National Weather Service Sacramento CA

Periods of breezy north winds and low humidity will result in critical fire weather conditions through Wednesday morning. Moderate, to locally high, heat risk continues through mid-week with temperatures peaking Wednesday. Cooler weather returns later this week with possible light precipitation over Shasta County. Red Flag Warning until 11 AM PDT Wednesday, Heat Advisory from […]

Periods of breezy north winds and low humidity will result in critical fire weather conditions through mid-week, especially through Tuesday. Moderate heat risk through the middle of this week with temperatures peaking Wednesday. Cooler weather returns later this week. Red Flag Warning in effect from 11 AM this morning through Wednesday morning (just extended.) Discussion […]

Warm and dry conditions through next week. Lighter north winds continue into early next week, with increasing temperatures and hot weather possible by the middle of next week. Discussion Generally clear skies and near normal low temperatures expected through this morning. Around midnight, a few stronger gusts are noted in higher terrain and favored gaps/canyons […]

Warm and dry conditions continue into next week. Gusty north winds through today will bring critical fire weather conditions for the Sacramento Valley, northern San Joaquin Valley, and parts of the adjacent foothills and mountains. Dry conditions with lighter north winds continue through the weekend, with hot weather possible by the middle of next week. […]

Warm and dry conditions continue into next week. Gusty north winds Thursday and Friday will bring critical fire weather concerns for the most of the Sacramento Valley, northern San Joaquin Valley, and parts of the adjacent foothills. Discussion Low pressure area will move into the Great Basin late tonight and early Friday. This will set […]

Warm and dry conditions continue into next week. Gusty north winds Thursday and Friday will bring critical fire weather concerns for the Central Valley and foothills. Discussion A few high clouds are moving south across NorCal early this morning, otherwise skies remain clear. Surface pressure gradients are beginning to reverse toward offshore, but enough onshore […]

Warm and dry conditions with periods of breezy winds. Gusty north winds Thursday and Friday will bring elevated fire weather concerns. The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Friday evening. Discussion Clear skies cover the region early this morning, and IR difference […]

Warm and dry conditions with periods of breezy winds. Gusty north winds late this week will bring elevated fire weather concerns. Above normal temperatures into the weekend with Valley highs in the 90s. Discussion Clear skies cover interior NorCal early this morning as the area of high clouds associated with Sunday’s short-wave has pushed east […]

Cool and unsettled weather continues today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible with snow showers over the mountains. Dry and warmer weather returns beginning Wednesday. Discussion Radar shows a few showers continuing early this morning over Tehama, Glenn and Butte Counties, just to the east of the center of the cold closed low. Skies are […]

Cool and unsettled weather continues early this week with scattered showers and thunderstorms, and mountain snow. Dry and warmer weather returns late this week. Discussion Clear to partly cloudy skies cover most of the Central Valley early this morning while a few light showers linger across the northern Sierra Nevada. Winds are much lighter across […]

Cool and unsettled weather pattern into next week. Shower chances remain across far northern California through this evening. A stronger system will bring a better chance of showers and mountain snow early next week. Mountain snow, Valley & foothill rain, widespread thunderstorm chances, & breezy winds early next week, heaviest snow Sunday. Discussion Pattern change […]

Significant warming expected by midweek with periods of gusty winds. Unsettled weather possibly returns to Northern California late in the week. Discussion Precipitation is starting to reach far northwestern California early this morning as seen on radar. These showers are associated with a low pressure system forecast to dip into the Great Basin early this […]

Generally quiet weather is forecast into next week. Periods of breezy winds and passing clouds with mild temperatures continue. Light mountain showers are possible Saturday and again early Monday. Dry, breezy, and warm conditions possible mid-week next week. Discussion Short wave ridging will build in over NorCal today. This is going to bring quiet conditions […]

Mild and mostly quiet weather the next week. Slight shower chances at times over the higher elevations with locally breezy winds. Slight cooling again today with temperatures trending slightly warmer by Saturday. Discussion A short wave trough is starting to push into the northwest part of the state and we are starting to see light […]

Dry and mild weather today. Shower chances return to the northern Sacramento Valley and northern mountains on Thursday. Widespread highs in the 80s return to the Valley this weekend. Discussion Mid and high clouds are moving across NorCal early this morning as the weak system moves through. A few light showers have fallen since Monday […]

Scattered showers and mountain snow will continue today. Drier and milder conditions return this weekend and continue through most of next week. Discussion The central part of the trough will move over Nevada this morning with the back end of the trough still over the region. Showers are expected to continue but should gradually taper […]

Widespread rain, heavy mountain snow and periods of gusty winds today through Friday. Drier and milder conditions return this weekend and continue through next week. Discussion The trough continues to deepen over the region this morning with an isolated thunderstorm already occurred north of Redding. Later this morning greater portions of the Sacramento valley and […]

Widespread rain, heavy mountain snow and periods of gusty winds later today through Friday. Drier and milder conditions return this weekend. Discussion Cold front is approaching the northwest coast early this morning. Later this morning the front should be starting to move over the northern areas. The front will be slow to move southward so […]

Unsettled weather this week as multiple systems impact interior Northern California. Rain and mountain snow are expected today. The second and more impactful system occurs Wednesday into Friday. Discussion Areas of rain are moving through the region. Snow levels are high to start but are expected to lower to 4000 to 5000 feet over the […]

Unsettled weather this week as multiple systems impact interior Northern California. Rain and mountain snow are expected this evening into Tuesday. The second and more impactful system occurs Wednesday into Friday. Discussion Two main periods of unsettled weather are expected for interior NorCal this week, the first expected later today. An upper level trough begins […]