NH Fire Danger

Graphic displaying low fire danger

IMPORTANT: Always check with your state fire rangers and local fire departments and wardens for the latest official information. This web page is a unofficial copy of the most recent email, and may not always be up to date. The text is lightly edited for clarity and timeliness.

Email issued by the NH Division of Forests & Lands; learn more and sign up for email alerts at their site,
“FDRAs” in the text below refer to the Fire Danger Rating Areas -- see the map at page bottom.
Page last Updated: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:06:56 -0400

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

Synopsis:

TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph
with gusts up to 50 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 33 percent.

TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts
up to 40 mph in the evening.

Extended Fire Weather Forecast:

WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds around 15 mph
shifting to the south in the afternoon. Minimum relative humidity around 21
percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with freezing rain, sleet with rain and snow
likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

THURSDAY...Cloudy with rain and freezing rain. Not as cool with highs in
the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. South winds 15 to 25 mph
with gusts up to 40 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 60 percent.

THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 15 to 25
mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 60 across southern New Hampshire...with
highs in the lower 50s across northern New Hampshire. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph...except northwest 15 to 25 mph across northern New Hampshire.
Minimum relative humidity around 33 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the
afternoon. Minimum relative humidity around 46 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph.

SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s.
Chance of rain 70 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30
mph. Minimum relative humidity around 54 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Lows
in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.



Also Follow Us On Twitter and Instagram- @NHForestRangers

This email newsletter is a service of the State of New Hampshire Department
of Natural and Cultural Resources. 
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