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Page last Updated: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:25:47 -0400

FDRAs 1-6 HIGH Fire Danger

Synopsis:

TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
Minimum relative humidity around 40 percent.

TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.

Extended Fire Weather Forecast:

THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon. Minimum relative humidity
around 36 percent.

THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15
mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.

FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity around 33 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10
to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
Minimum relative humidity around 22 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds.

SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Light and variable winds becoming south
around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Minimum relative
humidity around 28 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds up to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.

MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
Minimum relative humidity around 37 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds up to
10 mph.

TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Light and variable winds becoming
southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. Minimum relative humidity around
38 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest 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