650  
FNUS76 KSTO 201230  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER MCCLOUD - BEARTRAP HANDPILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
430 AM PST THU NOV 20 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON NOVEMBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A QUICK MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH NORCAL WILL BRING  
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH RAIN TOTALS FROM THIS  
WEATHER SYSTEM AT AROUND 0.50 TO 0.75" INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL  
DEVELOP AFTER THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT FRIDAY MORNING, WITH A PERIOD  
OF WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING. CONDITIONS  
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH  
CLEARING SKIES, DRY CONDITIONS, AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT SOUTH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LESS  
THAN 5 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.  
CWR.................27 PERCENT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97-100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH, GUSTING UP TO  
10-15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 14 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT  
WINDS.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28 THROUGH THURSDAY DECEMBER 04  
 
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER KEEPS FAR NORCAL IN A MODEST CHANCE FOR  
WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS  
AS WE MOVE INTO DECEMBER.  
 
 
FORECASTER...IDS  
REQUESTED BY...HANNE MEYERS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2526173.2/STO  
.DELDT 11/20/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL HANNE.MEYERS@USDA.GOV,RAMON.MOTA@USDA.GOV  
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