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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

406 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



.DISCUSSION...

No significant fire weather concerns are expected.



NYZ201-230800-

Lake Ontario Plains-

406 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



                              Tonight          Mon    Mon Night          Tue

Cloud Cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type                  Frz Drzl         None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)                  40            0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0

Min/Max Temp                       23           37           18           41

Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           51           88           38

AM Wind (mph)                                 N  6                   Lgt/Var

PM Wind (mph)                    N  7        NW  7        NW  5        SW  6

Precip Amount                    0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration                     3                                       

Precip Begin                     6 PM                                       

Precip End                      12 AM                                       

Mixing Height (ft-agl)            160         4650          260         4860

Transport Wind (kts)            NE 14        NW 16        NW  8         W 17

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                2240        74400         2080        82620

Dispersion Index                    2           83            2           80

Remarks...None.



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NYZ200-230800-

Southern Tier-

406 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



                              Tonight          Mon    Mon Night          Tue

Cloud Cover                    Cloudy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy

Precip Type                  Frz Drzl         None         None         None

Chance Precip (%)                 100            0            0            0

Chance of Thunder (%)               0            0            0            0

Min/Max Temp                       25           37           18           45

Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           47           90           25

AM Wind (mph)                                 N  6                   Lgt/Var

PM Wind (mph)                    N  7        NW  8        NW  6        SW  5

Precip Amount                    0.11         0.00         0.00         0.00

Precip Duration                     7                                       

Precip Begin                     6 PM                                       

Precip End                       2 AM                                       

Mixing Height (ft-agl)            500         4960          520         5970

Transport Wind (kts)            NE 13        NW 19        NW  8         W 15

Vent Rate (kt-ft)                6500        94240         4160        89550

Dispersion Index                    7          112            3           81

Remarks...None.



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.EXTENDED FORECAST...



.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. 

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. 

.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.

Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. 

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

showers. Much colder. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower

30s. 

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

30s. 

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid

40s. 



WIND TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest around 5 mph. 

WIND WEDNESDAY...South around 5 mph. 

WIND THURSDAY...Southwest around 5 mph. 

WIND FRIDAY...Northwest around 10 mph. 

WIND SATURDAY...West around 5 mph. 

WIND SUNDAY...Southwest 5 to 10 mph. 



.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...

Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation above normal.



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