Northern California forecast: Warm end to February
Near record high temperatures and a chance for showers for some of Northern California on Saturday.
TIME FOR KCRA 3 WEATHER. NOW LET’S GET A CHECK OF OUR FORECAST FOR TODAY WITH METEOROLOGIST KELLY CURRAN. HOW’S IT LOOKING RIGHT NOW, KELLY? HERE’S A VISUAL. LOOK AT THAT SNOWPACK. AND YES, WE CERTAINLY NEED QUITE A BIT MORE. DOESN’T LOOK LIKE WE’RE GOING TO BE PICKING UP MUCH IF ANYTHING THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE’S SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE RAIN AND IT’S GOING TO BE PRETTY HIGH. SO THIS IS A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW IN SACRAMENTO WHERE WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES, 57 DEGREES. THAT’S THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE ALREADY. WINDS ARE CALM. NO MAJOR ISSUES FOR US THERE. YOU ARE GOING TO NOTICE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER HUMIDITY FOR TODAY. WE DO HAVE SOME SHOWERS, EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO POP UP TODAY. NOW WE HAVE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN NEAR YUBA CITY. LIGHT SHOWERS SPRINKLES. THE BULK OF THE ACTION THOUGH IS GOING TO STAY WELL TO OUR NORTH AND AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE COMING DAYS, AS YOU’RE ABOUT TO SEE IN FUTURECAST, THERE’S A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT WE COULD SEE SOME ACTIVE WEATHER IN THE SIERRA. NOW LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURECAST SETTING THIS IN MOTION. HEADING THROUGH THE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. YOU REALLY IN OUR VIEWING AREA? JUST GOING TO SEE INCREASING CLOUDS SHOWERS AGAIN STAYING MUCH FURTHER TO THE NORTH. THEN WE GET INTO THE OVERNIGHT MORE OF THE SAME AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW. MAYBE YOU WANT TO HEAD OUT FOR BRUNCH. IT’S ACTUALLY LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. THERE’S GOING TO BE A FEW CLOUDS AROUND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT STILL MILD. NOTICE THOUGH. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY AROUND SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. THEN YOU HEAD DOWN TOWARD MAMMOTH LAKES AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON. NOW, SNOW LEVELS ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY HIGH TODAY. AROUND 9000FT, AROUND 8000FT ON SUNDAY AND AROUND 7000FT ON MONDAY. NOW, AS WE GET INTO THE END OF SUNDAY AGAIN, STILL SEEING THAT POSSIBILITY FOR SHOWERS IN THE SIERRA. BUT MONDAY WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS POPPING UP IN THE FOOTHILLS AND THE SIERRA. AND THEN WE GET INTO TUESDAY AND THINGS START TO DRY BACK OUT. THERE IS THAT SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY. AGAIN, NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING SEVERE, AND MOST OF IT IS GOING TO STAY A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE NORTH. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE TEMPERATURES BECAUSE THAT’S BEEN PRETTY WILD. YESTERDAY WE GOT UP TO 74 IN SACRAMENTO. TODAY’S FORECAST HIGH 77. THE RECORD FOR TODAY IS 76 SET IN 1889. SO WE MAY VERY WELL BREAK A RECORD TODAY. STOCKTON I DON’T THINK YOU’RE GOING TO BREAK THE RECORD. THE RECORD IS 83. MODESTO IS GOING TO BE CLOSE WITH A FORECAST HIGH OF 78 AND THE RECORD OF 80 AND SOUTH LAKE TAHOE ONLY TWO DEGREES SHY OF THAT RECORD AS WELL. NOW FOR THE REGIONAL FORECAST HERE FOR THE FOOTHILLS. HIGHS TODAY, LOW 70S TOMORROW, LOW 60S AGAIN. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. I WOULD NOT GET RID OF YOUR OUTDOOR PLANS THOUGH. JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT OF THE SKY. MAKE SURE THAT THERE’S A SHELTER NEARBY FOR THE SIERRA AGAIN. SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND, TEMPERATURES COOLING OFF AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY IN SACRAMENTO. I DO EXPECT TO SEE DRY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN DAY PERIOD, BUT TODAY’S HIGH 77 TOMORROW. LIKE I SAID, IT’S GOING TO BE COOLER 68, BUT THAT’S STILL ABOVE NORMAL. THE NORMAL HIGH FOR TODAY’S DATE IS 64, SO I HAVE A FEELING THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOYING THE NICE WEATHER
Northern California forecast: Warm end to February
Near record high temperatures and a chance for showers for some of Northern California on Saturday.
Updated: 8:44 AM PST Feb 28, 2026
Records may fall today because of the warm temperatures. There is also slight chance for showers and a few thunderstorms today, but mainly in the Sierra and areas North of I-80. No severe weather is expected.More chances for showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Sunday, but in similar areas to Saturday, with most of the Valley remaining dry. Temperatures will be significantly cooler than Saturday but still above normal in the mid and upper 60s.A few showers will be possible Monday and Wednesday in the higher terrain while the Valley remains dry. Temperatures remain above normal with highs in the upper 60s for Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Records may fall today because of the warm temperatures. There is also slight chance for showers and a few thunderstorms today, but mainly in the Sierra and areas North of I-80. No severe weather is expected.
More chances for showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Sunday, but in similar areas to Saturday, with most of the Valley remaining dry. Temperatures will be significantly cooler than Saturday but still above normal in the mid and upper 60s.
A few showers will be possible Monday and Wednesday in the higher terrain while the Valley remains dry. Temperatures remain above normal with highs in the upper 60s for Sacramento.