7-Day Public Safety Power Shutoff Forecast
12/20: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
12/21: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
12/22: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
12/23: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
12/24: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
12/25: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
12/26: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
PG&E Weather Team Comments
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The information in this map is intended only to provide customers with a general estimate regarding potential locations that may be impacted by a PSPS event should one become necessary. Conditions affecting a possible PSPS event can change quickly and the actual impact of a future PSPS event is uncertain.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
NOTE: This forecast is based on weather conditions and fuel moisture content only. It does not include other criteria used to determine whether a PSPS may be necessary. This forecast only provides a broad overview for a potential PSPS event in the next 7 days. It is determined from an analysis of forecast weather, the potential for wind-related damage, and fuel moisture content in dead and live vegetation. It is not a fire danger forecast. The forecast is broken down by county. PSPS decisions are made at more granular levels. Only a portion of a county may experience a PSPS event. While a PSPS event may not be expected for an area, due to the interconnectivity of the grid any location within PG&E territory may be subject to PSPS event.
No Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events are planned for the next week. Fair and dry weather continues today with dense fog or low overcast in the Central Valley and into portions of the Bay Area that may not clear. Other than chances for an isolated shower in Humboldt, similar conditions are expected tomorrow. Wet and unsettled weather returns Saturday to central and northern areas in the form of rain, higher elevation mountain snow, and breezy to gusty southerly winds. Additional precipitation is expected Sunday followed by a stronger storm system late Monday into Tuesday. The active weather pattern looks to continue through next week.
Fuels: Dead fuel moisture values will continue to increase as winter precipitation is expected across most of the territory. However, live fuel moisture values remain near seasonal minimums and are entering winter dormancy. Lastly, new growth of the annual grass crop is occurring for many areas in the central and northern part of the territory. The latest 4 Month Seasonal Outlook from Northern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting normal fire activity across the entire territory December through March while Southern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting normal to above normal fire activity in December followed by normal fire activity January through March.
PLEASE NOTE: This forecast is published daily by an operational meteorologist from PG&E's Meteorology and Analytics team. This forecast has been customized for PG&E utility operations. It should not be used for any other purpose or by any other entity.