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Spot Forecast for 11032026 McKays piles...USFS
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1257 AM PST Tue Nov 3 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PST on November 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A quick hitting system will bring precipitation to the burn area
with breezy to gusty southerly winds. There is a chance of 75% of 0.10" rain
through this evening and a 50% chance of 0.20" rain. Latest forecast storm
total rain expected to be 0.15"-0.25" through tonight. Southerly wind gusts to
20 mph expected today. Warmer and drier weather Wednesday into the weekend
with lower humidity and periods of breezy to gusty northeast to east winds.
Potential for active weather to return next week.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny to mostly cloudy. Rain in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....51-55.
Min humidity........60-64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South 5 to 8 mph with gusts 15 to 20 mph.
 Ridgetop...........South 15 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 8 to 17 mph.
CWR.................70 percent.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

TIME (PST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Sky cover.......PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
CWR.............0      0      70     70     70     10
Chc of thdr (%).0      0      0      10     10     0
Temp............41     49     51     49     47     46
RH..............68     63     68     83     100    100
SL/VL wind......SE 6   S 6    S 7    S 8    S 3    SE 1
SL/VL wind gust.14     18     17     17     14     6
Ridgetop wind...S 12   S 20   S 20   S 15   S 15   SE 8
Mix hgt (ft)....1000   1000   2900   2300   2300   1100
Transport wind..S 12   S 12   S 17   S 13   S 13   SE 8

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Decreasing clouds.
Min temperature.....35-39.
Max humidity........98-100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph
                    overnight with gusts 10 to 15 mph.
 Ridgetop...........East to northeast 7 to 11 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 6 to 8 mph shifting to the northeast
                    7 to 9 mph overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
CWR.............10     10     0      0      0      0
Chc of thdr (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............43     42     41     39     38     38
RH..............100    100    98     100    98     95
SL/VL wind......E 3    E 3    E 3    NE 3   NE 5   NE 6
SL/VL wind gust.8      8      6      7      8      12
Ridgetop wind...SE 8   SE 7   E 6    E 8    NE 9   NE 10
Mix hgt (ft)....1100   400    400    400    400    500
Transport wind..SE 8   SE 7   E 6    E 6    NE 7   NE 9

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of frost early in the morning.
Max temperature.....54-58.
Min humidity........57-61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 5 to 7 mph early in the morning
                    with gusts to 15 mph becoming light.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast 7 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 7 to 9 mph shifting to the northwest
                    7 to 8 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR    MCLEAR    CLEAR     MCLEAR
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of thdr (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............37        49        54        53
RH..............89        70        61        71
SL/VL wind......NE 6G12   NE 3G14   W 2G8     W 3G10
Ridgetop wind...NE 12     NE 12     NW 7      NW 8
Mix hgt (ft)....500       800       3000      3200
Transport wind..NE 9      NE 7      NW 7      NW 8

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds
around 7 to 11 mph with gusts to 20 mph.

$$
Forecaster...KH
Requested by...Kellin Brown
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2625122.0/STO
.DELDT 11/03/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kellin.brown@usda.gov