Clouds and cooler temperatures moving into Northern California
KCRA 3 Weather meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn looks at some cooler changes moving into Northern California over the next few days along with when rain chances will arrive.
OUR PLEASURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST DIRK VERDOORN FOR A CHECK OF THE FORECAST. FORECAST. WE’VE HAD ANOTHER FINE DAY TODAY. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE OUTSIDE. BUT THINGS ARE GOING TO BE CHANGING AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK HERE FROM OUR HEREFORD STOCKTON SKYCAM. WE EXPECT CLOUD COVER TO BE ON THE INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND THAT’S GOING TO LEAD TO A COOLER DAY ON WEDNESDAY, AND WE MAY EVEN SEE A FEW SPRINKLES, SOME LIGHT SHOWERS. MOST OF THAT’S GOING TO BE SOUTH OF SACRAMENTO, BUT WE COULD SEE SOME UP IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND OF COURSE IN THE SURROUNDING HILLS AND MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR THAT. WE’RE NOT LOOKING AT MUCH ACCUMULATION, BUT THERE’S A CHANCE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF WET, AND THEN A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN MOVES IN OVER THE WEEKEND. WE’LL SEE THAT AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING, AND WE’LL HAVE TO KIND OF SEE HOW THAT GOES. BUT RIGHT NOW TEMPERATURES, IT’S WARM. IT’S A SUNNY AND WARM DAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S SACRAMENTO, STOCKTON AND MODESTO 68 DEGREES. THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE AT LAKE TAHOE. WINDS ARE LIGHT. WE HAVE CALM CONDITIONS. YUBA CITY STOCKTON MODESTO LIGHT WINDS ELSEWHERE IN A BIT OF AN OFFSHORE BREEZE AND FAIRFIELD HELPING TO BUMP TEMPERATURES UP A LITTLE BIT THERE. WE STILL HAVE THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE, AND THAT’S WHY OUR SKIES ARE SO CLEAR. BUT THERE’S SOME CLOUD COVER COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH. THAT’S AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT’S DOWN THERE. IT’S JUST A LITTLE WEAK SYSTEM, BUT IT’S ENOUGH. AND THIS IS WHAT’S GOING TO CARRY CLOUDS IN OUR DIRECTION FOR TOMORROW AND GIVE US THAT CHANCE. YOU CAN SEE A FEW SHOWERS ALREADY POPPING UP OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, OVER THE DESERTS, GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN. AGAIN, IT’S NOT GOING TO BE A WASHOUT BY ANY MEANS, BUT THERE IS THAT CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN. YOU CAN SEE MOST OF IT’S GOING TO BE IN THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS, BUT WE COULD SEE A FEW OF THESE SHOWERS MAKE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE VALLEY. AND AGAIN, AMOUNTS VERY LIMITED. WE’RE NOT LOOKING AT MUCH AND THAT’S GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THINGS CLEARING OUT IN THE VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BUT STILL, THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE WILL HAVE THAT CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. AT THAT POINT. THINGS CLEAR OUT NICELY BY THURSDAY. GET SOME SUNSHINE AND THEN THE CLOUDS RETURN ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT’S GOING TO BE COMING THROUGH. SO THIS IS COMING IN BY SATURDAY MORNING. NOW MOST OF IT’S GOING TO BE IN THE MOUNTAINS. BUT WE COULD SEE SOME OF THAT RAIN OF COURSE IN THE VALLEY AS WELL. AND THAT WILL TAKE US THROUGH SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. ANOTHER WAVE LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE APPROACHING. AND SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEE IF THAT CONTINUES TO STAY NORTH OR IF WE GET THAT TO SAG SOUTH. SO THAT’S SOMETHING WE’RE GOING TO BE WATCHING. SO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. SO THE FIRST WAVE COMING THROUGH TOMORROW YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THE RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TO THE SOUTH. AND THEN AS WE GO THROUGH SATURDAY THIS IS WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. WE COULD SEE TRACE AMOUNTS UP TO A 10TH OF AN INCH IN MODESTO AND STOCKTON A LITTLE BIT MORE THE FARTHER NORTH YOU GO. AND AGAIN, THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. HERE’S YOUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW. EXPECT CLOUDY SKIES IN THE MORNING AND THEN SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER LATER IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO LOW 70S. SO BIG DROP IN TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW. YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST AND HAS THAT CHANCE FOR THOSE SPRINKLES AND SHOWERS TOMORROW. AND THEN A NICE BREAK AND THEN MORE RAIN. MOVING IN ON SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER DROP IN TEMPERATURES INTO THE 60S
Clouds and cooler temperatures moving into Northern California
KCRA 3 Weather meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn looks at some cooler changes moving into Northern California over the next few days along with when rain chances will arrive.
Updated: 4:45 PM PDT Oct 21, 2025
Changes are coming to Northern California, clouds increasing Tuesday night will lead to some sprinkles and light showers Wednesday morning as well as bring temperatures down to the mid to low 70s. Skies start to clear late Wednesday afternoon and drier & warmer conditions will linger through Friday. Saturday brings a better chance for rain with on and off showers throughout the day. Accumulations will range from trace amounts in the San Joaquin Valley to close to .25″ in spots north of Sacramento. The mountains will get the bulk of the rain with over a half inch possible north of I-80. Snow levels will run above pass level Saturday but drop below 7000 feet by Sunday. There is potential for chain controls but confidence this far out is low. We will continue to update as we get closer to the weekend.
Changes are coming to Northern California, clouds increasing Tuesday night will lead to some sprinkles and light showers Wednesday morning as well as bring temperatures down to the mid to low 70s. Skies start to clear late Wednesday afternoon and drier & warmer conditions will linger through Friday. Saturday brings a better chance for rain with on and off showers throughout the day. Accumulations will range from trace amounts in the San Joaquin Valley to close to .25″ in spots north of Sacramento. The mountains will get the bulk of the rain with over a half inch possible north of I-80. Snow levels will run above pass level Saturday but drop below 7000 feet by Sunday. There is potential for chain controls but confidence this far out is low. We will continue to update as we get closer to the weekend.