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Spot Forecast for French Meadows Hand Piles...USFS
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
245 AM PDT Sat Oct 18 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0723 PDT on October 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions with near normal temperatures are expected through
the forecast period. Daytime relative humidities will be in the
upper 20s to low 30s, with good overnight recoveries. Breezy
southwest winds are expected Sunday afternoon, with gusts up to
around 15-20 mph. A pattern change brings unsettled weather late
next week into next weekend.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....72-76.
Min humidity........27-31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds up to 6 mph with gusts to around
                    12 mph early in the morning becoming light.
 Ridgetop...........East 7 to 9 mph shifting to the southwest 6 to
                    8 mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 7 to 9 mph shifting to the southwest 6 to
                    8 mph late in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
Sky cover.......CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR
CWR.............0            0            0
Chc of thdr (%).0            0            0
Temp............42           65           73
RH..............57           34           32
SL/VL wind......E 5G12       S 2G6        SW 3G10
Ridgetop wind...E 9          S 6          SW 8
Mix hgt (ft)....1100         3200         3400
Transport wind..E 9          S 6          SW 8

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....39-43.
Max humidity........72-76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light southwest winds becoming south up to
                    5 mph late in the evening.
 Ridgetop...........South 6 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 to 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
Sky cover.......CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR
CWR.............0            0            0
Chc of thdr (%).0            0            0
Temp............64           46           44
RH..............50           75           63
SL/VL wind......SW 2G6       S 3G7        S 3G8
Ridgetop wind...SW 7         S 6          S 10
Mix hgt (ft)....1500         1000         1100
Transport wind..SW 7         S 6          S 10

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....67-71.
Min humidity........28-32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest up to 6 mph
                    early in the morning. Gusts up to 15 mph.
 Ridgetop...........South 10 to 13 mph shifting to the southwest
                    around 15 mph with gusts up to 22 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 13 mph shifting to the southwest
                    15 to 22 mph late in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR
CWR.............0            0            0
Chc of thdr (%).0            0            0
Temp............42           57           69
RH..............58           37           29
SL/VL wind......S 3G9        S 5G12       SW 6G16
Ridgetop wind...S 10         S 13         SW 15G22
Mix hgt (ft)....1100         1300         4000
Transport wind..S 10         S 13         SW 22

$$
Forecaster...IDS
Requested by...American River
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523556.3/STO
.DELDT 10/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL mike.durocher@usda.gov,jeremy.hieronimus@usda.gov,brian.crawford@usda.gov