773  
FNUS76 KSTO 030422  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON CANYON RX...CAL FIRE-BUTTE UNIT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
922 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY WEATHER AND MODERATE HEATRISK EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN  
THE MID 90S AND DAYTIME HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER TEENS. DIURNAL,  
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH  
AND LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE EARLY MORNING, TURNING  
TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION  
FORECASTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-97.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
TEMP............74 81 88 92 94  
RH..............31 26 21 19 18  
SL/VL WIND......NE 5 NE 5 W 3 SW 5 SW 5  
SL/VL WIND GUST.8 8 7 10 10  
RIDGETOP WIND...NE 6 NE 6 SW 5 SW 8 SW 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 2900 7100 7100  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 NE 6 SW 5 SW 8 SW 8  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....71-75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING  
NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
TEMP............87 81 79 79 78 76  
RH..............22 27 28 28 28 30  
SL/VL WIND......SW 5 E 6 E 6 NE 3 NE 6 NE 6  
SL/VL WIND GUST.10 10 10 6 7 7  
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 7 E 6 E 6 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....6300 400 400 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 E 6 E 6 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-97.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
TEMP............74 84 94  
RH..............32 25 19  
SL/VL WIND......NE 6G8 NE 6G8 SW 5G12  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 NE 6 SW 8  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 200 5500  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 NE 6 SW 8  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...DA  
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN WEBER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622945.0/STO  
.DELDT 10/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JORDAN.WEBER@FIRE.CA.GOV  
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