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


CAZ220-267-040100-
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 Tue Mar 3 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Sunny.
* Max Temperature........63-68.
*   24 HR Trend..........4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity...........48-61 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........7 percent down.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southeast winds up to 7 mph in the morning
    becoming variable up to 5 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........2200 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature........42-47.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........90-100 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Drainage winds up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 5 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........400 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain late in
  the morning. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms
  early in the afternoon, then a chance of rain late in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature........55-61.
* Min Humidity...........55-70 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds up to 7 mph shifting to the west
    4 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds up to 8 mph shifting to the west
    5 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2800 ft AGL.
* CWR....................10 percent.
* Chance of thunder......14 percent.

CAZ268-040100-
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 Tue Mar 3 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature........57-62 lower elevations...except 51-57
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........8 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity...........41-50 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........16 percent down.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...East winds 5 to 11 mph shifting to the
    southwest 4 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....East winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the
    southwest 7 to 13 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........2900 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
  mostly cloudy. At lower elevations, a chance of rain after
  midnight. At higher elevations, rain and snow likely after
  midnight.
* Min Temperature........33-40 lower elevations...except 30-35
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........84-99 percent...except 95-100 percent in
  the high mountain valleys.
*   24 HR Trend..........9 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 4 to 10 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 4 to 10 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......3 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly cloudy. At lower elevations, a
  chance of rain early in the morning, then showers and a slight
  chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon.
  A chance of rain and snow late in the afternoon. At higher
  elevations, rain and snow likely early in the morning, then snow
  showers, showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the late
  morning and early afternoon. A chance of snow late in the
  afternoon. Snow level 5000 feet in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature........44-49 lower elevations...except 37-43
  higher elevations.
* Min Humidity...........57-72 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...West winds 9 to 15 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....West winds 9 to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3700 ft AGL.
* CWR....................50 percent.
* Chance of thunder......17 percent.




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