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 Thu Sep 3 2026



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





NYZ210-040800-

Leatherstocking-

330 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat



Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         None

Chance Precip (%)     20           10           0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      60 (-5)      76 (-3)      52           72

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      52 (-1)      100          53

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

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

Precip Amount         0.02         0.01         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       2            1

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing

Precip End            Continuing   5 PM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4430                      4190

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     N 12

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  72870                     58420

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     7                         8

ADI early             32 Fair      38 Fair      43 Gen Good  42 Gen Good

ADI late              3 Very Poor  73 Good      4 Very Poor  56 Gen Good

Max LVORI early       7            8            7            8

Max LVORI late        7            2            9            3



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog through the night. Lows

around 50. Highs around 70. North winds around 5 mph.

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower

70s. North winds around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the

lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph.

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

chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid

70s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds around

5 mph.

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of

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

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



$$



PAZ038-039-043-040800-

Bradford-Susquehanna-Wyoming-

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

and Tunkhannock

330 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat



Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         None

Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      63 (-3)      78 (-4)      53           72

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      64 (-1)      100          63

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

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

Precip Amount         0.08         0.03         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       2            2

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing

Precip End            Continuing   6 PM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3940                      4670

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 14                     N 14

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  54620                     58740

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     6                         9

ADI early             30 Fair      31 Fair      37 Fair      54 Gen Good

ADI late              4 Very Poor  63 Good      4 Very Poor  70 Good

Max LVORI early       8            8            8            9

Max LVORI late        7            3            9            3



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70.

North winds around 5 mph.

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower

70s. Light winds.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid

70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid

70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. South winds around

5 mph.

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

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

70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southwest winds around

5 mph.



$$



PAZ044-047-040800-

Lackawanna-Luzerne-

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

330 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None

Chance Precip (%)     50           50           30           0

Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           0            0

Temp (24h trend)      64 (-2)      80 (-3)      54           74

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      62 (-1)      100          55

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

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

Precip Amount         0.24         0.06         0.02         0.00

Precip Duration       2            2            1

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing

Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   10 PM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             3750                      4780

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 13                     N 13

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  53970                     57010

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     5                         9

ADI early             23 Fair      29 Fair      28 Fair      51 Gen Good

ADI late              4 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  69 Good

Max LVORI early       8            9            7            9

Max LVORI late        7            3            9            2



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the

lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph.

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.

Light winds.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid

70s. Light winds.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in

the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.

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

in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around

5 mph.



$$



PAZ040-048-072-040800-

Northern Wayne-Pike-Southern Wayne-

Including the cities of Damascus, Equinunk, Milford,

and Honesdale

330 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat



Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy

Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         None

Chance Precip (%)     50           30           0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      64 (0)       79 (-2)      54           74

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      60 (-8)      100          57

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

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

Precip Amount         0.14         0.05         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       2            1

Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing

Precip End            Continuing   6 PM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4150                      5280

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     N 13

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  59140                     62860

DSI                   1            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     7                         10

ADI early             29 Fair      38 Fair      42 Gen Good  58 Gen Good

ADI late              4 Very Poor  71 Good      5 Very Poor  73 Good

Max LVORI early       9            8            7            9

Max LVORI late        8            3            9            2



Remarks: ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.

         LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...



.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the

lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph.

.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower

70s. North winds around 5 mph.

.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid

70s. West winds around 5 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in

the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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

70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southwest 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.