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FNUS76 KSTO 220447
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR FEBRUARY WINTER STORMS...MURPHYS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
847 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH MOST OF
MONDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE BREEZY AT TIMES, GUSTING 15 TO 25
MPH, AND 20 TO 35 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. A WARM SYSTEM IS SET TO
BRING RAIN AND CONTINUED BREEZY SOUTH WINDS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. CURRENT
PRECIPITATION FORECAST FOR ELEVATIONS ROUGHLY BELOW 3000 FEET IS
BETWEEN 0.50 TO 2.00 INCHES, WITH 2.00 TO 4.00 INCHES FORECAST
ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. CHANCES FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY, BUT TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LESS THAN 1.00 INCH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH,
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH,
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 44 52 54
RH..............61 55 41 47
VL/LS WIND......SE 9G20 E 9G20 S 8G22 S 7G20
SURFACE WIND....SE 9G20 E 9G20 S 8G22 S 7G20
RIDGE/UPSLP SPD.S 35 S 32 S 30 S 25
MIX HGT (FT)....100 400 2100 2400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 13 S 18 S 14
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5
TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 10
MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 40 39 39
RH..............70 62 53 49
VL/LS WIND......S 6G15 E 6G14 E 8G15 E 7G15
SURFACE WIND....S 6G15 E 6G14 E 8G15 E 7G15
RIDGE/UPSLP SPD.S 25 S 25 S 22 SW 15
MIX HGT (FT)....700 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 E 7 E 10 E 10
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
UP TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
UP TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 8
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............37 53 60
RH..............47 41 40
VL/LS WIND......E 7G15 SE 6G14 SW 6G13
SURFACE WIND....E 7G15 SE 6G14 SW 6G13
RIDGE/UPSLP SPD.SW 15 S 20 S 25
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1100 2100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 S 8 SW 7
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
TUESDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS 20 TO
35 OVER HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS 15 TO 20 OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...KF
REQUESTED BY...STEVE KOVACS
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2603297.2/STO
.DELDT 02/22/26
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