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


CAZ220-267-212300-
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-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........57-62.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........56-68 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........8 percent up.
* 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.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming
  partly cloudy.
* Max Temperature........79-84.
*   24 HR Trend..........4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity...........35-43 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........6 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph becoming west up
    to 8 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Variable winds up to 7 mph becoming
    southwest up to 8 mph in the afternoon.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........3100 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......1 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........53-58.
* Max Humidity...........58-73 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Northwest winds up to 8 mph in the evening
    becoming drainage up to 5 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....West winds up to 7 mph shifting to the
    northeast after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........400 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature........77-82.
* Min Humidity...........30-45 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Upslope winds up to 5 mph becoming west up
    to 7 mph in the afternoon.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Northeast winds up to 8 mph shifting to the
    west up to 7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height..........2100 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

CAZ268-212300-
Northern Sierra Including Lassen NP and Plumas and Lassen NF/S
West of the Sierra Crest (West of Evans Peak-Grizzly Peak-
Beckworth Peak)-
222 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature........45-55 lower elevations...except 43-50
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........Little change.
* Max Humidity...........56-71 percent...except 74-82 percent in
  the high mountain valleys.
*   24 HR Trend..........24 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds 4 to 9 mph shifting to the
    southeast up to 7 mph after midnight.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest winds 5 to 11 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature........69-74 lower elevations...except 61-69
  higher elevations.
*   24 HR Trend..........9 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity...........27-38 percent.
*   24 HR Trend..........12 percent up.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...Southwest winds 9 to 15 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....Southwest winds 9 to 15 mph.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Mixing Height..........4900 ft AGL.
* Chance of thunder......1 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/Weather............Clear.
* Min Temperature........39-49.
* Max Humidity...........52-67 percent...except 71-86 percent in
  the high mountain valleys.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...West winds 6 to 12 mph with local gusts up
    to 25 mph shifting to the northeast 4 to 10 mph after midnight.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....West winds 9 to 15 mph with local gusts up
    to 25 mph shifting to the northeast 6 to 12 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height..........300 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
* Sky/Weather............Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature........69-75 lower elevations...except 62-70
  higher elevations.
* Min Humidity...........19-34 percent.
* 20-Foot Winds..........
*   Valleys/Lwr Slopes...East winds 7 to 13 mph.
*   Ridges/Upr Slopes....East winds 7 to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height..........4100 ft AGL.
* CWR....................0 percent.
* Chance of thunder......0 percent.




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