.DISCUSSION...
Seasonable high temperatures today through middle of next week.
Dry and breezy weather with a few hours of elevated fire weather
conditions in the Valley and Delta today and Friday. Periods of
low humidity and limited overnight recoveries in northern
Sacramento Valley, foothills, and mountains through Friday. A
monsoonal moisture push is in the forecast, arriving Saturday,
although confidence is low on thunderstorm development in the
mountains. Best chances remain around 10-15% along the Sierra
crest and south of HWY-50 Saturday into next week.

CAZ134-172300-
Central Motherlode 1000-3000 ft-
Including the city of Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Placerville,
Cool, Jackson
203 PM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........59-64.
*   24 HR Trend..........4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity...........41-52 percent lower elevations...except
  36-41 percent high elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........5 percent down.
* 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........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 southwest
    5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 7 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........4000 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature........60-65.
* Max Humidity...........43-58 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest 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..........500 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........87-92.
* Min Humidity...........19-29 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.
* Mixing Height..........3600 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

CAZ135-172300-
Sierra 3000-5000 ft-
Including the city of Pollock Pines
203 PM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........58-65 lower elevations...except 63-68
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........34-44 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........12 percent down.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds up to 7 mph in the evening
    becoming drainage up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds up to 7 mph in the evening
    becoming variable up to 5 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........400 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature........82-87.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........17-22 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds up to 8 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest winds up to 8 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........4900 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature........59-67.
* Max Humidity...........36-51 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southeast 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.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........81-87.
* Min Humidity...........22-37 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph becoming southwest
    up to 8 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 7 mph becoming
    southwest up to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........5200 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......1 percent.