329  
FNUS76 KSTO 161638  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTSIDE UB...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
938 AM PDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING TREND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THIS  
WEEK, WITH WELL-ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RH VALUES TRENDING  
LOWER. DAYTIME RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE MID TEENS TO LOW 20S,  
WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS  
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS,  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY BREEZY  
WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WITH SPEEDS UP TO AROUND 10-15 MPH.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6  
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6  
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 57 61 65 68 71 72 73 74  
RH..............52 38 33 30 26 24 21 20 19  
SL/VL WIND DIR..SE NE N N N N N NW NW  
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3  
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 3 5 6 6 7 7 8 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 4.4 4.4 4.4 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE NE NE NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............72 68 65 59 58 56 54 52 52 51 51 49  
RH..............22 30 36 43 43 45 45 49 49 51 51 52  
SL/VL WIND DIR..NW NW E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SL/VL WIND GUST.6 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
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 CLR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 48 50 54 62 66 70 73 74 76 77 76  
RH..............52 51 49 41 29 26 23 20 18 16 15 15  
SL/VL WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE W W W W W W W  
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 6 6 6 7  
SL/VL WIND GUST.5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 13 13 13 15  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT SOUTHEAST  
WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH.  
DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES 14-18 PERCENT.   
THURSDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT SOUTHEAST  
WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 4 TO 6  
MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES 15-20 PERCENT.   
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT SOUTHEAST  
WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 5 TO 10  
MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES 15-20 PERCENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...IDS  
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS SCHNEIDER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 03/16/26  
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