985
FNUS76 KSTO 300344
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR INIMIM...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
844 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 PDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PATTERN CHANGE WILL UNFOLD THIS WEEK AS WE TRANSITION FROM VERY WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS TO COOL AND UNSETTLED. STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE TO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY, BRINGING THE CHANCE
OF LIGHT RAIN THE SPOT LOCATION. A NOTABLE DROP IN TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR
DURING THIS TIME. THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING, THERE IS A 30-40% CHANCE OF
EXCEEDING 0.50 INCHES OF RAIN. ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN IS FORECAST ON
WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY WHEN THERE IS A 60-70% CHANCE OF EXCEEDING
0.5 INCHES. PERIODS OF BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL THEN RETURN THURSDAY AND BEYOND AND BEYOND, WITH
TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING BACK TO ABOVE-NORMAL BY FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC PC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............54 58 64 68 70 71 71 71 69 68
RH..............51 47 40 32 29 28 27 30 32 35
SL/VL WIND DIR..E S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 3
SL/VL WIND GUST.6 7 8 9 10 13 14 14 13 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 13 13 13 14 14 14 9
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................16 PERCENT INCREASING TO 37 PERCENT EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 40
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 62 60 58 57 57 56 54 53 52 52 51
RH..............37 41 46 49 52 54 57 60 63 66 69 71
SL/VL WIND DIR..SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SL/VL WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.12 12 7 7 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 35 35 35 35
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 5 5 5 7 7 7 12 12 12 15
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN
RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................43 PERCENT INCREASING TO 54 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...16 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
CWR.............40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 50
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20
TEMP............50 49 49 50 52 53 55 56 56 57 56 55
RH..............74 75 76 74 72 69 68 67 68 71 75 79
SL/VL WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 3
SL/VL WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 7 12 12 12 14 14 14 13
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..35 30 30 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.9 2.9 2.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 13 13 13 17 17 17 16 16 16 15
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY APRIL 06 THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 12
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FAVORED FROM APRIL 6 TO 12. ODDS
ARE LEANING TOWARDS BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION DURING THIS SAME
TIME.
FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...JORGE PACHECO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608172.1/STO
.DELDT 03/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JPACHECO@BLM.GOV
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