Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
656
FNUS76 KSTO 301654
FWSSTO
Spot Forecast for BCFSC Upper Ridge Rambling Unit...CAL FIRE
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
954 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 PDT on September 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Mostly sunny, dry, and unseasonably warm weather expected at the burn
site the remainder of this week and through the weekend. Highs in the
80s with daytime humdities in the teens to low 20s, and poor overnight
recoveries in the 30s and 40s. Winds will primarily be light and
terrain driven over the next couple of days, with increasing chances for
breezy easterly winds on Saturday. However, at this time, both sustained
speeds and gusts are expected to stay below 12 mph. No precipitation or
thunderstorm chances in the forecast period for the burn site.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....81-86.
Min humidity........13-19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light terrain driven winds up to 5 mph with
gusts up to 10 mph.
Ridgetop...........Southwest to west around 6 mph.
Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest to west around 6 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
TIME (PDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............79 80 81 82 82 83
RH..............17 17 17 17 17 18
SL/VL wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW
SL/VL wind spd..3 3 3 3 2 2
SL/VL wind gust.7 8 8 8 7 6
Ridge wind dir..SW SW W W W SW
Ridge wind spd..5 5 6 6 6 5
Mix hgt (kft)...2.3 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.9 1.4
Transp wind dir.SW SW W W W SW
Transp wind spd.5 5 6 6 6 5
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....59-64.
Max humidity........36-42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light terrain driven winds up to 5 mph with gusts
up to 10 mph.
Ridgetop...........Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the northeast
around 7 mph early in the evening.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the northeast
around 7 mph early in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............80 76 72 67 66 65 65 65 65 64 63 63
RH..............22 29 35 38 38 38 37 36 36 35 34 34
SL/VL wind dir..SW E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SL/VL wind spd..1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
SL/VL wind gust.5 5 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10
Ridge wind dir..SW SW E E E E E E NE NE NE NE
Ridge wind spd..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8
Mix hgt (kft)...1.4 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Transp wind dir.SW SW E E E E E E NE NE NE NE
Transp wind spd.5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....82-87.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light terrain driven winds up to 5 mph with gusts
up to 12 mph in the morning.
Ridgetop...........Northeast 5 to 9 mph shifting to the south around
7 mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 9 mph shifting to the south around
7 mph late in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............63 61 63 68 77 79 81 82 83 84 84 83
RH..............35 35 37 34 27 23 22 20 20 19 19 20
SL/VL wind dir..NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SL/VL wind spd..5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
SL/VL wind gust.10 10 12 12 12 8 8 8 9 9 9 7
Ridge wind dir..NE NE E E E S S S S S S SW
Ridge wind spd..8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.2 2.3
Transp wind dir.NE NE E E E S S S S S S SW
Transp wind spd.8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light
terrain driven winds.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Breezier conditions in the morning than the preceeding days but
generally still less than 12 mph for sustained speeds and gusts.
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light
terrain driven winds.
$$
Forecaster...SP
Requested by...Matthew Brady
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622692.1/STO
.DELDT 09/30/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Jason.finney@fire.ca.gov,Matthew.Brady@fire.ca.gov,Matthew.brady@fire.ca.gov,rob.bartsch@fire.ca.gov