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*** IMPORTANT ***  Week of June 16 - Website Data Outage - Due to a major computer upgrade the week of June 16, nearly all data on the CNRFC web site will not be updated. We anticipate the down time to be approximately 4 days. The latest deterministic hydrologic forecasts for official forecast points will continue to be available at the National Water Prediction Service during this time.


MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN RIVER - FRENCH MEADOWS RESERVOIR (FMDC1)
Latitude: 39.11º NLongitude: 120.43º WElevation: 5263 Feet
Location: Placer County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: American
Issuance Time: Jun 09, 2025 at 7:53 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ069)
Today: Sunny. Highs 69 to 84 higher elevations and 81 to 91 lower elevations. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph.

Tonight: Clear, cooler. Lows 44 to 59 higher elevations and 55 to 67 lower elevations. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusts up to 25 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 65 to 80 higher elevations and 76 to 86 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear, cooler. Lows 41 to 56 higher elevations and 52 to 64 lower elevations. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusts up to 25 mph.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs 63 to 78 higher elevations and 75 to 85 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Clear. Lows 43 to 58.

Friday: Sunny. Highs 64 to 79.

Friday Night: Clear. Lows 42 to 57.

Saturday through Monday: Mostly clear. Highs 66 to 81. Lows 44 to 59.