534  
FNUS76 KSTO 270449  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TALBOT...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
949 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A PATTERN CHANGE BEGINS LATER THURSDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON FRIDAY THERE WILL  
BE COOLER TEMPERATURES, IMPROVING HUMIDITIES, AND LIKELY RAIN  
SHOWERS (60-80% CHANCE), ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON  
THUNDERSTORMS. DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER INTO THE 20S  
THURSDAY, FOLLOWED BY GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AROUND 70-80 PERCENT  
THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT EASTERLY IN THE MORNING,  
SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AND GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON, EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS, WHERE GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS  
ARE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES COOL FURTHER FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY  
NEXT WEEK. CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS HAVE INCREASED TO AROUND  
55-65% ON FRIDAY, WITH LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
SATURDAY AND DRY WEATHER RETURNING BY SUNDAY.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5  
TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............60 75 84  
RH..............35 30 23  
SL/VL WIND......SE 3G8 SW 7G17 SW 7G20  
RIDGETOP WIND...S 9 SW 12 SW 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 3300 7600  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SW 12 SW 17  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN RAIN  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.  
MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT INCREASING TO 23 PERCENT EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............80 65 63  
RH..............29 42 45  
SL/VL WIND......SW 7G17 SE 3G8 S 2G6  
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 14 SW 6 S 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....4000 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 6 S 7  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61-65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.  
CWR.................23 PERCENT INCREASING TO 65 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 29 PERCENT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
CWR.............20 20 60  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 20  
TEMP............59 63 71  
RH..............63 69 63  
SL/VL WIND......S 2G7 S 3G10 SW 3G14  
RIDGETOP WIND...S 8 S 9 S 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1500 2900  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 9 S 14  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...EK  
REQUESTED BY...MATHEW SALAS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619793.10/STO  
.DELDT 08/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATHEW.SALAS@USDA.GOV  
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