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


CAZ220-267-090000-
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-
204 AM PDT Wed Apr 8 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........72-77.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........39-44 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph becoming west 4 to
    9 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 7 mph becoming west 4
    to 9 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........3900 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......5 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........49-54.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........85-99 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........18 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds up to 8 mph in the evening
    becoming drainage up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest winds up to 8 mph in the evening
    becoming variable up to 5 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........500 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......8 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy
  late in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance
  of rain early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and
  thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........68-74.
* Min Humidity...........45-60 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 8 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........4500 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......16 percent.

CAZ268-090000-
Northern Sierra Including Lassen NP and Plumas and Lassen NF/S
West of the Sierra Crest (West of Evans Peak-Grizzly Peak-
Beckworth Peak)-
204 AM PDT Wed Apr 8 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a
  slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........63-69 lower elevations...except 56-63
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........37-49 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........6 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest winds 7 to 13 mph. Local gusts up
    to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........5000 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......20 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a
  slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
  chance of rain after midnight.
* Min Temperature........37-46.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........83-98 percent...except 95-100 percent in
  the high mountain valleys.
*   24 HR Trend..........24 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 5 to 11 mph. Local gusts up to
    20 mph in the evening.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 5 to 11 mph.
* CWR....................10 percent.
* Mixing Height..........600 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......22 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly
  cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........57-63 lower elevations...except 50-58
  higher elevations.
* Min Humidity...........51-66 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 6 to 12 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 6 to 12 mph. Local gusts up to
    25 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........4500 ft AGL.
* CWR....................20 percent.
* Chance of thunder......21 percent.




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