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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

233 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



.DISCUSSION...

No significant fire weather concerns are expected.



NYZ201-220800-

Lake Ontario Plains-

233 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



                            Overnight          Sun    Sun Night          Mon

Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type                   Showers      Showers     Frz Drzl         None

Chance Precip (%)                  30           90           30            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0

Min/Max Temp                       31           51           22           38

Max/Min Humidity (%)               95           73          100           50

AM Wind (mph)                                SW  6                      N  6

PM Wind (mph)                                NW  5         N  6        NW  6

Precip Amount                    0.02         0.21         0.03         0.00

Precip Duration                     1            6            1             

Precip Begin                     2 AM   Continuing   Continuing             

Precip End                 Continuing   Continuing         6 AM             

Mixing Height (ft-agl)            140         1860          160         5100

Transport Wind (kts)            SE 12         N 12        NE 13        NW 16

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1680        22320         2080        81600

Dispersion Index                    2           29            2           91

Remarks...None.



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NYZ200-220800-

Southern Tier-

233 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



                            Overnight          Sun    Sun Night          Mon

Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy

Precip Type                      None      Showers     Frz Drzl         None

Chance Precip (%)                   0           90           70            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0

Min/Max Temp                       32           61           25           36

Max/Min Humidity (%)               85           56          100           46

AM Wind (mph)                            SW  7 G20                      N  6

PM Wind (mph)                                 W  6         N  5        NW  8

Precip Amount                    0.00         0.25         0.07         0.00

Precip Duration                                  8            3             

Precip Begin                                  7 AM   Continuing             

Precip End                              Continuing        12 AM             

Mixing Height (ft-agl)            160         3720          460         5490

Transport Wind (kts)             S 16         W 13         N 12        NW 19

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                2560        48360         5520       104310

Dispersion Index                    3           56            6          118

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 around 30. Highs in the lower 50s. 

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Colder. Lows in the

mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. 

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the upper

30s. 



WIND MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest around 5 mph. 

WIND TUESDAY...West around 5 mph. 

WIND WEDNESDAY...South around 5 mph. 

WIND THURSDAY...North around 5 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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