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Spot Forecast for Shoshone...WFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
358 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Gusts up to 20-25 mph are anticipated each afternoon through
  the weekend.

* Isolated showers and thunderstorms return this afternoon with a
  5-10% chance, and higher probabilities of 15-50% on Saturday
  and Sunday.

* Temperatures slowly cool off this weekend into next week.

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........
Valley/Slope....60-65 at forecast start...Max 93-98.
Ridgeline.......58-62 at forecast start...Max 86-91.
RH..................22% at forecast start...Min 9-14%.
20-Foot Winds.......
Valley..........South winds around 5 mph early in the morning, then
shifting to the west 10-15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph
late in the morning and afternoon.
Ridgeline.......Light and variable winds up to 5 mph in the early
morning, becoming from the south 5-10 mph late in the
morning, then becoming from the west and southwest
10-15 mph and gusts to 20-25 mph in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 9000 ft agl in the afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 15 mph
in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to marginal in the morning, increasing to
excellent in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........
Valley/Slope....Min 60-65.
Ridgeline.......Min 57-62.
RH..................
Valley/Slope....Max 40-45%.
Ridgeline.......Max 28-33%.
20-Foot Winds.......
Valley..........West winds 7-12 mph with gusts to 15-20 mph early
in the evening, then becoming from the south
around 5 mph after 8 PM PDT.
Ridgeline.......West winds 7-12 mph with gusts to 15-20 mph early
in the evening, then becoming light and variable after
10 PM PDT.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the evening.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 10 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Ventilation.........Excellent in the early evening, decreasing to poor
in the late evening and overnight.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
Temperature.........
Valley/Slope....Max 90-95.
Ridgeline.......Max 86-91.
RH..................Min 12-17%.
20-Foot Winds.......
Valley..........South winds around 5 mph early in the morning,
then becoming from the west and northwest 7-12 mph
and gusts to 20 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Ridgeline.......Light and variable winds early in the morning,
become from the southwest at 5-10 mph in the
late morning, then become from the west and
northwest 7-12 mph and gusts to 20-25 mph in the
afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...15%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 9200 ft agl in the
                    afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to fair in the morning increasing to very
good to excellent in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Crespo
Requested by...NV-SFIDC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619824.4/REV
.DELDT 08/21/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nvsfc@firenet.gov,rhilfer@blm.gov