216  
FNUS76 KSTO 221652  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSS RANCH RX...CAL FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
952 AM PDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WARM AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH WINDS ON  
WEDNESDAY SHIFTING FROM NORTH WINDS AROUND NOON, WEAKENING AND  
TURNING TO THE SOUTH BY 3 PM. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT ON  
WEDNESDAY WITH BREEZIER WINDS THURSDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 15-20  
MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL BE IN UPPER TEEN TO LOW 20S WITH  
SIMILAR VALUES FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND HIGHS NEAR THE LOW 90S.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING  
THEN BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 9  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
TEMP............62 77 85 91 91  
RH..............61 37 27 22 20  
SL/VL WIND......N 5 N 2 NE 2 S 3 S 5  
SL/VL WIND GUST.10 8 6 7 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1100 4100 5900 5900  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 8 N 2 S 6 S 6  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTH LATE  
IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
TEMP............91 82 72 67 65 62  
RH..............21 31 42 50 52 55  
SL/VL WIND......S 3 NW 2 NW 2 N 3 N 2 N 2  
SL/VL WIND GUST.9 7 7 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....2800 400 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 W 3 W 3 N 6 N 8 N 8  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT NORTH WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO  
14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MC  
TEMP............60 60 62 68 75 81 84 87 88 89 90 89  
RH..............57 57 54 47 37 29 26 24 24 22 22 22  
SL/VL WIND DIR..N N N N N SE SE SE S S S S  
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 6 6 6 7  
SL/VL WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 13 13 13 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 12 12 12 14  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT  
WINDS.  
 

 
FORECASTER...DA  
REQUESTED BY...JAN SMUTZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 09/22/26  
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.EMAIL JAN.SMUTZ@FIRE.CA.GOV  
 
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