240
FNUS76 KHNX 202236
FWSHNX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DOME FIRE...YOSEMITE NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
336 PM PDT TUE OCT 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SOME MAINLY HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS PRESENT OVER
THE AREA. SOME THICKER AND LOWER CLOUDS ARE PRESENT LOCALLY
OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
LIGHT ISOLATED RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
LATE THIS EVENING ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. A 10% TO 20% CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS TODAY. ABOUT AVERAGE TO SLIGHTLY BELOW
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE PRESENT TODAY WITH SIGNIFICANT COOLDOWN
FROM YESTERDAY. TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS ARE IN PLACE TODAY AND CURRENTLY
REMAIN LIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE GRADUALLY AS A STORM
APPROACHES THE AREA TOMORROW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL SEE IMPROVEMENT ALONG WITH THE COOLING TREND. WETTING
RAINFALL AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW OCCURS ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
IF BANDS OF RAIN SET UP OVER THE AREA THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE FLOODING
CONCERNS. A 10% TO 20% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE DURING
THIS PERIOD ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAIN RANGE. COOLER TEMPERATURES
PREVAIL FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND, THOUGH WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH WINDS 9-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6-11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
RAIN OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE... SOUTHEAST WIND 8-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6-9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE... SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6-8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN POSSIBLE, SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AT HIGH ELEVATIONS,
LOWS IN MID 30S, HIGHS IN UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW SNYDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2623861.5/HNX
.DELDT 10/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MATTHEW_SNYDER@FIRENET.GOV
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