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


CAZ220-267-220000-
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-
122 PM PST Fri Feb 20 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy. Widespread frost through
  the night.
* Min Temperature........27-32.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........90-100 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........4 percent down.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...East winds up to 8 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....East winds up to 8 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........500 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy in the morning then
  clearing. Widespread frost in the morning.
* Max Temperature........50-55.
*   24 HR Trend..........7 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity...........48-55 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........12 percent down.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southeast winds 5 to 11 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southeast winds 5 to 11 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........3500 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......1 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear. At higher elevations, areas
  of frost after midnight, A slight chance of rain early in the
  morning.
* Min Temperature........37-42.
* Max Humidity...........66-81 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height..........500 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny until late afternoon then
  becoming partly cloudy. At lower elevations, a slight chance of
  rain early in the morning. At higher elevations, a slight chance
  of rain.
* Max Temperature........58-63.
* Min Humidity...........45-60 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 7 to 13 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 7 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3300 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

CAZ268-220000-
Northern Sierra Including Lassen NP and Plumas and Lassen NF/S
West of the Sierra Crest (West of Evans Peak-Grizzly Peak-
Beckworth Peak)-
122 PM PST Fri Feb 20 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
  partly cloudy. Widespread frost.
* Min Temperature........16-24 lower elevations...except 14-19
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........6 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...Southeast winds 7 to 13 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 7 to 13 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........400 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly
  cloudy with a slight chance of snow in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........38-43 lower elevations...except 31-37
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........5 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity...........49-60 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........8 percent down.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph with local gusts
    up to 30 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Breezy. Southeast winds 11 to 17 mph
    shifting to the south 13 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Local
    gusts up to 35 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........2900 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow
  early in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
  and snow in the late evening and overnight.
* Min Temperature........25-33.
* Max Humidity...........72-87 percent...except 80-95 percent in
  the high mountain valleys.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 16 to 28 mph with local gusts up
    to 35 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Windy. South winds 16 to 28 mph with local
    gusts up to 45 mph.
* Mixing Height..........1100 ft AGL.
* CWR....................10 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. At higher elevations, a
  chance of snow early in the morning, then a chance of rain and
  snow in the late morning and afternoon. Rain likely early in the
  morning. A chance of snow through the day. A chance of rain in
  the late morning and afternoon. Snow level 5000 feet in the
  morning.
* Max Temperature........42-47 lower elevations...except 36-42
  higher elevations.
* Min Humidity...........67-82 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 15 to 27 mph with local gusts up
    to 35 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Windy. South winds 16 to 28 mph with local
    gusts up to 45 mph.
* Mixing Height..........2700 ft AGL.
* CWR....................20 percent.
* Chance of thunder......1 percent.




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