825 FNUS51 KALY 280748 FWFALY FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 .DISCUSSION... No fire weather concerns are expected over the next seven days with widespread snow cover over eastern New York and western New England. The next chance for some light snow will be tonight into Sunday morning. After a warmup on today, colder weather will return for Sunday into Monday. NYZ206-282115- Southern Adirondacks- Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco, Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Snow/Fz Ra Snow Snow Chance Precip (%) 60 30 40 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 39 (+6) 10 (-17) 21 RH % (24H Trend) 64 (+3) 93 (+5) 58 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) SW 10 G28 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) W 10 G28 Lgt/Var NW 6 G18 Precip Amount 0.04 0.02 0.06 Precip Duration 3 1 2 Precip Begin 6 AM 1 AM Continuing Precip End 12 PM Continuing 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4330 5170 Transport Wnd (mph) W 21 NW 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 77940 67210 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 5 6 Max LVORI late 6 6 4 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ207-282115- Upper Hudson Valley- Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type Frz Rain None Snow Chance Precip (%) 30 0 50 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 45 (+10) 14 (-13) 27 RH % (24H Trend) 61 (+2) 91 (+4) 56 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 9 G29 N 5 G19 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 9 G29 Lgt/Var N 8 G19 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.09 Precip Duration 1 2 Precip Begin 8 AM 6 AM Precip End 11 AM 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4350 5290 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 16 N 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 60900 63480 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 5 6 Max LVORI late 5 6 4 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ208-282115- Middle Hudson Valley- Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy, Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Chance Precip (%) 0 0 60 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 48 (+8) 20 (-8) 33 RH % (24H Trend) 55 (-1) 93 (+4) 55 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 8 G28 N 5 G20 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 7 G28 Lgt/Var NW 8 G20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.13 Precip Duration 5 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3720 4960 Transport Wnd (mph) W 13 N 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 40920 69440 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 6 6 Max LVORI late 4 6 4 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ209-282115- Catskill- Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None None Snow Chance Precip (%) 0 0 60 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 47 (+8) 19 (-8) 31 RH % (24H Trend) 56 (+4) 92 (+6) 55 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 8 G28 N 5 G25 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) W 6 G28 Lgt/Var NW 8 G25 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.15 Precip Duration 5 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4100 4070 Transport Wnd (mph) W 13 NW 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 45100 61050 ADI early 2 Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 6 6 Max LVORI late 5 6 4 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ036-282115- Southern Taconics- Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Chance Precip (%) 0 0 60 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 44 (+9) 17 (-12) 27 RH % (24H Trend) 60 (+6) 89 (+11) 60 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 10 G32 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 8 G32 Lgt/Var NW 7 G20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.14 Precip Duration 6 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3650 3810 Transport Wnd (mph) W 14 N 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 43800 41910 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 4 5 6 Max LVORI late 5 6 4 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ037-282115- Southern Greens- Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton, Woodford State Park, and Stamford 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Chance Precip (%) 0 0 60 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 43 (+9) 16 (-9) 26 RH % (24H Trend) 64 (+8) 94 (+11) 62 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 8 G29 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 8 G29 Lgt/Var NW 5 G19 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.13 Precip Duration 6 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3430 4110 Transport Wnd (mph) W 16 NW 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 48020 49320 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 6 7 Max LVORI late 6 6 4 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ038-282115- Lower Connecticut Valley South- Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Chance Precip (%) 0 0 60 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 45 (+7) 20 (-4) 31 RH % (24H Trend) 64 (+11) 91 (0) 55 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 6 G27 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 6 G27 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.12 Precip Duration 5 Precip Begin 7 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3200 4380 Transport Wnd (mph) W 13 N 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 35200 56940 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 7 6 6 Max LVORI late 4 6 4 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ001-282115- Northern Berkshire- Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida, and North Adams 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow Chance Precip (%) 0 0 70 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 43 (+7) 19 (-7) 27 RH % (24H Trend) 60 (+6) 91 (+6) 60 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 9 G29 N 5 G21 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 8 G29 NW 6 G19 NW 9 G21 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.12 Precip Duration 6 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2990 4180 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 22 NW 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 56810 58520 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 6 6 Max LVORI late 5 6 4 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ025-282115- Southern Berkshire- Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington, and South Egremont 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Sleet Chance Precip (%) 0 0 70 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 45 (+8) 20 (-6) 30 RH % (24H Trend) 60 (+4) 92 (-1) 61 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 8 G27 N 5 G21 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 8 G27 Lgt/Var NW 8 G21 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.12 Precip Duration 6 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2760 3840 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 21 NW 20 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 49680 65280 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 7 6 7 Max LVORI late 5 6 4 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ001-282115- Northern Litchfield- Including the city of Torrington 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow/Rain Chance Precip (%) 0 0 60 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 46 (+8) 21 (-6) 32 RH % (24H Trend) 65 (+8) 92 (-4) 62 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 7 G24 N 5 G20 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 7 G24 Lgt/Var NW 8 G20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.12 Precip Duration 5 Precip Begin 7 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2880 3670 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 20 NW 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 48960 66060 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 7 7 6 Max LVORI late 5 6 5 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ013-282115- Southern Litchfield- Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford, Terryville, and Thomaston 248 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None Snow/Rain Chance Precip (%) 0 0 60 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 45 (+6) 24 (-3) 34 RH % (24H Trend) 71 (+14) 93 (-5) 62 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) S 5 G20 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) SW 6 G20 Lgt/Var NW 8 G19 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.12 Precip Duration 5 Precip Begin 7 AM Precip End 6 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2490 3490 Transport Wnd (mph) SW 17 N 21 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 37350 62820 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 9 8 6 Max LVORI late 6 6 4 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows near zero. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Snow and rain likely. Not as cold. Lows around 5. Highs in the mid 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow and rain likely. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal. $$