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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 11, 2025 at 7:42 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 64 to 79 higher elevations and 75 to 85 lower elevations. Prevailing southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear, colder. Lows 41 to 56 higher elevations and 52 to 64 lower elevations. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the evening becoming light.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs 63 to 78 higher elevations and 75 to 85 lower elevations. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear. Lows 39 to 54 higher elevations and 51 to 63 lower elevations. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusts up to 25 mph.

Friday: Sunny. Highs 61 to 76 higher elevations and 72 to 84 lower elevations. Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Clear. Lows 43 to 58.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs 66 to 81.

Saturday Night through Monday: Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 60. Highs 68 to 83.

Monday Night and Tuesday: Clear. Lows 45 to 60. Highs 70 to 85.