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Spot Forecast for Three Queens...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
351 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 31.
***Thunderstorms imply gusty and erratic winds ***
***Winds are 20 foot 10-minute averages ***
***CWR: Chance of wetting rain 0.10 or greater ***
***Ventilation Index is derived from transport wind
multiplied by the mixing height in 100`s of ft.
Categories are a generalized indicator only:
low (< 200), moderate (200-500), high (500-700),
and very high (> 700). ***
If you have questions or concerns with this forecast, please
contact our office at (541) 276-8134.
.DISCUSSION...Dry conditions will persist across the fire
site through Friday night. An upper level low will clip the
region on Saturday, bringing light rain showers and breezy west
winds. Afternoon RHs will dip into the mid 20s tomorrow, but
a marine push and light showers Saturday afternoon will keep RHs
higher, with moderate confidence (50-60%) they`ll stay in the
lower 60s. Overnight recovery will be good. Lastly, there is
a <10% chance of an isolated thunderstorm impacting the fire
area.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....83-86.
Min humidity........23-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope winds becoming west 5 to 8 mph around
11AM.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph around
11AM.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest
late in the morning.
Ventilation Index...Low (40) increasing to low (150) in the
afternoon.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
Chc of ltng (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............51 58 70 78 82 83
RH..............56 52 41 37 32 28
20 ft wind......NW 4 SW 3 SW 4 W 5 W 6 W 7
20 ft wind gust. 10
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....53-56.
Max humidity........70-75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph becoming downslope
around 9PM.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph becoming light
around 9PM.
Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL early in the evening then 500 ft
AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 12 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (90) decreasing to low (30) overnight.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Chance of rain
showers late in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent increasing to 14 percent late in the
morning.
Chance of lightning.9 percent.
Max temperature.....66-69.
Min humidity........67-72 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 8 to 13 mph
with gusts up to 26 mph around 4PM.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 5 to 11 mph increasing to 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 29 mph around 4PM.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 12 to 20 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (110) increasing to moderate (410) in the
afternoon.
$$
Forecaster...Lawhorn
Requested by...Matthew Hundt
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618698.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/30/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Matthew.Hundt@usda.gov