, Woodford State Park, and Stamford 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None Showers Chance Precip (%) 50 100 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 34 (-12) 48 (-13) 25 40 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+7) 67 (+12) 91 41 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 6 G26 W 6 G25 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SE 8 G27 NW 8 G26 W 7 G25 NW 6 G25 Precip Amount 0.08 0.46 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 1 9 1 Precip Begin 2 AM Continuing 6 AM Precip End Continuing 6 PM 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3690 7940 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 25 NW 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 81180 111160 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 10 5 6 Max LVORI late 10 9 7 2 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ038-190815- Lower Connecticut Valley South- Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 40 100 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 38 (-9) 49 (-13) 28 44 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+7) 63 (+9) 84 35 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) SW 5 G24 W 5 G21 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SE 6 G27 NW 7 G24 W 5 G21 NW 6 G21 Precip Amount 0.04 0.44 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 9 Precip Begin 2 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3480 7920 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 23 NW 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 69600 110880 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 10 4 5 Max LVORI late 10 8 6 2 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ001-190815- Northern Berkshire- Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida, and North Adams 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None Showers Chance Precip (%) 60 100 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 35 (-11) 48 (-16) 26 42 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+8) 60 (+10) 87 38 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 11 G29 W 12 G27 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SE 13 G29 NW 14 G29 W 12 G28 NW 11 G27 Precip Amount 0.11 0.47 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 9 0 Precip Begin 2 AM Continuing 2 PM Precip End Continuing 6 PM 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3430 6930 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 25 NW 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 75460 97020 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 10 4 5 Max LVORI late 9 7 6 2 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ025-190815- Southern Berkshire- Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington, and South Egremont 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None Showers Chance Precip (%) 40 100 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 36 (-11) 48 (-18) 28 43 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+4) 62 (+12) 87 36 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) W 9 G31 NW 9 G25 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SE 10 G26 NW 13 G31 NW 9 G27 NW 9 G25 Precip Amount 0.07 0.47 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 9 0 Precip Begin 2 AM Continuing 2 PM Precip End Continuing 6 PM Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3540 7400 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 26 NW 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 81420 125800 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 10 4 6 Max LVORI late 10 8 6 2 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ001-190815- Northern Litchfield- Including the city of Torrington 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None Showers Chance Precip (%) 30 100 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 38 (-10) 49 (-19) 30 46 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+4) 63 (+12) 86 36 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) NW 7 G31 NW 7 G21 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SE 8 G26 NW 12 G31 NW 8 G26 NW 9 G21 Precip Amount 0.05 0.41 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 9 0 Precip Begin 2 AM Continuing 2 PM Precip End Continuing 6 PM Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3660 8500 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 26 NW 18 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 84180 136000 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 10 4 6 Max LVORI late 10 8 6 2 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ013-190815- Southern Litchfield- Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford, Terryville, and Thomaston 310 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type Showers Showers None Showers Chance Precip (%) 40 100 0 20 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 41 (-9) 49 (-19) 31 48 RH % (24H Trend) 100 (+4) 63 (+11) 85 36 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) N 6 G29 NW 7 G18 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SE 9 G24 NW 13 G29 NW 8 G24 NW 9 G18 Precip Amount 0.05 0.35 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 8 1 Precip Begin 2 AM Continuing 8 AM Precip End Continuing 6 PM Continuing Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3540 8930 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 24 NW 18 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 74340 142880 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 10 4 6 Max LVORI late 10 7 6 2 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal. $$