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


CAZ220-267-252300-
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-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........51-56.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........51-66 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...North winds up to 8 mph in the evening
    becoming drainage up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northeast winds up to 8 mph in the evening
    becoming variable up to 5 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........500 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature........75-80.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........29-39 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........6 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph becoming west 4 to
    9 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 7 mph becoming west 4
    to 9 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........2800 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........50-55.
* Max Humidity...........62-77 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...West winds up to 8 mph in the evening
    becoming drainage up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....West winds up to 8 mph in the evening
    becoming variable up to 5 mph.
* Mixing Height..........400 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature........72-77.
* Min Humidity...........30-45 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph becoming northwest
    4 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northeast winds up to 7 mph shifting to the
    northwest 4 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2300 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

CAZ268-252300-
Northern Sierra Including Lassen NP and Plumas and Lassen NF/S
West of the Sierra Crest (West of Evans Peak-Grizzly Peak-
Beckworth Peak)-
202 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........39-49.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........52-67 percent...except 71-79 percent in
  the high mountain valleys.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...South winds 8 to 14 mph. Local gusts up to
    25 mph in the evening.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....South winds 8 to 14 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature........64-71 lower elevations...except 57-65
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Min Humidity...........29-37 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........5 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds 10 to 16 mph. Local gusts up
    to 25 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest winds 10 to 16 mph with local
    gusts up to 30 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........4000 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........35-45.
* Max Humidity...........64-79 percent...except 83-98 percent in
  the high mountain valleys.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds 7 to 13 mph with local gusts
    up to 25 mph shifting to the northeast 5 to 11 mph after
    midnight.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....West winds 9 to 15 mph. Local gusts up to 30
    mph in the evening.
* Mixing Height..........600 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature........62-68 lower elevations...except 55-63
  higher elevations.
* Min Humidity...........19-34 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northeast winds 12 to 18 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northeast winds 12 to 18 mph.
* Mixing Height..........3900 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.




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