Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southern New England
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
406 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.DISCUSSION... 

...Stretch of Dry Weather Sunday through Tuesday...

A cold front will be crossing Southern New England tonight into
Saturday, favoring a wetting rainfall (over a quarter-inch of
rain) in most areas for Saturday. Period of blustery northwest
winds then follow the frontal passage later in the day on
Saturday. 

Minimum relative humidities of 35 to 60 percent for Saturday,
lowest in northern CT and western MA with the earlier passage of
the cold front.

.OUTLOOK...Sunday through Thursday...

Potential for elevated fire weather concerns Sunday, Monday and
perhaps Tuesday. Will have gusts of 20-25 mph during the
afternoons with minimum relative humidities ranging from 25 to
40 percent. Unsettled weather returns Wednesday, with drier
conditions for Thursday.


200800-
Southeast Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Lexington, Newton, Waltham, 
and Woburn
406 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           90           30                        
Temp (24h trend)      45 (+4)      62 (+5)      38           58           
RH % (24h trend)      90 (-10)     42 (0)       68           33           
20ft Wnd AM(mph)                   SW  5                     W  8         
20ft Wnd PM(mph)      S  7         W  7         W  9         W 10 G18     
Precip Amount         0.06         0.24         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            6                                      
Precip Begin          2 AM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   4 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt (ft-AGL)   190          6060         140          7220         
Transport Wnd (kts)   S 12         W 16         W 12         W 19         
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     2280         96960        1680         137180       
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      23 Fair      44 Gen Good  74 Good      
Max ADI Late          12 Poor      72 Good      10 Poor      91 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            3            1            
Max LVORI Late        5            3            3            1            
Min Vsby Early                                                            
Min Vsby Late                                                             
Sunshine Hours        N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A          
CWR                   80           90           10           0            
LAL                   No Tstms     No Tstms     No Tstms     No Tstms     
Haines Index          2            3            4            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs in
the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain. Lows 36 to 44. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.