7-Day Public Safety Power Shutoff Forecast
1/26: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/27: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/28: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/29: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/30: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
1/31: No Public Safety Power Shutoff
2/1: 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.
Sunday, January 26, 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. A slow-moving weather system off the Central California coast will bring scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms to the southern half of the territory today and tonight. Breezy northerly winds will prevail today over the Sacramento Valley and surrounding terrain; localized gusts to around 35 mph can be expected through the afternoon. A few showers are possible over the far southern interior tomorrow morning before the weather system exits the region. Dry weather returns Tuesday through Thursday before unsettled, showery and breezy conditions arrive Friday and continue through next weekend.
Fuels: New growth of the annual grass crop is occurring for many areas in the central and northern part of the territory. However, live fuel moisture values will remain seasonably low as brush is in winter dormancy. Dead fuel moisture varies across the territory, with higher values in the North where precipitation is ample, but much lower across the South where precipitation has been more lacking. Recent dry, offshore wind events have lowered dead fuel moisture values across portions of the far South. The latest 4 Month Seasonal Outlook from Northern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting normal fire activity from January through April. Southern Operations Predictive Services is forecasting above normal fire activity for the South Coast area until significant precipitation occurs, with normal fire activity elsewhere.
There are 23 of 788 circuits in High Fire Risk Areas (HFRA) that are EPSS-enabled today. The remaining 765 circuits in HFRA will have devices postured in normal settings due to low FPI rating. Additionally, 2 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.