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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

403 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.DISCUSSION...

No significant fire weather concerns are expected.



NYZ201-042000-

Lake Ontario Plains-

403 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



                                Today      Tonight          Tue

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type                      None        Tstms        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)                   0           40           80

Chance of Thunder (%)               0           20           20

Max/Min Temp                       71           51           70

Min/Max Humidity (%)               36          100           50

AM Wind (mph)               SW 11 G25                 SW 11 G27

PM Wind (mph)               SW 12 G31     S  8 G25    SW 12 G26

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.01         0.33

Precip Duration                                  1            7

Precip Begin                                 12 AM   Continuing

Precip End                              Continuing   Continuing

Mixing Height (ft-agl)           7830          170         5170

Transport Wind (kts)            SW 23         S 12        SW 23

Vent Rate (kt-ft)              180090         2040       118910

Dispersion Index                  178            2          163

Remarks...None.



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NYZ200-042000-

Southern Tier-

403 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026



                                Today      Tonight          Tue

Cloud Cover                    Mclear        Pcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type                      None      Showers        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)                   0           40           80

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0           50

Max/Min Temp                       71           53           70

Min/Max Humidity (%)               31           96           44

AM Wind (mph)               SW 11 G23                 SW 12 G26

PM Wind (mph)               SW 12 G27    SW  9 G23    SW 12 G27

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.02         0.25

Precip Duration                                  2            6

Precip Begin                                 10 PM   Continuing

Precip End                              Continuing   Continuing

Mixing Height (ft-agl)           7910          200         6660

Transport Wind (kts)            SW 23        SW 14        SW 25

Vent Rate (kt-ft)              181930         2800       166500

Dispersion Index                  177            3          200

Remarks...None.



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.EXTENDED FORECAST...



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

.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Highs around 50. 

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the

lower 50s. 

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. 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 mid 50s. 

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. 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...North around 5 mph. 

WIND FRIDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. 

WIND SATURDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. 

WIND SUNDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. 



.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...

Temperatures below normal.  Precipitation above normal.



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