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


CAZ220-267-010000-
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 PM PST Fri Feb 27 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
  mostly cloudy.
* Min Temperature........52-57.
*   24 HR Trend..........4 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity...........81-92 percent lower elevations...except
  70-85 percent high elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........5 percent down.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Drainage winds up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 5 mph becoming east up
    to 7 mph after midnight.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......1 percent.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly
  cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........70-75.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........52-65 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 7 mph becoming
    southwest up to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........2300 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......16 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. At lower elevations, a
  chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms early in
  the evening, then a slight chance of rain in the late evening and
  early morning.
* Min Temperature........51-56.
* Max Humidity...........77-92 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southeast winds up to 7 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southeast winds up to 7 mph.
* Mixing Height..........600 ft AGL.
* CWR....................10 percent.
* Chance of thunder......5 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. At higher elevations, a
  slight chance of rain until late afternoon. At lower elevations,
  a slight chance of rain in the late morning and early afternoon.
  A chance of rain late in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........61-66.
* Min Humidity...........62-77 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....South winds up to 8 mph.
* Mixing Height..........1700 ft AGL.
* CWR....................10 percent.
* Chance of thunder......8 percent.

CAZ268-010000-
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 PM PST Fri Feb 27 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy.
* Min Temperature........41-49 lower elevations...except 39-44
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........5 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity...........80-95 percent...except 95-100 percent in
  the high mountain valleys.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northeast winds 4 to 9 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....East winds 4 to 9 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......2 percent.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers
  and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........58-63 lower elevations...except 52-58
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........61-73 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...East winds 4 to 9 mph shifting to the
    southwest 5 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 7 to 13 mph.
* CWR....................10 percent.
* Mixing Height..........3400 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......33 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a
  chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a chance of
  rain in the late evening and overnight.
* Min Temperature........39-47.
* Max Humidity...........79-94 percent...except 91-100 percent in
  the high mountain valleys.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 6 to 12 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 6 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........900 ft AGL.
* CWR....................30 percent.
* Chance of thunder......10 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain until late
  afternoon. At lower elevations, showers likely and a slight
  chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. At higher
  elevations, rain and snow likely late in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........51-56 lower elevations...except 45-51
  higher elevations.
* Min Humidity...........57-72 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 8 to 14 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 8 to 14 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3400 ft AGL.
* CWR....................10 percent.
* Chance of thunder......10 percent.




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