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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FNUS51 KBGM 291931

FWFBGM



Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central NY/Northeast PA

National Weather Service Binghamton NY

330 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026



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





NYZ210-300800-

Leatherstocking-

330 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026



                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri



Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         Showers

Chance Precip (%)     100          40           0            30

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      41 (-9)      53 (-10)     32           52

RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     52 (+16)     96           36

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S 5-9        W 4-8        NW 5-9       W 4-8

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 3-7       NW 7-11 G17  W 3-7        W 5-9

Precip Amount         0.58         0.08         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       10           1                         1

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                8 AM

Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                      Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3960                      6610

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 17                     W 18

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  77290                     130080

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     4                         8

ADI early             24 Fair      39 Fair      45 Gen Good  101 Very Good

ADI late              13 Gen Poor  59 Gen Good  7 Poor       118 Very Good

Max LVORI early       5            5            4            4

Max LVORI late        6            4            5            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Lows

in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds around

5 mph.

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs around 50. West

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Lows in the mid

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

winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the

lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. West winds around

5 mph.



$$



PAZ038-039-043-300800-

Bradford-Susquehanna-Wyoming-

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

and Tunkhannock

330 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026



                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri



Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         Showers

Chance Precip (%)     100          20           0            40

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      41 (-7)      57 (-4)      33           55

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      49 (-5)      96           36

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S 5-9 G20    NW 5-9 G18   NW 4-8 G17   W 3-7

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW 3-7       NW 7-11 G18  Lgt/Var      W 4-8

Precip Amount         0.47         0.02         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       9            1                         1

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                2 PM

Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                      Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4380                      7020

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 16                     W 16

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  75660                     118580

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     4                         8

ADI early             26 Fair      47 Gen Good  49 Gen Good  124 Very Good

ADI late              12 Poor      64 Good      6 Very Poor  136 Very Good

Max LVORI early       5            5            4            5

Max LVORI late        7            3            6            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Lows

in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph.

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the

lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in

the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

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

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



$$



PAZ044-047-300800-

Lackawanna-Luzerne-

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

330 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026



                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri



Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Showers      None         None         Showers

Chance Precip (%)     100          0            0            20

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      42 (-7)      59 (-2)      34           56

RH % (24h trend)      100 (+7)     45 (-3)      92           33

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 6-10 G22  NW 4-8 G18   NW 4-8 G17   NW 3-7

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

Precip Amount         0.61         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       7                                      0

Precip Begin          6 PM                                   2 PM

Precip End            6 AM                                   Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4860                      6850

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     W 18

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  68420                     129050

DSI                   2            2            3            2

Sunshine Hours                     4                         8

ADI early             24 Fair      41 Gen Good  46 Gen Good  126 Very Good

ADI late              15 Gen Poor  62 Good      6 Very Poor  136 Very Good

Max LVORI early       4            6            4            5

Max LVORI late        8            2            5            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.

Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds around

5 mph.

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid

50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in

the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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

60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. West winds around 5 mph.



$$



PAZ040-048-072-300800-

Northern Wayne-Pike-Southern Wayne-

Including the cities of Damascus, Equinunk, Milford,

and Honesdale

330 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026



                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri



Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy

Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         Showers

Chance Precip (%)     100          20           0            20

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      43 (-6)      58 (-4)      35           56

RH % (24h trend)      100 (+7)     46 (-2)      96           32

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE 4-8 G17   NW 3-7       NW 4-8       NW 4-8

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW 6-10 G18  NW 3-7       W 5-9

Precip Amount         0.58         0.04         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       9            1                         0

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                2 PM

Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                      Continuing

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4490                      7080

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 17                     W 20

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  80790                     133200

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     4                         9

ADI early             29 Fair      43 Gen Good  59 Gen Good  129 Very Good

ADI late              17 Gen Poor  76 Good      7 Poor       145 Very Good

Max LVORI early       5            8            4            5

Max LVORI late        9            3            5            1



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.

Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds around

5 mph.

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the

lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.

Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

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

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.