weather

Dry, seasonable weather today with slightly higher relative humidity helped by onshore flow. A warming trend is expected from late week and into the weekend. Key Points Short-Term Discussion (Today through Saturday) Ensembles and clusters indicate that weak upper level trough will remain over NorCal through Thursday. Trough will weaken and gradually transition into a […]

Critical fire weather conditions from gusty northerly winds and low relative humidity continue through midday today across the Delta, Valley, and adjacent foothills locations below 2000 feet. Dry and generally seasonable weather then persists through midweek, with a warming trend late week into the weekend. Key Points Short-Term Discussion (Today through Friday) Another morning of […]

Critical fire weather conditions continue through early Tuesday across the Delta and Valley and adjacent foothills locations from gusty northerly winds and low minimum relative humidity. Dry and generally seasonable weather then continues through midweek, with a warming trend expected late week into next weekend. Key Points Short-Term Discussion (Today through Thursday) Mostly clear skies […]

Slightly cooler but still above normal temperatures continue through the weekend. Warmup expected early next week with Major HeatRisk for the northern and central Sacramento Valley. Isolated high elevation mountain shower/thunderstorm chances in the afternoon/evening hours today and Saturday. Key Points Short-Term Discussion (Today through Tuesday) For this weekend, slightly cooler but still above normal […]

Hot weather will continue again today, though with some slight cooling in the Delta and Sacramento metro area. Further cooling is expected across the area Friday into weekend. Triple digit heat returns again to north Sacramento Valley early next week. Key Points Short-Term Discussion (Today through Sunday) Temperatures early this morning remain quite mild, notably […]

Widespread Major HeatRisk and well above normal temperatures are expected today across interior NorCal. Moderate HeatRisk with broad areas of Major HeatRisk expected Thursday. Cooler, but still seasonably warm, weather expected heading into the weekend. Discussion Key Points Short-Term Discussion (Today through Saturday) The first heat event of the year is here and so are […]

One last day of onshore flow bringing near normal temperatures and isolated showers across the Northern Sierra and Northern Sacramento Valley. Hot weather develops Tuesday through late week with periods of breezy north winds in the Valley. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the Valley and foothills Tuesday through Thursday. Discussion at a […]

Warm temperatures again today, with a chance to break triple digits in the Valley. Slight cooldown Saturday-Monday before the return of triple digits Tuesday through Friday. Slight chance of showers in Shasta County Monday afternoon. Discussion at a Glance Short Term Discussion Mostly clear skies prevail across interior NorCal this morning with breezy northerly winds […]

Periods of minor to moderate HeatRisk this week with locally elevated fire conditions and breezy north winds across the northern and central Sacramento Valley Thursday. Onshore flow returns late this weekend into early next week. Discussion Relatively quiet night across interior NorCal, with light breezes being observed across the Valley. GOES 18 Satellite reveals some […]

Seasonably warm, dry, and breezy weather continues today. A brief cool down is then expected on Friday and Saturday before temperatures warm back up from Sunday into next week. A few isolated showers or thunderstorms will also be possible from Friday afternoon through early Saturday morning across the northern Sacramento Valley and northern Sierra. Discussion […]

Gusty north to east winds continue this morning, diminishing this afternoon. Widespread Valley highs in the 90s Friday into next week. Discussion Troughing will remain over the Great Basin Region through Friday, as high pressure tries to build eastward over California from the Pacific. Main ridging with this high pressure system will spread north of […]

Gusty north to east winds through Thursday, strongest tonight into Wednesday morning. Widespread valley highs around 90 this weekend. Discussion Satellite imagery shows another strong short-wave trough sliding southeastward in northwesterly flow across northeast California bringing a batch of high clouds to the region. Otherwise, skies are clear other than some lingering clouds over the […]

Lingering showers and snow showers today, mainly in the mountains as the weather system exits the region. Drier, warmer conditions return this week with gusty north to east winds mid-week. Discussion Current radar shows showers and snow showers continuing over portions of interior NorCal, mainly in the foothills and mountains. Temperatures are currently trending approximately […]

A weather system moves through the area today bringing showers, mountain snow, isolated thunderstorms, gusty winds and cooler temperatures. Warmer and drier conditions return next week with gusty north to east winds mid-week. Discussion Current radar shows the weather system starting to move into far northwestern California this morning. Precipitation will spread inland through the […]

Dry and warm weather through Friday with breezy northerly winds. Active weather returns this weekend as a weather system drops down bringing showers, mountain snow, isolated thunderstorms, gusty winds and colder temperatures. Things remain on track with high confidence of a pretty strong late spring-winter like storm system for the area this weekend. Upper level […]

Gusty north winds today. Dry and mild weather through Friday. Next weather system brings rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds, high elevation mountain snow, and much cooler temperatures this weekend. Skies are clear across the region early this morning. Northerly surface pressure gradient is rising (up to about 10 mbs MFR-SAC) in the wake of the short-wave […]

Dry with a warming trend through mid week, then cooler and a chance of showers mainly Friday and Saturday. Discussion High pressure will build over the region the first half of this week bringing a warming trend each day through Wednesday or Thursday. Temperatures will warm to near seasonal normals today with breezy northerly winds […]

Unsettled weather continues into the weekend as an anomalously cold system brings showers, isolated thunderstorms, breezy winds and mountain and foothill snow. Drier and warmer weather returns next week. Discussion Radar shows plenty of showers with light to moderate precipitation continuing near the low center from the Sacramento area south into the northern San Joaquin […]

Unsettled weather continues into the weekend as an anomalously cold system brings showers, isolated thunderstorms, breezy winds and mountain and upper foothill snow. Drier and warmer weather returns next week. Discussion Showers and a few thunderstorms continue in the Sierra early this morning from about I-80 southward as the cold front moves into central California. […]

Pattern becomes drier and warmer into midweek. Unsettled weather returns late week into next weekend, bringing chances for widespread precipitation and gusty winds. Discussion Warm, calm weather dominates the area today and Tuesday, as a ridge continues to move over the area. Highs in the Valley will be around the low to mid 70s through […]