152  
FNUS76 KSTO 202007  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TWAIN FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
107 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW PASSING CLOUDS AT THE TWAIN FIRE THE NEXT FEW  
DAYS. MOSTLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WITH GUSTS BELOW 15 MPH. MONSOONAL  
MOISTURE ALONG WITH REMNANTS OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE PACIFIC WILL  
CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NOT EXPECTING  
RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE TWAIN FIRE, BUT A NON-ZERO CHANCE OF  
AN AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH  
AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. BETTER CHANCES WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE  
SIERRA CREST. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO REMAIN MOSTLY SEASONABLE FOR THE  
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, WITH SLIGHT FLUCTUATIONS OF A FEW DEGREES THE NEXT 5  
DAYS.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 7 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2  
TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE WEST 8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 69 84 89  
RH..............63 49 36 30  
SL/VL WIND......NE 1G2 SE 2G3 W 3G7 W 6G13  
RIDGETOP WIND...S 13 SW 9 SW 5 SW 3  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1600 5700 7000  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3 S 2 SW 7 W 8  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63-73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 3  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............88 78 71 66  
RH..............35 51 60 68  
SL/VL WIND......W 6G13 SW 3G8 W 2G5 NE 1G2  
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 5 NE 6 E 10 SE 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....4800 400 300 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 SW 7 W 5 N 3  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-97.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............64 70 86 91  
RH..............75 59 36 30  
SL/VL WIND......NW 1G2 NE 1G2 SW 3G6 SW 7G16  
RIDGETOP WIND...S 8 S 9 S 8 S 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 5900 8200  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 NE 3 S 7 SW 12  
 

 
FORECASTER...JW  
REQUESTED BY...ISABELLA GIACOMANGELI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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