7-Day Public Safety Power Shutoff Forecast
1/2: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/3: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/4: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/5: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/6: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/7: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/8: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
PG&E Weather Team Comments
CloseOpen
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, January 2, 2025
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. Light to moderate rainfall today along the North Coast, elsewhere dry with partly cloudy skies and areas of dense morning fog across the Central Valley. A weather system approaches the North Coast late tonight, spreading southeastward across the territory overnight tomorrow into tomorrow evening with widespread light to moderate precipitation, mountain snow and gusty winds. Precipitation ends tomorrow night except for the far North where light showers may linger into Saturday. Dry and warming weather is expected over the weekend into next week as a ridge of high pressure settles over the territory with temperatures reaching above normal. A low-pressure system may move southward early next week through the eastern part of the state, and in combination with high-pressure building over the Pacific Northwest, breezy to gusty northeast winds will be possible for the central and northern areas of the territory, especially elevated terrain. Winds may remain breezy into mid-week under continued dry conditions with no clear sign of the next potential rainstorm.
Fuels: Live fuel moisture values remain near seasonal minimums and are entering winter dormancy. New growth of the annual grass crop is occurring for many areas in the central and northern part of the territory. Dead fuel moisture varies across the territory, generally higher in the North where precipitation is ample, but lower across the South where precipitation has been more lacking. 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.
There are 4 of 788 circuits in High Fire Risk Areas (HFRA) that are EPSS-enabled today. The remaining 784 circuits in HFRA will have devices postured in normal settings due to low FPI ratings. Additionally, 0 EPSS Buffer-only circuits are enabled today.
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.