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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Interior Northern California
Motherlode - Nevada-Yuba-Placer-Amador | El Dorado


.DISCUSSION...
Warmest temperatures of the week expected today. Breezy onshore
flow develops tonight-Friday AM with low relative humidity
resulting in Elevated Fire Weather conditions across the
northeastern Sierra foothills and northern Sac Valley. Dry
conditions continue as winds shift from west to north increasing
Friday PM into Saturday AM across the northern Sac Valley and
mountains, gusty west winds over the mountains on Sunday, followed
by breezy north to east winds in the Sacramento Valley Monday-
Tuesday resulting in additional periods of Elevated Fire Weather
Conditions.

CAZ134-252300-
Central Motherlode 1000-3000 ft-
Including the city of Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Placerville,
Cool, Jackson
202 PM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........59-64.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........50-60 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........9 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Drainage winds up to 5 mph becoming
    southeast up to 7 mph after midnight.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 5 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........400 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........78-83.
*   24 HR Trend..........9 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity...........28-33 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........12 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds up to 7 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest winds up to 7 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........4500 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........56-61.
* Max Humidity...........53-68 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Drainage winds up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 5 mph.
* Mixing Height..........400 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........77-82.
* Min Humidity...........22-32 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph becoming southwest
    up to 7 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 7 mph becoming
    southwest up to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........4900 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

CAZ135-252300-
Sierra 3000-5000 ft-
Including the city of Pollock Pines
202 PM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........53-60 lower elevations...except 60-65
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........44-59 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........6 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds up to 7 mph in the evening
    becoming drainage up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 5 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........500 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........73-78.
*   24 HR Trend..........9 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity...........29-34 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........11 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds 4 to 9 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest winds 4 to 9 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........5000 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........51-59.
* Max Humidity...........52-67 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Drainage winds up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 5 mph.
* Mixing Height..........500 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........73-78.
* Min Humidity...........27-36 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southeast winds up to 7 mph shifting to the
    southwest 5 to 10 mph with local gusts up to 20 mph in the
    afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....East winds up to 7 mph shifting to the
    southwest 4 to 9 mph with local gusts up to 20 mph in the
    afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........6400 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.




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