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Spot Forecast for Gold fire...Wildland fire service
National Weather Service Reno NV
918 PM PDT Fri Jul 17 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 PDT on July 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Humidity recoveries will be poor, maxing out around 30-35% each
  night.

* Winds are mostly terrain driven, with west winds in the afternoon.

* This weekend will be dry. By Monday throughout next week, the
  chances for daily showers and storms increase.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 62-64.
RH..................Max 32-36%.
20-Foot Winds.......West around 15 mph through midnight, then southwest
4-8 mph (upvalley).
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Marginal to poor.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 81-84.
RH..................Min 15-19%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest (upvalley) 4-8 mph into the late morning, then
west 6-10 mph with gusts to around 16 mph in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl in the morning, then around 9500 ft
agl in the afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 62-64.
RH..................Max 30-33%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 5-9 mph with gusts to 16 mph in the evening,
then northwest (downvalley) 5-10 mph overnight.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......1300-2300 ft agl in the evening.
Transport Winds.....West 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Very good to poor.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 83-86.
RH..................Min 16-20%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upvalley 3-8 mph in the morning, then shifting to the
                    northwest 4-9 mph late in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl in the morning, increasing to around
then 10000 ft agl in the afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.

$$
Forecaster...McKellar
Requested by...J. Williams
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617645.0/REV
.DELDT 07/17/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jdwilliams@blm.gov