Fire Weather Discussion
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southern New England
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
410 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure continues to support mostly dry weather in southern
New England Monday with an outside chance for an isolated shower
or two mainly across the interior. Light south winds expected
with sea- breezes likely near the coast.
Min RH will be between 40 and 55 percent on Monday.
.OUTLOOK...Monday through Friday...
Breezy and warmer early next week. Widespread showers are
possible sometime Tuesday night through Wednesday. Trends suggest
drier weather Thursday and Friday.
130800-
Southeast Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Lexington, Newton, Waltham,
and Woburn
410 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Showers None Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 20 10 30 20
Temp (24h trend) 45 (+5) 69 (+9) 52 77
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-4) 43 (0) 89 44
20ft Wnd AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 9
20ft Wnd PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 S 8 SW 12 G19
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 8 PM
Precip End 5 AM
Mixing Hgt (ft-AGL) 120 7740 250 4370
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 9 SW 12 SW 13 SW 21
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 1080 92880 3250 91770
Max ADI Early 24 Fair 74 Good 19 Gen Poor 53 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 7 Poor 93 Good 13 Gen Poor 92 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 2 4 1
Max LVORI Late 6 2 4 1
Min Vsby Early
Min Vsby Late
Sunshine Hours N/A N/A N/A N/A
CWR 0 0
LAL No Tstms No Tstms No Tstms No Tstms
Haines Index 3 3 3 5
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.