949 FNUS51 KALY 281738 FWFALY FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1238 PM 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. Colder weather will return for Sunday into Monday. NYZ206-010915- Southern Adirondacks- Including the cities of Old Forge, Long Lake, Speculator, Piseco, Northville, Caroga Lake, and Johnstown 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type Snow Snow None None Chance Precip (%) 30 20 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 8 (-19) 21 (-18) -14 19 RH % (24H Trend) 91 (+5) 50 (-16) 92 39 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var NW 5 G18 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 1 Precip Begin 12 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 12 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4380 4140 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 16 W 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 61320 49680 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor 1 Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 6 4 4 Max LVORI late 6 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ207-010915- Upper Hudson Valley- Including the cities of North Creek, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park, Whitehall, and Cambridge 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type Snow Snow None None Chance Precip (%) 30 40 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 14 (-13) 28 (-15) -9 24 RH % (24H Trend) 89 (+2) 47 (-9) 97 34 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) N 7 G21 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var N 8 G21 N 6 G18 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 0 1 Precip Begin 3 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing 3 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4510 3980 Transport Wnd (mph) N 14 W 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 54120 43780 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 6 4 4 Max LVORI late 6 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ208-010915- Middle Hudson Valley- Including the cities of Amsterdam, Schenectady, Albany, Troy, Berlin, Berne, Cairo, Catskill, Chatham, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Dover Plains, Ellenville, and Monticello 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None Snow/Fz Ra None None Chance Precip (%) 0 60 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 20 (-8) 32 (-16) 3 28 RH % (24H Trend) 89 (0) 50 (-4) 77 32 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) N 6 G21 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var N 8 G21 NW 7 G21 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 4 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 3 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4250 3970 Transport Wnd (mph) N 15 NW 9 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 55250 31760 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 6 3 4 Max LVORI late 5 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ NYZ209-010915- Catskill- Including the cities of Tannersville and Phoenicia 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None Snow None None Chance Precip (%) 0 50 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 18 (-9) 31 (-16) 1 27 RH % (24H Trend) 90 (+4) 51 (+2) 77 33 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) N 5 G21 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var N 7 G21 NW 7 G23 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 2 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 2 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3820 3950 Transport Wnd (mph) N 16 NW 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 53480 35550 ADI early Very Poor 1 Very Poor 1 Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 6 3 4 Max LVORI late 5 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ036-010915- Southern Taconics- Including the cities of Bennington, Manchester Center, and Pownal 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None Snow None None Chance Precip (%) 0 50 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 16 (-13) 26 (-16) -3 21 RH % (24H Trend) 88 (+10) 52 (-3) 83 35 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) N 5 G19 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var N 6 G19 NW 5 G18 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 2 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3590 3300 Transport Wnd (mph) N 17 NW 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 53850 36300 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 5 6 4 4 Max LVORI late 6 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ037-010915- Southern Greens- Including the cities of Londonderry, Stratton, Woodford State Park, and Stamford 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Clear Precip Type None Snow None None Chance Precip (%) 0 40 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 16 (-9) 27 (-14) -5 20 RH % (24H Trend) 92 (+10) 55 (-8) 82 34 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 2 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3820 4170 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 21 NW 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 68760 54210 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 7 4 4 Max LVORI late 6 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ VTZ038-010915- Lower Connecticut Valley South- Including the cities of Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Guilford Center, and West Brattleboro 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Clear Precip Type None Snow None None Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 20 (-4) 30 (-14) 0 24 RH % (24H Trend) 89 (-2) 47 (-19) 79 27 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 2 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3960 4490 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 20 NW 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 67320 58370 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 6 3 4 Max LVORI late 6 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ001-010915- Northern Berkshire- Including the cities of Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, Florida, and North Adams 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None Snow None None Chance Precip (%) 0 60 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 18 (-8) 27 (-15) 0 21 RH % (24H Trend) 88 (+4) 53 (-9) 75 34 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) NW 6 G21 NW 5 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) NW 5 NW 9 G21 NW 8 G21 NW 5 Precip Amount 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 3 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 3 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3950 3190 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 20 NW 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 67150 44660 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 6 4 4 Max LVORI late 6 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ MAZ025-010915- Southern Berkshire- Including the cities of Sandisfield, Great Barrington, and South Egremont 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None Snow None None Chance Precip (%) 0 60 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 21 (-5) 30 (-14) 2 23 RH % (24H Trend) 90 (-3) 55 (-9) 77 34 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) N 6 G20 NW 5 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var NW 8 G20 NW 8 G20 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 3 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 3 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3670 2980 Transport Wnd (mph) NW 21 NW 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 66060 41720 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 6 7 4 4 Max LVORI late 6 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ001-010915- Northern Litchfield- Including the city of Torrington 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None Snow None None Chance Precip (%) 0 60 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 21 (-6) 32 (-15) 4 26 RH % (24H Trend) 92 (-6) 55 (-8) 76 33 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) N 6 G19 NW 5 G17 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var NW 7 G19 NW 7 G20 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.13 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 4 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 4 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3350 3240 Transport Wnd (mph) N 22 NW 14 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 63650 38880 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 7 6 4 4 Max LVORI late 6 5 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ CTZ013-010915- Southern Litchfield- Including the cities of Oakville, Gaylordsville, New Milford, Terryville, and Thomaston 1238 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip Type None Snow None None Chance Precip (%) 0 60 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24H Trend) 24 (-3) 34 (-14) 8 28 RH % (24H Trend) 92 (-6) 56 (-9) 73 33 Wind 20ft/early(MPH) N 5 G18 NW 5 Wind 20ft/late(MPH) Lgt/Var N 8 G18 NW 7 G17 Lgt/Var Precip Amount 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 4 Precip Begin 6 AM Precip End 4 PM Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3230 3260 Transport Wnd (mph) N 22 NW 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 61370 32600 ADI early Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor ADI late Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Very Poor Max LVORI early 8 6 4 4 Max LVORI late 6 4 4 4 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Snow, rain likely and freezing rain. Lows around 8. Highs in the mid 30s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Rain with snow likely and freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and freezing rain. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal. $$