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Spot Forecast for Ranch...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
840 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0500 PDT on July 31.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Sunny and dry conditions for the next several days. Temperatures will
be above normal, and daytime humidity will be in the teens with poor
overnight recoveries (values in the 30s). Winds near the surface will
generally be light (sustained speeds below 10 mph) and terrain driven,
though early afternoon gusts may get up to 15 mph. No precipitation
or thunderstorm chances are in the forecast for the next seven days.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....91-96.
Min humidity........15-19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light terrain driven winds becoming west
up to 5 mph in the afternoon with gusts up to 15 mph.
 Ridgetop...........South around 7 mph.
Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 7 mph shifting to the south up to 6
                    mph early in the morning, then shifting to the
                    west around 7 mph late in the afternoon.
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............70  70  75  80  84  86  88  90  91  93  93  93
RH..............32  34  34  28  24  22  21  19  17  17  17  17
SL/VL wind dir..E   E   E   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W
SL/VL wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   3   5   5   5   5   5   5
SL/VL wind gust.7   7   7   7   7   9   10  12  12  12  12  10
Ridge wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Ridge wind spd..6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.2
Transp wind dir.E   E   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.7   7   3   3   3   6   6   6   7   7   7   7

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....70-74.
Max humidity........31-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light terrain driven winds.
 Ridgetop...........South 7 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph shifting to the northeast around
                    6 mph early in the evening, then shifting to the
east around 7 mph overnight.
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 MCR MCR 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............91  88  85  80  77  75  73  73  73  73  73  72
RH..............18  21  24  26  28  31  31  30  29  27  28  27
SL/VL wind dir..W   NW  N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
SL/VL wind spd..3   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
SL/VL wind gust.8   7   6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
Ridge wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Ridge wind spd..7   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...3.2 3.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
Transp wind dir.W   W   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   NE
Transp wind spd.7   7   6   6   6   5   5   5   6   6   6   7

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....92-97.
Min humidity........15-19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming west up to 5 mph by the
afternoon with gusts up to 15 mph.
 Ridgetop...........South around 11 mph.
Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 7 mph shifting to the south 3
                    to 8 mph early in the morning, then shifting to
                    the southwest around 8 mph late in the afternoon.
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 MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR 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............72  72  76  82  86  88  90  92  93  94  94  93
RH..............28  29  33  25  22  20  19  18  17  17  18  19
SL/VL wind dir..NE  NE  S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W
SL/VL wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
SL/VL wind gust.7   7   7   7   7   12  12  12  12  12  12  12
Ridge wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Ridge wind spd..10  10  12  12  12  12  12  10  10  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 1.8 1.8 1.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.4
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W
Transp wind spd.7   7   3   3   3   7   7   7   8   8   8   7

$$
Forecaster...SP
Requested by...Charles Daniel
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618632.1/STO
.DELDT 07/31/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL charles.daniel@usda.gov