031  
FNUS76 KSTO 160127  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR IRISH RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
627 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND AS DRY WEATHER  
PERSISTS AND GUSTY WINDS WEATHER BUILD IN. AFTER SATURDAY, DAYTIME  
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS TO LOW 20S  
FROM SUNDAY ONWARD, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY  
ANTICIPATED. WHILE GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT  
TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND, STRONGEST WINDS IN THE BURN VICINITY  
REMAIN ON TRACK FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING, WITH EAST-  
NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS THEN LOOK TO  
GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE WEEK AHEAD, WITH LOW HUMIDITY  
PREVAILING, AND TEMPERATURES TRENDING ABOVE NORMAL ONCE AGAIN.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 55 62 64 66 67  
RH..............45 40 38 37 39 36  
SL/VL WIND......N 2 NW 1 W 6 W 8 W 8 NW 8  
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 2 14 20 20 21  
RIDGETOP WIND...N 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 9 NW 14 NW 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2100 2100 3200 3800 3800  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 9 NW 14 NW 14  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 21 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6  
TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6  
TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 58 54 52 50 49  
RH..............36 43 50 53 53 49  
SL/VL WIND......NW 8 NW 5 NW 5 N 3 NE 3 NE 3  
SL/VL WIND GUST.21 12 12 8 8 8  
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 13 N 9 N 9 N 7 NE 8 NE 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....3100 700 700 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 N 9 N 9 N 7 NE 8 NE 8  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 6800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............48 59 64  
RH..............47 36 32  
SL/VL WIND......NE 3G7 W 1G3 W 8G21  
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 7 NW 7 N 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1700 5400  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7 NW 7 N 17  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MONDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
BECOMING LIGHT AND SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DAYTIME  
MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS.    
TUESDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE UPPER TEENS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE LOWER 20S.  
 

 
FORECASTER...NR  
REQUESTED BY...SYLVESTER RUIZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613642.2/STO  
.DELDT 05/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SYLVESTER.RUIZ@USDA.GOV  
 
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