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.  

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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 Sat May 9 2026



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





NYZ210-092000-

Leatherstocking-

505 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026



                      Today        Tonight      Sun



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Showers

Chance Precip (%)     80           40           20

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0

Temp (24h trend)      60 (+10)     44 (+8)      63

RH % (24h trend)      58 (+17)     100 (0)      39

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S 3-7        Lgt/Var

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S 5-9        SW 3-7       W 5-9

Precip Amount         0.10         0.01         0.00

Precip Duration       8            1            1

Precip Begin          6 AM         9 PM         8 AM

Precip End            5 PM         6 AM         5 PM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2770                      5280

Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 16                     W 17

Vent Rate (kt-ft)     56020                     96760

DSI                   2            1            2

Sunshine Hours        4                         7

ADI early             32 Fair      35 Fair      58 Gen Good

ADI late              47 Gen Good  9 Poor       76 Good

Max LVORI early       6            5            6

Max LVORI late        4            6            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid

50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

50s. West winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Lows in the

upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of showers 70 percent.

Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower

40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of showers 70 percent. East

winds around 5 mph.

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in

the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ038-039-043-092000-

Bradford-Susquehanna-Wyoming-

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

and Tunkhannock

505 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026



                      Today        Tonight      Sun



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers

Chance Precip (%)     90           40           40

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      59 (+6)      45 (+7)      67

RH % (24h trend)      64 (+21)     100 (0)      44

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S 3-7 G17    Lgt/Var

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 5-9 G18   Lgt/Var      W 4-8

Precip Amount         0.20         0.01         0.01

Precip Duration       7            1            1

Precip Begin          6 AM         10 PM        12 PM

Precip End            5 PM         6 AM         6 PM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2800                      4280

Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 18                     W 13

Vent Rate (kt-ft)     60150                     77920

DSI                   2            1            2

Sunshine Hours        4                         6

ADI early             39 Fair      42 Gen Good  44 Gen Good

ADI late              57 Gen Good  7 Poor       47 Gen Good

Max LVORI early       9            6            7

Max LVORI late        4            7            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the

upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph.

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

50s. West winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper

30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of showers 70 percent. South

winds up to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance

of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 60. Chance of

precipitation 70 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in

the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ044-047-092000-

Lackawanna-Luzerne-

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

505 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026



                      Today        Tonight      Sun



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers

Chance Precip (%)     100          20           50

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      60 (+6)      44 (+4)      70

RH % (24h trend)      67 (+20)     100 (0)      42

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 4-8 G18   Lgt/Var      W 4-8

Precip Amount         0.18         0.01         0.01

Precip Duration       7            0            1

Precip Begin          6 AM         12 AM        12 PM

Precip End            5 PM         3 AM         Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2360                      3680

Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 20                     W 13

Vent Rate (kt-ft)     46650                     69690

DSI                   1            1            2

Sunshine Hours        4                         5

ADI early             36 Fair      34 Fair      41 Gen Good

ADI late              53 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  46 Gen Good

Max LVORI early       7            6            8

Max LVORI late        4            7            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in

the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper

50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows around 40. Highs

in the upper 50s. Chance of showers 70 percent. Southeast winds

around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance

of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.

Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in

the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ040-048-072-092000-

Northern Wayne-Pike-Southern Wayne-

Including the cities of Damascus, Equinunk, Milford,

and Honesdale

505 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026



                      Today        Tonight      Sun



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Showers      None         Showers

Chance Precip (%)     100          0            40

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      57 (+4)      44 (+6)      70

RH % (24h trend)      75 (+30)     100 (0)      44

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 4-8       Lgt/Var      W 4-8

Precip Amount         0.16         0.00         0.01

Precip Duration       7                         1

Precip Begin          6 AM                      1 PM

Precip End            5 PM                      Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2420                      5100

Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 20                     W 16

Vent Rate (kt-ft)     50350                     85690

DSI                   1            1            2

Sunshine Hours        4                         5

ADI early             42 Gen Good  33 Fair      55 Gen Good

ADI late              56 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  60 Gen Good

Max LVORI early       9            6            8

Max LVORI late        4            8            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows

around 40. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper

50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper

30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of showers 70 percent.

Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in

the lower 40s. Highs around 60. Chance of precipitation

80 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in

the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.



$$








                

 

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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.