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

330 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026



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





NYZ210-290800-

Leatherstocking-

330 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026



                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)     80           90           70           60

Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           20           20

Temp (24h trend)      58 (-5)      72 (-2)      55           76

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      73 (+18)     100          62

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

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

Precip Amount         0.93         0.54         0.16         0.06

Precip Duration       6            9            6            5

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing

Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2240                      3000

Transport Wnd (mph)                N 13                      N 13

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  40870                     43850

DSI                   1            1            1            2

Sunshine Hours                     2                         4

ADI early             11 Poor      26 Fair      23 Fair      30 Fair

ADI late              3 Very Poor  32 Fair      5 Very Poor  41 Gen Good

Max LVORI early       9            8            8            8

Max LVORI late        9            4            9            4



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the

upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the

lower 80s. Light winds.

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

of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.

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

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

thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.

South winds around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows around

60. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ038-039-043-290800-

Bradford-Susquehanna-Wyoming-

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

and Tunkhannock

330 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026



                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)     80           80           70           40

Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           20           20

Temp (24h trend)      59 (-4)      73 (-1)      56           76

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      76 (+18)     100          64

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW 3-7       NW 4-8 G17   NW 6-10 G19

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

Precip Amount         0.67         0.18         0.15         0.04

Precip Duration       5            4            6            2

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing

Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3030                      3320

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 16                     N 14

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  49240                     46540

DSI                   1            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     3                         5

ADI early             11 Poor      38 Fair      37 Fair      36 Fair

ADI late              6 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  9 Poor       51 Gen Good

Max LVORI early       10           8            8            6

Max LVORI late        9            4            8            4



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.

Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the

lower 80s. Light winds.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.

Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance

of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.

Chance of precipitation 50 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the

lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ044-047-290800-

Lackawanna-Luzerne-

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

330 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026



                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)     80           60           50           40

Chance of Thunder (%) 70           50           50           40

Temp (24h trend)      59 (-5)      76 (+2)      57           78

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      74 (+12)     100          64

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW 4-8       NW 5-9 G19

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW 4-8       NW 4-8 G18   N 6-10 G19

Precip Amount         0.66         0.16         0.13         0.02

Precip Duration       6            2            2            2

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing

Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3370                      3640

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     N 13

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  49620                     47040

DSI                   1            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     4                         5

ADI early             12 Poor      41 Gen Good  33 Fair      38 Fair

ADI late              4 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  8 Poor       51 Gen Good

Max LVORI early       9            8            8            7

Max LVORI late        9            4            8            4



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.

North winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower

80s. Light winds.

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

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

upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. South winds around

5 mph.

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

thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light

winds.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance

of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.

Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Light winds.



$$



PAZ040-048-072-290800-

Northern Wayne-Pike-Southern Wayne-

Including the cities of Damascus, Equinunk, Milford,

and Honesdale

330 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026



                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)     90           70           60           50

Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           50

Temp (24h trend)      59 (-4)      73 (0)       57           75

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      81 (+14)     100          69

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW 3-7       N 5-9 G17

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW 3-7       NW 4-8       N 5-9 G17

Precip Amount         1.17         0.37         0.10         0.04

Precip Duration       8            5            3            2

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing

Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             2980                      3310

Transport Wnd (mph)                N 14                      N 12

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  38970                     39280

DSI                   1            1            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     4                         5

ADI early             12 Poor      33 Fair      30 Fair      35 Fair

ADI late              4 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  8 Poor       47 Gen Good

Max LVORI early       9            8            9            7

Max LVORI late        9            4            8            4



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the

upper 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the

lower 80s. Light winds.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.

Southeast winds around 5 mph.

.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.

South winds around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance

of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Chance

of precipitation 50 percent. West winds around 5 mph.



$$








                

 

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• 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.

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• 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.