Weather Alerts For Dorset, VT

# HEADLINE -------------------- FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN VERMONT # DETAILS -------------------- AFFECTED AREA In New York, St. Lawrence, Northern Adirondacks, Adirondack High Peaks and the Champlain Valley. In Vermont, the Champlain Valley and western Rutland County. TIMING The lowest humidities and strongest winds will occur between 11 AM and 7 PM today. WINDS South 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, with locally higher gusts in northern New York. RELATIVE HUMIDITY As low as 20 to 25 percent. TEMPERATURES Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. IMPACTS If any fires were to start the weather and fuel conditions could cause fires to quickly get out of control and be difficult to contain. ISSUED AT Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 2:29 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Burlington VT HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions may occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Champlain Valley of New York, Northern Taconics, Adirondack High Peaks, Champlain Valley of Vermont, Northern Adirondacks, St. Lawrence

Pollen Index: 11.3 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Poplar/Aspen/Cottonwood, Maple and Cedar/Juniper. Concentration of pollen grains in the air for Wednesday will be falling but will remain in the very high range. This decrease is due to lack of strong winds.