National Weather Service Sacramento CA

April 30, 2020 – Warm weather will continue this week, though high temperatures will gradually trend cooler through the weekend, reaching near normal levels. There is a slight chance of showers north of I-80 late Saturday through Sunday. Discussion Upper level shortwave trough will pass to the north today. Any precipitation will north of the […]

April 29, 2020 – Dry weather with above normal temperatures continue through the week, though with a cooling trend. Near normal temperatures are expected by the weekend, with a slight chance of showers north of I-80. Discussion After some locations with record heat on Tuesday, cooler weather is expected as the upper ridge axis shifts […]

April 27, 2020 – Dry weather with above normal temperatures continue through the middle of next week, with Valley highs in the mid to upper 80s through early next week. Near record highs are expected Tuesday, with Valley locations in the 90s. Discussion Today will see weather similar to that of Sunday. A shortwave trough […]

April 25, 2020 – Dry weather with above normal temperatures continue through the middle of next week, with Valley highs in the mid to upper 80s through early next week. Near record highs are expected Tuesday, with Valley locations in the 90s. Discussion The upper level ridge will be pushing east today as a trough […]

April 24, 2020 – Dry weather with above normal temperatures continues through the middle of next week, with Valley highs in the mid to upper 80s through early next week. Near record highs are expected Tuesday, with many locations in the 90s. Discussion Warmer temperatures are expected today with eastern Pacific ridging building in. Northerly […]

April 23, 2020 – Dry weather with a gradual warming trend continues into early next week, with Valley highs in the mid to upper 80s through the weekend, 90s early next week. Discussion Eastern Pacific ridging builds eastward into region, bringing dry weather across the area. A northerly surface pressure gradient will tighten over the […]

April 22, 2020 – Some light precipitation possible today across the northern mountains, otherwise dry weather with a gradual warming trend into early next week. Discussion Other than a few high clouds moving into far northern California, skies are clear across the region early this morning. Current temperatures range from the lower to mid 30s […]

April 21, 2020 – A few lingering showers possible over the northern Sierra Nevada this afternoon, otherwise dry through the remainder of the week except a chance of showers again across the northern mountains on Wednesday. Warming trend begins today with breezy northerly wind expected Thursday and Friday. Discussion Clear to partly cloudy skies cover […]

April 20, 2020 – Chance of showers today over the mountains, foothills and across the northern Sacramento Valley. Dry through the remainder of the week except a chance of showers again across the northern mountains on Wednesday. Warming trend begins Tuesday with breezy northerly wind expected Thursday and Friday. Discussion Mostly cloudy skies cover the […]

April 17, 2020 – Unsettled conditions with near normal temperatures into early next week. The best shower and thunderstorm chances will be over the mountains, but a few could move into the Valley this afternoon. Discussion A closed low off the coast will move inland into SoCal today. This will bring increased clouds and cooler […]

April 16, 2020 – Dry with above average temperatures through Friday, except for a chance of late-day showers and thunderstorms over the Sierra Nevada. Cooler over the weekend with an increasing chance of precipitation early next week. Discussion The area is sandwiched between an upper low off the coast and an upper trough that extends […]

April 15, 2020 – Dry with above average temperatures through Friday, except for a chance of late-day showers and thunderstorms over mainly the Sierra Nevada. Cooler over the weekend with an increasing chance of precipitation early next week. Discussion Other than a few high clouds moving down from the north, skies are clear across interior […]

April 14, 2020 – Dry with mild temperatures thru mid-week with local breezes at times. Cooler with a chance of mountain showers by the weekend. Discussion Clear skies cover the region early this morning. Mainly light northerly winds (less than 10 mph) continue across the Central Valley while local northeast wind gusts of 20-30 mph […]

April 13, 2020 – Dry weather with mild temperatures thru mid-week with local breezes at times. Cooler with a chance of mountain showers by the weekend. Discussion A few patches of high clouds continue to drop down into NorCal in northwesterly flow aloft, otherwise skies are clear early this morning other than a diminishing patch […]

April 10, 2020 – Dry and increasingly warm into next week, with some breezy wind at times. Discussion Upper level low is currently centered around Los Angeles. Overnight wraparound showers on the northwestern portion of the low have shifted out of our area to the southwest, most recently bringing some light rain over the Stockton […]

April 8, 2020 – Lingering showers possible in the southern CWA into Thursday, mainly over the Sierra Nevada. Otherwise dry and warmer with locally gusty northerly wind at times in the Central Valley. Discussion 548 DM closed upper low off the SoCal coast is progged to slowly shift inland later today. This will keep a […]

April 7, 2020 – A few lingering showers over mainly the mountains into Thursday, otherwise dry weather with gradually milder temperatures expected through the remainder of the week. Discussion Deep closed low continues to move slowly south off the coast and is now centered to the southwest of the Bay Area. Radar shows light wrap-around […]

April 6, 2020 – Cool and unsettled weather continues today with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. Dry and milder weather returns Tuesday and continues through the remainder of the week. Discussion Satellite imagery shows the deep closed low off the coast of NorCal early this morning with a couple of strong vorts rotating in […]

April 5, 2020 at 11:54 AM The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Flood Warning until 6:00 PM PDT Sunday for: Eastern Yolo County Southeastern Sutter County South central Plumas County Western Placer County Amador County Southwestern Tuolumne County Sacramento County San Joaquin County Northern Stanislaus County Western El Dorado County Southeastern Butte […]