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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

405 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026



.DISCUSSION...

No significant fire weather concerns are expected.



NYZ201-220800-

Lake Ontario Plains-

405 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026



                              Tonight          Sun    Sun Night          Mon

Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type                  Frz Rain      Showers      Showers         None

Chance Precip (%)                  60           70           30            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0

Min/Max Temp                       30           51           23           38

Max/Min Humidity (%)               96           71           99           49

AM Wind (mph)                                SW  6                      N  6

PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var         N  6         N  5        NW  6

Precip Amount                    0.07         0.11         0.02         0.00

Precip Duration                     4            6            2             

Precip Begin                     8 PM   Continuing   Continuing             

Precip End                 Continuing   Continuing         2 AM             

Mixing Height (ft-agl)            100         1930          280         6060

Transport Wind (kts)             E  9        NW 11         N 14        NW 14

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 900        21230         3920        84840

Dispersion Index                    1           24            4          105

Remarks...None.



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NYZ200-220800-

Southern Tier-

405 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026



                              Tonight          Sun    Sun Night          Mon

Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type                   Showers      Showers     Frz Rain         None

Chance Precip (%)                  30           80           70            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0

Min/Max Temp                       35           61           25           37

Max/Min Humidity (%)               95           58          100           44

AM Wind (mph)                            SW  7 G20                      N  6

PM Wind (mph)                 Lgt/Var        NW  6         N  5        NW  8

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.19         0.11         0.00

Precip Duration                     1            7            7             

Precip Begin                     5 AM         8 AM   Continuing             

Precip End                 Continuing   Continuing         6 AM             

Mixing Height (ft-agl)             90         4270          600         6060

Transport Wind (kts)            SE  7         W 13         N 12        NW 17

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                 630        55510         7200       103020

Dispersion Index                    0           70            6          107

Remarks...None.



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.EXTENDED FORECAST...



.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. 

.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. 

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the

lower 40s. 

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a chance

of snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50. 

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a chance of snow

showers. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. 

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the

upper 30s. 



WIND MONDAY NIGHT...West around 5 mph. 

WIND TUESDAY...West around 5 mph. 

WIND WEDNESDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. 

WIND THURSDAY...Southeast 5 to 10 mph. 

WIND FRIDAY...Northwest around 10 mph. 

WIND SATURDAY...West around 5 mph. 



.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...

Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation above normal.



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