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


CAZ220-267-020000-
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-
203 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Showers and a slight chance of
  thunderstorms.
* Max Temperature........55-62 lower elevations...except 51-57
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity...........76-91 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........9 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 7 to 13 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 7 to 13 mph with local gusts up
    to 25 mph.
* CWR....................60 percent.
* Mixing Height..........2000 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......18 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Rain.
* Min Temperature........37-45.
*   24 HR Trend..........6 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity...........95-100 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph.
* CWR....................70 percent.
* Mixing Height..........1200 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......12 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the
  morning, then sunny in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........56-61.
* Min Humidity...........40-55 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...West winds 4 to 9 mph. Local gusts up to 20
    mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....West winds 4 to 9 mph.
* Mixing Height..........4700 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

CAZ268-020000-
Northern Sierra Including Lassen NP and Plumas and Lassen NF/S
West of the Sierra Crest (West of Evans Peak-Grizzly Peak-
Beckworth Peak)-
203 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............At lower elevations, rain in the morning,
  then heavy showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
  afternoon. At higher elevations, rain and snow...heavy at times
  in the morning, then showers, heavy snow showers and a slight
  chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........42-47 lower elevations...except 37-42
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity...........80-95 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........12 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds 16 to 28 mph with local
    gusts up to 40 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Windy. Southwest winds 16 to 28 mph with
    local gusts up to 45 mph.
* CWR....................90 percent.
* Mixing Height..........2200 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......16 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............At lower elevations, showers and a slight
  chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain and snow likely
  after midnight. At higher elevations, showers, heavy snow showers
  and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
  chance of snow after midnight.
* Min Temperature........24-32 lower elevations...except 19-27
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........10 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity...........91-100 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Breezy. Southwest winds 19 to 31 mph with
    local gusts up to 45 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Windy. Southwest winds 19 to 31 mph with
    local gusts up to 50 mph.
* CWR....................70 percent.
* Mixing Height..........1700 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......18 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow until
  late afternoon, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
  late in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........44-50 lower elevations...except 37-45
  higher elevations.
* Min Humidity...........41-56 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...West winds 9 to 15 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....West winds 9 to 15 mph with local gusts up
    to 30 mph.
* Mixing Height..........5600 ft AGL.
* CWR....................10 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.




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