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 Fri May 1 2026



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





NYZ210-020800-

Leatherstocking-

330 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026



                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear

Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      33 (0)       51 (-4)      28           52

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      37 (+3)      92           29

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW 3-7       Lgt/Var      NW 4-8 G18

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW 4-8       Lgt/Var      NW 7-11 G21

Precip Amount         0.24         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       5

Precip Begin          6 PM

Precip End            5 AM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5890                      7220

Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      NW 25

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  92270                     186640

DSI                   2            2            2            2

Sunshine Hours                     7                         10

ADI early             24 Fair      58 Gen Good  55 Gen Good  137 Very Good

ADI late              6 Very Poor  77 Good      5 Very Poor  172 Very Good

Max LVORI early       6            5            4            4

Max LVORI late        7            1            5            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 rain showers.

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

10 mph.

.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. 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. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of

precipitation 80 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of showers 70 percent. West

winds around 5 mph.

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

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



$$



PAZ038-039-043-020800-

Bradford-Susquehanna-Wyoming-

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

and Tunkhannock

330 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026



                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      34 (0)       54 (-3)      29           55

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      38 (-1)      92           32

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW 3-7       Lgt/Var      NW 4-8 G18

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW 3-7       Lgt/Var      NW 6-10 G19

Precip Amount         0.26         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       6

Precip Begin          6 PM

Precip End            3 AM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6680                      7890

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 13                     NW 24

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  90860                     177630

DSI                   3            2            3            2

Sunshine Hours                     6                         10

ADI early             30 Fair      56 Gen Good  57 Gen Good  148 Very Good

ADI late              8 Poor       92 Good      6 Very Poor  191 Very Good

Max LVORI early       7            5            4            4

Max LVORI late        7            1            5            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. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the

upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.

Chance of precipitation 50 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Cooler. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of

precipitation 80 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of showers 70 percent. North

winds around 5 mph.

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.

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

5 mph.



$$



PAZ044-047-020800-

Lackawanna-Luzerne-

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

330 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026



                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear

Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     80           0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      36 (+1)      57 (-2)      30           57

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      33 (-4)      89           29

Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      N 3-7        Lgt/Var      NW 5-9 G19

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW 6-10 G20

Precip Amount         0.19         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       5

Precip Begin          6 PM

Precip End            4 AM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             7180                      8010

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 13                     NW 24

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  83770                     180810

DSI                   3            2            3            2

Sunshine Hours                     5                         10

ADI early             47 Gen Good  69 Good      58 Gen Good  150 Very Good

ADI late              7 Poor       99 Good      6 Very Poor  179 Very Good

Max LVORI early       5            5            3            4

Max LVORI late        7            1            4            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

60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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

precipitation 40 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in

the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds

5 to 10 mph.

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

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

winds around 5 mph.

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

the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around

5 mph.



$$



PAZ040-048-072-020800-

Northern Wayne-Pike-Southern Wayne-

Including the cities of Damascus, Equinunk, Milford,

and Honesdale

330 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026



                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun



Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear

Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)     90           0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0

Temp (24h trend)      36 (+2)      55 (-4)      30           54

RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      34 (0)       85           29

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

Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW 3-7       Lgt/Var      NW 7-11 G20

Precip Amount         0.15         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration       5

Precip Begin          6 PM

Precip End            5 AM

Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             6660                      7760

Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 13                     NW 28

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                  82690                     194300

DSI                   3            2            3            2

Sunshine Hours                     6                         11

ADI early             42 Gen Good  72 Good      62 Good      151 Very Good

ADI late              8 Poor       91 Good      7 Poor       196 Very Good

Max LVORI early       5            5            3            3

Max LVORI late        8            1            4            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

lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.

Chance of precipitation 50 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in

the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. South winds

5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY...Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.

Chance of showers 80 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. 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.