National Weather Service Sacramento CA

February 19, 2020 – Dry and mild conditions continue this week, except for a slight chance of showers over the northern Sierra south of Tahoe on Friday. Discussion Weak lingering trough near the OR/CA border continues to generate some mid and high cloudiness across portions of NorCal, otherwise skies are clear across the region. Winds […]

February 18, 2020 – Dry and mild conditions continue this week, except for a slight chance of showers over the northern Sierra south of Tahoe on Friday. Discussion Partly cloudy skies cover the region early this morning. Lingering north to east surface pressure gradient remains across the region (MFR-SAC still around 7 mbs while the […]

February 17, 2020 – Dry conditions and above average temperatures continue this week. Breezy northerly winds through mid-week. Discussion Winds beginning to transition to northerly as dry cold front slowly moves south through NorCal. Gusts in the teens to mid 20s mph are being reported across the northern half of the Sacramento Valley. Skies are […]

February 15, 2020 – Slight chance for mountain showers Sunday otherwise dry. Above average temperatures continue. Breezy winds early next week. Discussion We will remain on the eastern edge of the Pacific ridge today. This is bringing light winds and quiet conditions this morning. Some patchy fog will be possible from Sacramento south into the […]

February 14, 2020 – Dry except a chance of light showers over mainly the mountains this weekend. Above average temperatures continue. Breezy winds early next week. Discussion Clear skies and light winds across the area early this morning. IR-difference imagery shows stratus socked in across the Bay Area. Profiler data indicate its depth around 2k […]

February 13, 2020 – Dry this week except a chance of showers over mainly the mountains this weekend. Above average temperatures continue. Discussion Mid/upper level ridge is moving across NorCal early this morning with clear skies, other than a few high clouds, overhead. Winds are generally light as the lingering north gradient has subsided. Current […]

February 11, 2020 – Breezy northeast winds continue today. Dry this week except a slim threat of showers over mainly the mountains beginning late Thursday and continuing into the weekend. Discussion Clear skies cover the region early this morning except for a few cirrus clouds dropping down from the north. A tight north to east […]

February 10, 2020 – Breezy northerly winds continue into Tuesday. Dry this week except a threat of showers over mainly the mountains beginning late Thursday and continuing into the weekend. Discussion Breezy to windy conditions continue across much of the region early this morning. The north-south surface pressure gradient has relaxed a bit since Sunday, […]

February 9, 2020 – Cooler with windy conditions today. Dry next week except a threat of showers late Thursday into Saturday, mainly over mountains. Discussion Upper low digging down the Sierra Nevada range this morning. 88-D radar showing little in the way of returns although Highland Meadow reported some light precip earlier. Little to no […]

February 8, 2020 – Cooler this weekend with windy conditions. A few light Sierra snow showers possible tonight and Sunday. Dry next week except a threat of showers Friday. Discussion Short wave trough and associated surface boundary pushing into NW interior NorCal today. Some light echoes aloft on 88-D with the baroclinic zone but not […]

February 7, 2020 – Above normal temperatures continue today. Turning windy and cooler by late in the weekend with a few light Sierra snow showers on Sunday. Then, dry weather is expected thru the middle of next week. Discussion A few high clouds continue to spill across the top of the eastern Pacific ridge into […]

February 6, 2020 – Warming trend with dry conditions through the rest of the week. Turning windy and cooler late in the weekend, with a few light Sierra snow showers on Sunday. Discussion Satellite imagery shows clear skies across the region early this morning as the upper ridge centered over the eastern Pacific extends into […]

February 5, 2020 – Warming trend with dry conditions through the rest of the week. Turning windy and cooler late in the weekend, with a few light Sierra snow showers on Sunday. Discussion Other than varying amounts of high clouds spilling over the eastern Pacific ridge, skies are clear across the region early this morning. […]

February 4, 2020 – Breezy northerly winds will persist into today. Cold morning lows through Wednesday morning. Dry conditions expected throughout the rest of the week, with just light Sierra showers Sunday. Discussion The region remains between eastern Pacific ridging and a trough over the Great Basin. Skies are clear and humidity levels are low, […]

February 3, 2020 – Breezy northerly winds will persist into early Tuesday. Dry conditions expected throughout the week. Discussion A cold Pacific storm brought a total of 3 inches of snow to the Caltrans Maintenance Yard at Kingvale by the early evening. This storm has since exited with precipitation ending. While the the Wind Advisory […]

February 2, 2020 – A weak Pacific trough will bring cooler conditions and light precipitation to the region today. Breezy northerly wind develops with this system and persist into early Tuesday. Dry conditions expected throughout much of next week. Discussion The weak upper level trough is advancing towards the coast this morning which has brought […]

February 1, 2020 – Dry with above normal temperatures through Saturday. Pacific storm brings much cooler conditions with light precipitation Sunday into Sunday night, mainly over the foothills and mountains. Breezy northerly wind develops Sunday and persists into early Tuesday. Dry conditions expected throughout much of next week. Discussion Satellite imagery this morning depicts a […]

January 31, 2020 – Dry with above normal temperatures through Saturday. Pacific storm brings much cooler conditions with light precipitation Sunday into Sunday night, mainly over the foothills and mountains. Breezy northerly wind develops Sunday and persists into early Tuesday. Dry conditions expected throughout much of next week. Discussion Upper ridge axis parked over NorCal […]

January 30, 2020 – Dry with above normal temperatures through Saturday. Locally gusty north to east wind possible at times. Weak Pacific storm brings a threat of light precipitation Sunday into Sunday night, mainly over the foothills and mountains. Dry early next week with some breezy wind. Discussion Upper ridging setup along the West Coast. […]