Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
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FNUS75 KREV 091547
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Spot Forecast for Ruby...DOI
National Weather Service Reno NV
847 AM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 PDT on August 09.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY...
.DISCUSSION...
* 10-15% chance of showers and thunderstorms today, decreasing to
less than 5% tomorrow.
* Strong and erratic thunderstorm outflow gusts will be the main
concern today, with brief, heavy rainfall possible from stronger
storms that develop.
* Increased W/SW breezes with low daytime RH values today and
tomorrow will bring elevated fire weather conditions.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Temperature.........81-83 at forecast start...Max 84-88.
RH..................22-24% at forecast start...Min 17-19%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds south at 5 mph at forecast
start...otherwise Upslope 3-7 mph becoming west
8-13 mph late in the morning. Gusty and erratic
winds with gusts up to 35 mph expected near
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...15%.
Mixing Height.......10,000-12,500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in
the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Fair to excellent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 65-68.
RH..................Max 30-33%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 8-13 mph becoming south 7-8 mph late
in the evening.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......900 ft agl in the evening, decreasing to 500 ft
agl overnight.
Transport Winds.....West around 15 mph shifting to the southwest
overnight around 10 mph.
Ventilation.........Excellent to marginal decreasing to poor
overnight.
.MONDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
Temperature.........Max 83-87.
RH..................Min 15-16%.
20-Foot Winds.......South winds around 7 mph increasing to
southwest 13-18 mph with gusts to around 30
mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl early in the morning, increasing to
12,100 ft agl in the afternoon.
Transport Winds.....West 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor to good increasing to excellent in the
afternoon.
$$
Forecaster...Giralte
Requested by...Joe Malsam
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619303.0/REV
.DELDT 08/09/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jmalsam@blm.gov,jbrawley@eastforkfire.org