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


.DISCUSSION...
Dry and unseasonably hot conditions persist through Friday.
Daytime humidities expected in the teens to 20s, with moderate
recovery in the Central Valley and higher mountains. Driest
conditions, poorest recoveries, and warmest overnight temperatures
expected in thermal belts in the foothills. Cooler temperatures
and improving humidities are anticipated this weekend, near normal
highs Saturday and below normal Sunday. Gusty onshore winds
expected Saturday, shifting to gusty north to east winds Sunday
into Monday with gusts up to 20-35 MPH and strongest along the
I-5 corridor. There are chances for unsettled weather early next
week.

CAZ134-072300-
Central Motherlode 1000-3000 ft-
Including the city of Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Placerville,
Cool, Jackson
203 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature........65-70.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........36-41 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northeast winds up to 7 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northeast winds up to 7 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........400 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........92-97.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........15-20 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...East winds up to 7 mph shifting to the west
    up to 8 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northeast winds up to 7 mph shifting to the
    west in the afternoon.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........5600 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature........64-69.
* Max Humidity...........31-44 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northeast winds up to 7 mph in the evening
    becoming drainage 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.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........92-97.
* Min Humidity...........16-21 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...East winds up to 7 mph shifting to the west
    in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....East winds up to 8 mph shifting to the west
    up to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........5400 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

CAZ135-072300-
Sierra 3000-5000 ft-
Including the city of Pollock Pines
203 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature........57-66 lower elevations...except 65-70
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........34-49 percent lower elevations...except
  31-38 percent high elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northeast winds up to 8 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northeast winds up to 7 mph in the evening
    becoming variable up to 5 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........500 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........87-92.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........16-21 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph becoming west up
    to 8 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 7 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........6500 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature........58-66 lower elevations...except 63-69
  higher elevations.
* Max Humidity...........36-51 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northeast winds up to 8 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....North winds up to 7 mph in the evening
    becoming variable up to 5 mph.
* Mixing Height..........500 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........87-92.
* Min Humidity...........15-25 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...East winds up to 8 mph in the morning
    becoming upslope up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....East winds up to 8 mph in the morning
    becoming variable up to 5 mph.
* Mixing Height..........7600 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.




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