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Page last Updated: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:02:52 -0400

FDRAs 1-6 HIGH Fire Danger

EFFECTIVE TODAY: Govenors Proclamation banning all open burning
(campgrounds exempt). Wardens will be notified when the ban is lifted.

Synopsis:

TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds up to 10 mph.
Minimum relative humidity around 37 percent.

TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. South winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Extended Fire Weather Forecast:

TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 56
percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of rain 70 percent. Light and variable winds becoming north around
10 mph after midnight.

WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Minimum
relative humidity around 61 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 50s. East winds up to 10 mph.

THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the
afternoon. Minimum relative humidity around 56 percent.

THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Chance of rain 50 percent. South winds up to 10 mph.

FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
Chance of rain 50 percent. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. Minimum relative
humidity around 59 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.

SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
Chance of rain 50 percent. West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon. Minimum relative humidity around 55 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.

SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity around
46 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northwest winds up to 10 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