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Spot Forecast for French Meadows Hand Piles...USFS
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
127 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 PST on November 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonable and dry weather continues into the early week ahead in
the burn area vicinity. Breezy winds and daytime
humidity values into the lower 30s persist on Monday, followed by
more appreciable recovery into Tuesday as a weather system begins
building into NorCal. Similarly breezy southwest winds expected
late morning through the afternoon on Tuesday, with gusts up to 25
mph at times. Stronger south-southwest winds gusting up to 45 mph
will then be possible on Wednesday, accompanied by a 50-70%
chance of precipitation greater than 1" on Wednesday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....62-66.
Min humidity........35-39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South-southwest winds 6 to 9 mph with gusts
                    to around 21 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest 17 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 4100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 17 to 25 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PST)      10 AM        2 PM
Sky cover.......CLEAR        CLEAR
CWR.............0            0
Chc of thdr (%).0            0
Temp............59           64
RH..............39           41
SL/VL wind......SW 8G21      SW 7G22
Ridgetop wind...SW 24        SW 25
Mix hgt (ft)....3800         4100
Transport wind..SW 24        SW 25

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....36-40.
Max humidity........80-84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 7 to 10 mph with gusts to around
                    24 mph.
 Ridgetop...........South 12 to 17 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 1200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 12 to 17 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PST)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
CWR.............0            0            0
Chc of thdr (%).0            0            0
Temp............48           41           39
RH..............72           79           81
SL/VL wind......SW 7G22      S 8G23       S 6G20
Ridgetop wind...SW 17        S 14         S 14
Mix hgt (ft)....2200         1200         1400
Transport wind..SW 17        S 14         S 14

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....59-63.
Min humidity........41-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusts up to 24 mph
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........South 12 to 14 mph increasing to southwest 22
                    to 26 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 14 to 26 mph increasing to 22 to 26
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PST)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
CWR.............0            0            0
Chc of thdr (%).0            0            0
Temp............38           55           60
RH..............81           52           46
SL/VL wind......S 6G18       SW 7G21      SW 7G22
Ridgetop wind...S 12         SW 24        SW 26
Mix hgt (ft)....1200         3600         4200
Transport wind..S 12         SW 24        SW 26

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...
Cooler. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs around 50. South winds 16 to 20 mph. Gusts up
to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers early in the morning.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 8 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in
the lower 60s. South winds up to 8 mph.

$$
Forecaster...KH/NR
Requested by...Tahoe/ American River
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2524130.6/STO
.DELDT 11/03/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
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