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Page last Updated: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:38:25 -0400

FDRAs 1-6 LOW Fire Danger (for areas without snow)

Synopsis:

TODAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper
50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Minimum relative
humidity around 69 percent.

TONIGHT...Cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of
rain 70 percent. Southwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
increasing to west around 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight.

*Extended Fire Weather Forecast:*

TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 27
percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Northwest winds around 30 mph
with gusts up to 50 mph decreasing to around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
after midnight.

WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds around 15 mph
shifting to the south in the afternoon. Minimum relative humidity around 23
percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain, freezing rain and sleet with snow likely. Lows
around 30. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

THURSDAY...Rain. Not as cool with highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
near 100 percent. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Minimum
relative humidity around 60 percent.

THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph...except west 20 to 30 mph
across northern New Hampshire.

FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15
mph...except northwest 20 to 30 mph across northern New Hampshire. Minimum
relative humidity around 38 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph...except northwest 15 to 25 mph across northern New Hampshire.

SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15
mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 39 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows
in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.



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New Hampshire map of fire danger zones: 1,2,3 are stacked across the top 3/4 of the state, while 3,4,5,6 cover the souuthern portion from west to east.

Source: https://www.nhdfl.dncr.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt866/files/documents/nh-fire-zone.pdf