816  
FNUS76 KSTO 262321  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FEATHER RIVER COLLEGE S-290...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
421 PM PDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY AND SUNNY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH TEMPERATURES  
REMAINING WELL ABOVE NORMAL. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES IN THE MID-TEENS TO MID  
20S WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS FRIDAY AND  
OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY, BEFORE LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TAKE  
OVER DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 53 67 74 74  
RH..............50 29 20 17 17  
SL/VL WIND......N 1 N 2 NW 2 SW 3 SW 3  
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 5 6 8 8  
RIDGETOP WIND...E 8 SE 6 SE 6 S 9 S 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 3000 3000 4900 3600  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 6 SE 6 S 9 S 8  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........71-75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 60 53 48 43 40  
RH..............21 37 48 57 65 70  
SL/VL WIND......SW 3 SW 1 SW 1 N 0 N 0 N 0  
SL/VL WIND GUST.8 3 3 1 1 1  
RIDGETOP WIND...S 8 SW 5 SW 5 S 5 S 5 S 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....3600 900 900 1100 1100 1100  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 SW 5 SW 5 S 5 S 5 S 5  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO  
10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO  
10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............37 43 64 75  
RH..............74 65 33 18  
SL/VL WIND......N 0G1 N 0G1 SW 1G5 SW 5G10  
RIDGETOP WIND...S 5 S 3 SW 6 W 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1100 3400 7600  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 3 SW 6 W 8  
 

 
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REQUESTED BY...RYAN BAUER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 03/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RYAN@THEWATERSHEDCENTER.COM  
 
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