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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
121 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2025
DISCUSSION
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE
MAIN FOCUS OF THE HEAVIER RAIN WILL BE FROM SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT AND
SOUTHERN TRINITY SOUTH INTO MENDOCINO AND LAKE COUNTIES. A BREAK IN
THE HEAVIER RAIN IS EXPECTED MONDAY. THE STORM TRACK WILL REMAIN
ACTIVE WITH ADDITIONAL SHOTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS
STARTING TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. LOWER
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED STARTING TUESDAY.
CAZ201-210300-
NORTH COAST-
121 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE
OF RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN LIKELY
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...47-55.
* MIN HUMIDITY...67-82 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...2500 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...3000 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES...............EAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...41-49.
* MAX HUMIDITY...90-100 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4300 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...52-60.
* MIN HUMIDITY...77-92 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3000 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4300 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CAZ202-210300-
COASTAL MENDOCINO-
121 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...52-60.
* MIN HUMIDITY...75-86 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...1300 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES...............VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...46-54.
* MAX HUMIDITY...95-100 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...54-62.
* MIN HUMIDITY...82-97 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3500 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 2200 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CAZ203-204-210300-
UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH-
121 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...40-50.
* MIN HUMIDITY...66-77 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3400 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...2700 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...36-44.
* MAX HUMIDITY...87-100 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...4500 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...44-54.
* MIN HUMIDITY...76-91 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...4200 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...5300 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CAZ211-212-210300-
HOOPA-VAN DUZEN/MAD RIVER-
121 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...44-53.
* MIN HUMIDITY...61-76 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3100 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...3100 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES...............VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...39-47.
* MAX HUMIDITY...89-100 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 5800 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...48-56.
* MIN HUMIDITY...73-88 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3500 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 5800 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CAZ283-210300-
TRINITY-
121 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...39-49.
* MIN HUMIDITY...54-69 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3200 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...3400 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES...............VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...34-42.
* MAX HUMIDITY...86-100 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...5800 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...42-52.
* MIN HUMIDITY...72-87 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3800 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...6500 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CAZ276-210300-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO-
121 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER...CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...50-58.
* MIN HUMIDITY...72-85 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...1600 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES...............VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...44-52.
* MAX HUMIDITY...93-100 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...52-60.
* MIN HUMIDITY...75-90 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...3800 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CAZ277-210300-
W MENDOCINO NF/E MENDOCINO UNIT-
121 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER...PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...45-55.
* MIN HUMIDITY...63-78 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...2300 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...4300 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......LIGHT WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...40-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY...89-100 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 7100 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...46-56.
* MIN HUMIDITY...72-87 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...4400 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 7100 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
CAZ264-210300-
LAKE COUNTY PORTION OF LAKE/NAPA/SONOMA RU-
121 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2025
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER...CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-61.
* MIN HUMIDITY...68-78 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...1500 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGES...............WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MIN TEMPERATURE...45-53.
* MAX HUMIDITY...92-100 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...0 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER...RAIN.
* MAX TEMPERATURE...53-61.
* MIN HUMIDITY...76-91 PERCENT.
* MIXING HEIGHT...4200 FT AGL.
* SNOW LEVEL...ABOVE 4700 FEET.
* 20-FOOT WINDS...
VALLEYS/SLOPES.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGES...............SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
EXTENDED FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST
MONDAY
RAIN. LOWS 43 TO 51. HIGHS 50 TO 58. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN. LOWS 39 TO 47. HIGHS 48 TO 56. EAST WINDS 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN. LOWS 41 TO 49. HIGHS 50 TO 58. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 MPH.
CHRISTMAS DAY
RAIN. LOWS 40 TO 48. HIGHS 49 TO 57.
FRIDAY
RAIN. LOWS 39 TO 47. HIGHS 49 TO 57.
..NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
MONDAY
RAIN. LOWS 38 TO 46. HIGHS 46 TO 57. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN. LOWS 36 TO 46. HIGHS 44 TO 55. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
RAIN. LOWS 37 TO 45. HIGHS 44 TO 53. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 MPH.
CHRISTMAS DAY
RAIN. LOWS 36 TO 45. HIGHS 44 TO 54.
FRIDAY
RAIN. LOWS 33 TO 43. HIGHS 45 TO 55.
6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK
THURSDAY DECEMBER 25 THROUGH MONDAY DECEMBER 29, 2025...
FOR NW CALIF...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
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