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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

233 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026



.DISCUSSION...

No significant fire weather concerns are expected.



NYZ201-042000-

Lake Ontario Plains-

233 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026



                                Today      Tonight          Tue

Cloud Cover                     Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type                   Showers        Tstms        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)                  30           30           70

Chance of Thunder (%)               0           20           50

Max/Min Temp                       71           50           69

Min/Max Humidity (%)               36           99           49

AM Wind (mph)               SW 10 G25                 SW 11 G27

PM Wind (mph)               SW 11 G31     S  7 G25     W 10 G28

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.01         0.32

Precip Duration                     1            1            4

Precip Begin                     6 AM        11 PM   Continuing

Precip End                      11 AM   Continuing   Continuing

Mixing Height (ft-agl)           8020          140         5190

Transport Wind (kts)            SW 21         S 12        SW 22

Vent Rate (kt-ft)              168420         1680       114180

Dispersion Index                  170            1          160

Remarks...None.



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NYZ200-042000-

Southern Tier-

233 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026



                                Today      Tonight          Tue

Cloud Cover                    Mclear        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type                      None        Tstms        Tstms

Chance Precip (%)                   0           30           70

Chance of Thunder (%)               0           20           50

Max/Min Temp                       71           52           70

Min/Max Humidity (%)               31           95           45

AM Wind (mph)               SW 10 G23                 SW 12 G26

PM Wind (mph)               SW 12 G27    SW  8 G23    SW 12 G26

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.06         0.26

Precip Duration                                  2            4

Precip Begin                                  9 PM   Continuing

Precip End                              Continuing   Continuing

Mixing Height (ft-agl)           8010          170         6090

Transport Wind (kts)            SW 21        SW 14        SW 25

Vent Rate (kt-ft)              168210         2380       152250

Dispersion Index                  167            2          176

Remarks...None.



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.EXTENDED FORECAST...



.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the

lower 40s. 

.WEDNESDAY...Showers. Highs in the upper 40s. 

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. 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 around

40. Highs in the mid 50s. 

.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 50s. 



WIND TUESDAY NIGHT...North around 5 mph. 

WIND WEDNESDAY...North around 5 mph. 

WIND THURSDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. 

WIND FRIDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. 

WIND SATURDAY...South around 5 mph. 

WIND SUNDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. 



.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...

Temperatures below normal.  Precipitation above normal.



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