Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
Issued by NWS Sacramento, CA
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FWSSTO
Spot Forecast for Woods Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
742 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 PDT on August 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.DISCUSSION...
Chances for isolated showers today with thunderstorms further
east/southeast with Thursday morning to evening being the better
chance to see thunderstorms development. Confidence is low in
exact placement and storm mode at this time but best chances for
Thursday exist south of Interstate 80 and along the Sierra Crest
eastward.
Otherwise temperatures cool to the upper 60s to low 70s into the
weekend increasing humidity trends with afternoon values in the
30s today with 50s expected tomorrow. Outside of any erratic winds
from thunderstorms winds in afternoons will be southwest with
gusts up to 15-25 mph, weakening overnight.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon.
Max temperature.....65-69.
Min humidity........32-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in
the late morning and afternoon with gusts up to
15-20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
near thunderstorms late in the morning if
developed.
Ridgetop...........Southwest 5 to 10 mph increasing to 8 to 15
mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 9 to 15 mph.
CWR.................6 percent.
Chance of thunder...10-20 percent.
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MC MC MC PC PC MC MC MC MC PC
CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 5 10 15 15 15 15 10
Temp............58 61 64 65 66 66 65 65 66 65
RH..............38 39 34 34 38 41 45 45 44 48
SL/VL wind dir..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SL/VL wind spd..3 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
SL/VL wind gust.8 9 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 17
Ridge wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Ridge wind spd..6 6 7 8 12 14 16 16 14 12
Mix hgt (kft)...2.7 2.7 2.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.2 4.1
Transp wind dir.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Transp wind spd.9 9 9 13 13 13 15 15 15 14
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly to Mostly Cloudy. Slight chance of rain
showers overnight. Slight chance of thunderstorms
overnight. Chance of rain showers after 3 am.
Min temperature.....50-54.
Max humidity........77-81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Southwest winds up to 8 mph early in the
evening becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms overnight.
Ridgetop...........South 7 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 14 mph.
CWR.................6 percent increasing to 33 percent early in the
morning.
Chance of thunder...5-15 percent. Best chances on Thursday
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky cover.......MC PC PC MC MC MC PC MC MC MC MC CDY
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 30
Chc of thdr (%).10 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 10 15 15 15
Temp............63 62 58 57 56 57 57 57 56 56 54 54
RH..............59 62 67 68 69 66 64 63 63 63 65 72
SL/VL wind dir..SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
SL/VL wind spd..8 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SL/VL wind gust.15 13 12 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8
Ridge wind dir..SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
Ridge wind spd..14 14 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9
Mix hgt (kft)...4.1 4.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
Transp wind dir.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
Transp wind spd.14 14 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly Cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning. Chance of rain showers.
Chance of thunderstorms late in the morning.
Max temperature.....60-64.
Min humidity........59-63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph with
gusts 15-25 mph early in the morning.
Gusty and erratic winds expected near
thunderstorms.
Ridgetop...........South 8 to 12 mph shifting to the southwest 15
to 21 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 9 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 20
mph late in the afternoon.
CWR.................33 percent decreasing to 2 percent.
Chance of thunder...15-20 percent.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 0
Chc of thdr (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
Temp............53 52 54 55 58 59 60 60 60 60 61 60
RH..............77 79 79 70 64 61 64 63 63 61 61 62
SL/VL wind dir..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SL/VL wind spd..2 2 6 6 6 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
SL/VL wind gust.8 8 16 16 16 18 18 18 21 21 21 21
Ridge wind dir..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
Ridge wind spd..9 9 12 12 12 14 14 14 20 20 20 17
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 5.2 5.2 5.2 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.4
Transp wind dir.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Transp wind spd.9 9 12 12 12 14 14 14 20 19 18 17
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. South
winds around 6 mph.
$$
Forecaster...DA
Requested by...Andre Bellar
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619527.0/STO
.DELDT 08/12/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL andrew.bellar-mariscal@usda.gov