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


CAZ220-267-260100-
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 Dec 25 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers and a slight chance of
  thunderstorms.
* Max Temperature........47-52.
*   24 HR Trend..........5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity...........93-98 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Breezy. South winds 17 to 29 mph decreasing
    to 15 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Local gusts up to 45 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Windy. South winds 18 to 30 mph decreasing
    to 15 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Local gusts up to 45 mph.
* CWR....................90 percent.
* Mixing Height..........2700 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......20 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Showers and a slight chance of
  thunderstorms.
* Min Temperature........38-43.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........95-100 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Breezy. South winds 14 to 26 mph with local
    gusts up to 40 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Breezy. South winds 14 to 26 mph with local
    gusts up to 40 mph.
* CWR....................90 percent.
* Mixing Height..........1200 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......16 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Rain.
* Max Temperature........45-50.
* Min Humidity...........80-95 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southeast winds 10 to 16 mph with local
    gusts up to 30 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 10 to 16 mph with local gusts up
    to 30 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3600 ft AGL.
* CWR....................70 percent.
* Chance of thunder......9 percent.

CAZ268-260100-
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 Dec 25 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Snow...heavy at times and rain. Snow level
  5000 feet.
* Max Temperature........37-42 lower elevations...except 32-37
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........7 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity...........86-97 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........7 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Windy. South winds 22 to 34 mph. Local gusts
    up to 55 mph decreasing to 40 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Windy. South winds 22 to 34 mph. Local gusts
    up to 60 mph decreasing to 45 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR....................100 percent.
* Mixing Height..........3500 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......11 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Snow...heavy at times and rain. Snow level
  5000 feet decreasing to 4000 feet after midnight.
* Min Temperature........24-33.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........93-100 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Windy. South winds 21 to 33 mph with local
    gusts up to 50 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Windy. South winds 21 to 33 mph with local
    gusts up to 55 mph.
* CWR....................100 percent.
* Mixing Height..........1800 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......11 percent.

.FRIDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Rain and snow. Snow level 4000 feet
  increasing to 4500 feet in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........35-40 lower elevations...except 29-35
  higher elevations.
* Min Humidity...........78-93 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Breezy. South winds 16 to 28 mph decreasing
    to 9 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Local gusts up to 40 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Windy. South winds 21 to 33 mph with local
    gusts up to 50 mph becoming southwest 15 to 21 mph with local
    gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2700 ft AGL.
* CWR....................90 percent.
* Chance of thunder......7 percent.




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