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Spot Forecast for Pomas...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
348 PM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on August 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Passing high clouds through the day today, but much drier at the
surface. Fair overnight relative humidity recovery with minimum
relative humidity dropping in the low 20s. A strong ridge of
high pressure will build into early next week bringing hot, dry
and marginally unstable conditions. Expect poor relative humidity
recovery at mid slopes and ridge tops.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. High cirrus clouds through the
                    day.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Valleys (2000-3000 ft): 85-89.
Mountains (5000-6000 ft): 74-78.
Min humidity........19-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Chiwawa River Basin: Upslope/upvalley 2 to 5 mph.
Shady Pass: South winds 3 to 6 mph in the
                    morning into early afternoon becoming west-
                    northwest 3 to 7 mph after 1600 PDT.
Pomas Creek: Upslope/upvalley 2 to 5 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy in the evening. High clouds
                    decreasing overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....48-53.
Max humidity........Valleys (2000-3000 ft): 70-77 percent.
Mountains (5000-6000 ft): 44-49 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Chiwawa River Basin: Down valley 1 to 3 mph.
Shady Pass: Northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Pomas Creek: Downslope/downvalley 1 to 3 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Valleys (2000-3000 ft): 90-94.
Mountains (5000-6000 ft): 79-83.
Min humidity........Valleys (2000-3000 ft): 15-18 percent.
Mountains (5000-6000 ft): 19-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Chiwawa River Basin: Upslope/upvalley 4 to 7 mph.
Shady Pass: East winds 3 to 7 mph in the
                    morning increasing 6 to 10 mph with gusts up to
                    16 mph along ridges in the afternoon.
Pomas Creek: Upslope/upvalley 2 to 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...Mary Giddings
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520648.4/OTX
.DELDT 08/29/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL mary.giddings@usda.gov,christopher.brooks@usda.gov