The National Weather Service office in Binghamton, New York is responsible for issuing Fire Weather Forecasts, Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for parts of Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania as shown in the image below.  

A hourly weather graph forecast can be generated by going to the Hourly Graph website.

Guide to decoding the forecast below.

 
    

                        

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central NY/Northeast PA

National Weather Service Binghamton NY

505 AM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026



.SYNOPSIS...There are no fire weather concerns at this time.





NYZ210-222000-

Leatherstocking-

505 AM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026



                      Today        Tonight      Fri



Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear

Precip Type           None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      60 (+2)      29 (-3)      55

RH % (24h trend)      33 (+2)      100 (0)      23

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 3-7       N 4-8 G17    Lgt/Var

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 7-11 G18  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var

Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration

Precip Begin

Precip End

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3310                      3210

Transport Wnd (mph)   N 17                      NE  8

Vent Rate (kt-ft)     63440                     35030

DSI                   1            2            1

Sunshine Hours        8                         9

ADI early             26 Fair      30 Fair      22 Fair

ADI late              57 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  31 Fair

Max LVORI early       7            7            9

Max LVORI late        2            9            2



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the

upper 50s. Light winds.

.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 60s.

Light winds.

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower

60s. South winds around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the

upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the

upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ038-039-043-222000-

Bradford-Susquehanna-Wyoming-

Including the cities of Sayre, Towanda, Hallstead, Montrose,

and Tunkhannock

505 AM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026



                      Today        Tonight      Fri



Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear

Precip Type           None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      61 (+2)      32 (0)       57

RH % (24h trend)      45 (+9)      100 (0)      30

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 4-8       N 5-9 G17    Lgt/Var

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N 7-11 G18   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var

Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration

Precip Begin

Precip End

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3220                      3300

Transport Wnd (mph)   N 20                      NE  9

Vent Rate (kt-ft)     57690                     29580

DSI                   1            2            2

Sunshine Hours        8                         8

ADI early             33 Fair      38 Fair      25 Fair

ADI late              62 Good      8 Poor       36 Fair

Max LVORI early       7            7            9

Max LVORI late        1            9            2



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the

upper 50s. Light winds.

.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 60s.

Light winds.

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid

60s. Light winds.

.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60.

Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the

upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ044-047-222000-

Lackawanna-Luzerne-

Including the cities of Scranton, Hazleton, and Wilkes-Barre

505 AM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026



                      Today        Tonight      Fri



Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear

Precip Type           None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      61 (+1)      33 (0)       58

RH % (24h trend)      42 (+8)      100 (0)      29

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N 4-8 G18    N 5-9 G18    Lgt/Var

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N 7-11 G20   N 3-7 G17    Lgt/Var

Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration

Precip Begin

Precip End

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3060                      3460

Transport Wnd (mph)   N 20                      NE  9

Vent Rate (kt-ft)     54960                     29030

DSI                   1            2            2

Sunshine Hours        10                        9

ADI early             37 Fair      33 Fair      29 Fair

ADI late              60 Gen Good  8 Poor       37 Fair

Max LVORI early       5            7            9

Max LVORI late        1            9            2



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the

upper 50s. Light winds.

.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.

Light winds.

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid

60s. Light winds.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the

lower 60s. Light winds.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs around 60. East

winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ040-048-072-222000-

Northern Wayne-Pike-Southern Wayne-

Including the cities of Damascus, Equinunk, Milford,

and Honesdale

505 AM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026



                      Today        Tonight      Fri



Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear

Precip Type           None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      61 (+1)      31 (-3)      57

RH % (24h trend)      31 (-1)      100 (0)      25

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW 6-10 G19  N 5-9 G17    Lgt/Var

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N 9-13 G20   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var

Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration

Precip Begin

Precip End

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)3340                      3690

Transport Wnd (mph)   N 21                      NE  9

Vent Rate (kt-ft)     63570                     38920

DSI                   1            2            2

Sunshine Hours        10                        10

ADI early             38 Fair      42 Gen Good  28 Fair

ADI late              64 Good      6 Very Poor  39 Fair

Max LVORI early       5            6            9

Max LVORI late        1            9            2



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the

upper 50s. Light winds.

.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 60s. Light

winds.

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid

60s. Light winds.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the

lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the

upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.



$$








                

 

Fuel Conditions

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Additional Resources:

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Additional Resources:

Fire Weather Watch:

• Used to advise of the possible development of a red flag event in the near future. Usually fire danger is in the very high to extreme category. A Fire Weather Watch will normally be issued 12 to 48 hours in advance of the expected onset of severe fire weather conditions. The watch will be issued via an RFW product (i.e. ALBRFWBGM). The product will contain a headline and the basis for the watch issuance. Fire Weather Watch information will be included in the affected areas of the daily routine Fire Weather Forecast. A Fire Weather Watch will be canceled via an RFW if subsequent information indicates that the conditions are no longer expected to develop.
• A Fire Weather Watch should not be issued, or continued, to indicate low confidence or borderline conditions. In these situations, the forecaster should describe the expected conditions and reasons for uncertainty in the discussion portion of the routine Fire Weather Planning Forecast.

Red Flag Warning:

• Issued to warn of an impending or occurring Red Flag Event and denotes a high degree of confidence that weather and fuel conditions consistent with local Red Flag Event criteria will occur in 24 hours or less. Usually the fire danger is in the very high to extreme category. A Red Flag Warning may or may not be preceded by a Fire Weather Watch. The warning will be issued via an RFW product and contain a headline and basis for the warning issuance. A Red Flag Warning will be canceled via an RFW if subsequent information indicates that the conditions are no longer expected to develop.