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


CAZ220-267-020100-
Southern Motherlode From 1000 to 3000 Ft. Includes portions of
Toulumne-Calaveras Unit-
Northern Motherlode From 1000 to 3000 Ft. Includes portions of
Nevada-Yuba-Placer-Amador and Eldorado Units-
123 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Rain.
* Max Temperature........52-57.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........91-100 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........25 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 6 to 12 mph with local gusts up
    to 25 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 6 to 12 mph.
* CWR....................90 percent.
* Mixing Height..........1700 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......10 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Rain in the evening, then a
  slight chance of rain after midnight.
* Min Temperature........42-47.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........95-100 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph.
* CWR....................40 percent.
* Mixing Height..........600 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......4 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain early in
  the morning. A slight chance of rain in the late morning and
  early afternoon, then a chance of rain late in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........54-59.
* Min Humidity...........70-85 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southeast winds 7 to 13 mph. Local gusts up
    to 25 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 7 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3400 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

CAZ268-020100-
Northern Sierra Including Lassen NP and Plumas and Lassen NF/S
West of the Sierra Crest (West of Evans Peak-Grizzly Peak-
Beckworth Peak)-
123 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Rain.
* Max Temperature........39-48.
*   24 HR Trend..........4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity...........88-100 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........35 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 8 to 14 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 8 to 14 mph.
* CWR....................90 percent.
* Mixing Height..........1400 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......6 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............At lower elevations, rain. At higher
  elevations, rain in the evening, then rain and snow likely after
  midnight.
* Min Temperature........34-41 lower elevations...except 31-36
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........94-100 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 11 to 17 mph with local gusts up
    to 25 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 11 to 17 mph with local gusts up
    to 30 mph.
* CWR....................70 percent.
* Mixing Height..........700 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......4 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............At lower elevations, rain early in the
  morning, then a chance of rain in the late morning and early
  afternoon. Rain late in the afternoon. At higher elevations, rain
  and snow.
* Max Temperature........43-48 lower elevations...except 37-43
  higher elevations.
* Min Humidity...........75-90 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 13 to 19 mph with local gusts up
    to 30 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Breezy. South winds 11 to 17 mph increasing
    to 13 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2900 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......2 percent.




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