Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
789
FNUS76 KSTO 072153
FWSSTO
Spot Forecast for Votaw Fire...USFS Eldorado NF
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
253 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 PDT on September 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Dry and periodically breezy conditions this week, with warming temperatures
through Thursday. Highs will increase to the mid to upper 70s by Thursday,
before decreasing to closer to normal again on Friday. Daytime humidities
will be lowest the next couple of days, in the 20s to 30s, before increasing
later in the week. Overnight recoveries moderate through the whole week.
Winds will be fairly light and terrain driven the next couple of days, less
than 10 mph sustained speeds with occasional gusts up to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Stronger southerly winds as a system passes through late week/over
the weekend. No current threat of thunderstorms or potential for
precipitation near the fire during the next week.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....61-67.
Min humidity........27-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Southwest winds around 6 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.
Ridgetop...........South around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 12 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
TIME (PDT) 4 PM
Sky cover.......CLEAR
CWR.............0
Chc of thdr (%).0
Temp............61
RH..............35
SL/VL wind......SW 7G15
Ridgetop wind...S 10
Mix hgt (ft)....5300
Transport wind..SW 12
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....45-52.
Max humidity........60-72 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Southwest winds up to 5 mph becoming east up
to 8 mph in the late evening.
Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the
southeast 7 to 10 mph early in the evening.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the
southeast 7 to 10 mph early in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
Sky cover.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0
Temp............58 46 46
RH..............45 72 65
SL/VL wind......SW 5G9 E 7G9 E 7G9
Ridgetop wind...SW 10 E 7 SE 10
Mix hgt (ft)....3300 400 500
Transport wind..SW 10 E 7 SE 10
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly sunny.
Max temperature.....67-71.
Min humidity........22-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......East winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the south up
to 6 mph late in the morning, then shifting to
the southwest up to 7 mph late in the morning with
gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop...........Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the
southwest late in the morning.
Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the
southwest late in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
Sky cover.......CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
CWR.............0 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0
Temp............46 58 67
RH..............53 30 24
SL/VL wind......E 8G12 S 5G10 SW 7G15
Ridgetop wind...SE 10 S 10 SW 14
Mix hgt (ft)....500 2300 6300
Transport wind..SE 10 S 10 SW 14
$$
Forecaster...SP
Requested by...Camino ECC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/07/26
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