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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

1004 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026



.DISCUSSION...

No significant fire weather concerns are expected.



NYZ201-040800-

Lake Ontario Plains-

1004 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026



                              Tonight          Mon    Mon Night          Tue

Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type                   Showers         None        Tstms        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)                  50            0           30           80

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           20           50

Min/Max Temp                       40           68           50           70

Max/Min Humidity (%)               97           40           94           51

AM Wind (mph)                            SW 10 G23                 SW  9 G23

PM Wind (mph)               SW  9 G26    SW 11 G26    SW  7 G21    SW  9 G23

Precip Amount                    0.02         0.00         0.04         0.22

Precip Duration                     4                         2            6

Precip Begin                     8 PM                      8 PM   Continuing

Precip End                       2 AM                Continuing   Continuing

Mixing Height (ft-agl)            300         6550          170         4950

Transport Wind (kts)            SW 15        SW 22         S 14        SW 19

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                4500       144100         2380        94050

Dispersion Index                    2          145            2          142

Remarks...None.



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NYZ200-040800-

Southern Tier-

1004 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026



                              Tonight          Mon    Mon Night          Tue

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type                      None         None      Showers        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)                   0            0           30           70

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0           50

Min/Max Temp                       40           69           53           71

Max/Min Humidity (%)               81           36           92           46

AM Wind (mph)                                SW 11                 SW 10 G23

PM Wind (mph)               SW 10 G24    SW 11 G23    SW  8 G20    SW 10 G23

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.00         0.04         0.18

Precip Duration                                               2            5

Precip Begin                                               8 PM   Continuing

Precip End                                           Continuing   Continuing

Mixing Height (ft-agl)            220         6730          200         5520

Transport Wind (kts)            SW 15        SW 23        SW 17        SW 27

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                3300       154790         3400       149040

Dispersion Index                    3          147            3          161

Remarks...None.



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.EXTENDED FORECAST...



.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. 

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the lower

50s. 

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in

the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. 

.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the

mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. 

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the

upper 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. 

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

upper 50s. 



WIND TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest around 5 mph. 

WIND WEDNESDAY...North around 5 mph. 

WIND THURSDAY...Northeast around 5 mph. 

WIND FRIDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. 

WIND SATURDAY...South around 5 mph. 

WIND SUNDAY...West around 5 mph. 



.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...

Temperatures below normal.  Precipitation above normal.



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