876  
FNUS76 KSTO 050051  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PIUTE...RESENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
551 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HOT WEATHER WITH LOWERED HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED THIS WEEK WITH  
TUE-THU AS THE HOTTEST STRETCH FORECASTED. TERRAIN DRIVEN, DIURNAL  
WINDS EXPECTED WITH PERIODS OF BREEZY WINDS FROM THE EAST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING AND FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOONS. NO  
PRECIPITATION IS FORECASTED AT THIS TIME BUT THERE IS A NONZERO  
CHANCE (0-5%) FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT BETTER  
CHANCE IF ANYTHING WERE TO OCCUR WOULD BE FURTHER EAST THAN THE  
BURN AREA. HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITY  
VALUES IN THE LOW TO MID 20S.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 4  
TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 7 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC PC PC  
TEMP............66 66 67 67 68 66  
RH..............33 32 31 32 33 35  
SL/VL WIND DIR..W W W W W NW  
SL/VL WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 7 5  
SL/VL WIND GUST.7 8 9 10 10 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.8 7.8 7.3 7.3 7.3 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 7  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........53-57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN EAST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
IN THE EVENING, THEN EAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO  
10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING AND EAST DURING THE  
EARLY MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
TEMP............64 61 56 54 52 51 51 51 50 50 49 49  
RH..............42 46 52 54 56 55 53 53 54 53 53 52  
SL/VL WIND DIR..NW NW NE NE NE E E E E E E E  
SL/VL WIND SPD..5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
SL/VL WIND GUST.9 9 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW N NE NE NE E E SE S S SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 8  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH  
BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST  
7 TO 12 MPH BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST  
BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
TEMP............49 47 48 53 60 67 70 71 71 71 70 67  
RH..............51 53 53 46 35 26 23 23 24 25 28 32  
SL/VL WIND DIR..E E E E E N N N W W W W  
SL/VL WIND SPD..7 7 9 9 9 0 0 0 6 6 6 9  
SL/VL WIND GUST.10 10 13 13 13 3 3 3 9 9 9 13  
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E W W W NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 7.6 7.6 7.6 9.3 9.3 9.3 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 11  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 7 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...DA  
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHULZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2623011.0/STO  
.DELDT 10/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SHAUN.CRAIG@USDA.GOV,STEPHEN.SCHULZ@USDA.GOV  
 
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