Discussions are a behind-the-scenes product of each National Weather Service office. They are often where forecasters express their level of confidence in their predictions, and where they mention possible stormy weather they're not yet ready to announce publicly. Being able to read a forecast discussion will give you an idea of what weather to expect if the forecast is wrong.

To understand forecast discussions requires some knowledge of meteorology and the pilot's shorthand that forecasters often use.

Taunton, MA
covering most of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, southwesthern New Hampshire and northwestern Connecticut

Gray, ME
covering most of Maine and New Hampshire

Burlington, VT
covering most of Vermont and upstate New York

Caribou, ME
covering northern Maine

Albany, NY
covering eastern New York state, northwestern Connecticut and western Massachusetts

Upton, NY
covering New York City area including adjacent Connecticut and New Jersey

National Discussions

Short Range Forecast

Extended Forecast

Severe Weather, day 1

Severe Weather, day 2

Precipitation

Fire Weather, Day 1

Fire Weather, Day 2