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FNUS76 KSTO 200648
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR FEBRUARY WINTER STORMS...MURPHYS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1048 PM PST THU FEB 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE COLD, WITH MORNING LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. CHANCE FOR A LINGERING SNOW SHOWER EARLY, BEFORE
CONDITIONS DRY OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. HIGHS WILL BE
BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST ON FRIDAY AND REMAIN
LIGHT AROUND 5 TO 10MPH. SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS ON THE RIDGETOP AT
10 TO 15 MPH OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT
ON FRIDAY, WITH LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. DRY CONDITIONS ON
SATURDAY, WITH INCREASING RIDGETOP WINDS TO 25MPH, WITH ISOLATED
30MPH WINDS. INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AS WE MOVE INTO
LATE SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY/TUESDAY. FORECASTED RAIN AMOUNTS ARE
BETWEEN 3.50 AND 4.5 INCHES FOR SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD
FROST IN THE MORNING. WIDESPREAD FROST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........1200 TO 3000FT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............24 31 37 37
RH..............87 74 60 65
VL/LS WIND......E 5G9 SE 3G8 S 3G9 S 5G10
SURFACE WIND....E 5G9 SE 3G8 S 3G9 S 5G10
RIDGE/SPD. NW 15 NW 15 NW 10 W 5
MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 2400 2200
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 8 S 6 SW 5
SNOW LVL (KFT)..1200 2000 2700 3000
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
WIDESPREAD FROST IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-88 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..EAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST UP TO 6 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 10
MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........1500 TO 2500FT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 28 25 25
RH..............86 86 83 74
VL/LS WIND......SE 2G7 E 2G7 E 5G8 E 6G10
SURFACE WIND....SE 2G7 E 2G7 E 5G8 E 6G10
RIDGE/UPSLP SPD.SW 5 S 10 S 15 S 25
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 3 E 5 E 9 E 10
SNOW LVL (KFT)..2500 2500 2000 1500
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-51 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
VALLEY/LWR SLOPES..EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGE/UPPER SLOPE..SOUTH 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO
20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
SNOW LEVEL..........2500 TO 3500FT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............27 40 46
RH..............64 51 52
VL/LS WIND......E 6G13 SE 6G16 S 7G18
SURFACE WIND....E 6G13 SE 6G16 S 7G18
RIDGE/UPSLP SPD.S 25 S 25 S 25
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2100 2400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 SE 20 S 30
SNOW LVL (KFT)..2500 3000 3500
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...STEVE KOVACS
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2603297.0/STO
.DELDT 02/20/26
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