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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central NY/Northeast PA

National Weather Service Binghamton NY

330 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026



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





NYZ210-180800-

Leatherstocking-

330 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026



                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue



Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           20

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           20

Temp (24h trend)      55 (-1)      88 (+7)      63           87

RH % (24h trend)      96 (-4)      38 (+3)      97           38

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

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 5-9       Lgt/Var      SW 6-10 G17

Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.01

Precip Duration                                 1            1

Precip Begin                                    6 PM         2 PM

Precip End                                      4 AM         Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5880                      5490

Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 21                     W 21

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  117700                    122560

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     10                        9

ADI early             54 Gen Good  58 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  81 Good

ADI late              5 Very Poor  128 Very Good7 Poor       108 Very Good

Max LVORI early       4            5            3            5

Max LVORI late        5            1            5            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight

chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the

lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds

5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs

around 60. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in

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

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.

Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around

5 mph.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight

chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the

upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. East winds around

5 mph.



$$



PAZ038-039-043-180800-

Bradford-Susquehanna-Wyoming-

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

and Tunkhannock

330 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026



                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue



Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear

Precip Type           None         None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      58 (+1)      88 (+3)      64           89

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      38 (-1)      90           39

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

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 4-8       Lgt/Var      SW 6-10 G19

Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration

Precip Begin

Precip End

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6210                      6010

Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 20                     W 20

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  112880                    114000

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     11                        10

ADI early             59 Gen Good  57 Gen Good  73 Good      88 Good

ADI late              4 Very Poor  125 Very Good6 Very Poor  122 Very Good

Max LVORI early       5            6            4            5

Max LVORI late        6            1            5            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the

mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation

90 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Cooler.

Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around

5 mph.

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

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

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.

Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds

around 5 mph.

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

of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. Chance

of precipitation 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ044-047-180800-

Lackawanna-Luzerne-

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

330 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026



                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue



Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear

Precip Type           None         None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      59 (+2)      89 (+3)      63           90

RH % (24h trend)      96 (-4)      35 (-2)      90           37

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

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 4-8       Lgt/Var      SW 6-10 G19

Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration

Precip Begin

Precip End

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6310                      6760

Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 16                     W 20

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  99750                     125550

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     11                        11

ADI early             59 Gen Good  51 Gen Good  79 Good      73 Good

ADI late              3 Very Poor  118 Very Good6 Very Poor  130 Very Good

Max LVORI early       4            6            3            5

Max LVORI late        6            1            5            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the

mid 60s. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Southwest winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Cooler.

Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

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

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper

40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of showers 60 percent.

Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. Chance

of precipitation 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ040-048-072-180800-

Northern Wayne-Pike-Southern Wayne-

Including the cities of Damascus, Equinunk, Milford,

and Honesdale

330 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026



                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue



Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear

Precip Type           None         None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      59 (+1)      88 (+3)      64           89

RH % (24h trend)      93 (-3)      37 (+4)      87           36

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

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 3-7       Lgt/Var      SW 6-10 G18

Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration

Precip Begin

Precip End

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6330                      7100

Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 17                     W 21

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  104060                    137810

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     11                        11

ADI early             71 Good      47 Gen Good  78 Good      91 Good

ADI late              3 Very Poor  120 Very Good6 Very Poor  141 Very Good

Max LVORI early       4            6            3            5

Max LVORI late        6            1            5            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the

upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation

90 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Cooler.

Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in

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

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.

Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds

around 5 mph.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 50.

Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of showers 60 percent. East winds

around 5 mph.



$$

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Additional Resources:

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Additional Resources:

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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.