Northern California forecast: Foggy start, sunny afternoon
Despite a foggy start to Monday, sunshine is expected this afternoon with warmer temperatures.
ANYTHING. TIME RIGHT NOW. 448 FOR KCRA 3 WEATHER, LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE AND LOOK AT THE STATE CAPITOL, WHERE WE’RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER OUT THERE THIS MORNING. HOW’S IT LOOKING FOR TODAY, TAMARA? YEAH, CLOUDS TO START IN THE MORNING AND THEN CLEARING OUT TO BRIGHT SUNSHINE. AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON, THERE WILL BE A BIT OF A NORTH BREEZE FILLING IN AS WELL, BUT OVERALL TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE WAY UP AS WE GET INTO YOUR MONDAY, COMPARED TO JUST HOW NICE AND KIND OF COOL IT STAYED DURING THE DAY YESTERDAY AS THAT SYSTEM BRUSHED BY LIVE. LOOK RIGHT NOW FOR FOLKS JOINING US IN PLACER COUNTY. THIS IS A VIEW FROM COLFAX DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 80. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW IN THE FOOTHILLS COOL ENOUGH TO GRAB THE LAYERS. WE’RE DOWN TO THE UPPER 40S IN A SPOT LIKE COLFAX AROUND THE VALLEY. YOU’RE GOING TO FIND MID 50S AND 38 IN LAKE TAHOE. I’M ALSO WATCHING FOR ANY AREAS OF DROPS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO ANY FOG THAT DEVELOPS. HAVE BEEN SEEING A FEW PATCHES AROUND PLACERVILLE, EVEN A FEW PATCHES AROUND AUBURN TEMPERATURES IN GENERAL FOR THE MORNING ARE COOLER AS WE ARE STARTING TO SEE AGAIN SOME OF THE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS VERSUS THOSE HEAVY CLOUDS WE HAD YESTERDAY THAT PRODUCED THE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. RIGHT NOW IT’S A DRIER START IN TRUCKEE WITH TEMPERATURES THAT ARE 11 DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO 24 HOURS AGO TODAY. HERE IN THE VALLEY, IT’S THE NORTH WIND THAT WE’RE GOING TO BE FEELING AGAIN. SOME CLOUDS EARLY IN THE FRONT HALF OF THE DAY WITH SOME PATCHY FOG CLEARING OUT BY MID-MORNING. HIGH OF 72 EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY, WITH THOSE NORTH WINDS WHIPPING AROUND 10 TO 15MPH. SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF I-5. SO THE WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TODAY IN THE FOOTHILLS WILL HAVE THOSE LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS LOWER TO MID 60S FOR YOU AND FOR THE SIERRA. EXPECT DAYTIME HIGHS EVENTUALLY PUSHING INTO THE UPPER 50S, EXPECTING A DRY DAY AS WE DRY THINGS OUT FROM THIS PASSING SYSTEM THAT IS NOW MOVING OFF TO THE EAST AND TRACKING TOWARDS THE ROCKIES AGAIN IN THE WAKE OF IT, SOME LEFTOVER CLOUDS FOR THE MORNING AND SOME AREAS OF FOG THAT WILL LIKELY DEVELOP. AND THEN WE TRANSITION INTO AFTERNOON. OCCASIONALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, BOTH MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY, LIKELY TO BE SOME OF THE WINDIER PARTS OF THE WEEK. WE’VE GOT A MILD FORECAST IN THE FUTURE WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WEEK, AND IF YOU’RE LOOKING AHEAD TO HALLOWEEN CONDITIONS, THEY WILL BE DRY, MOSTLY CLEAR AND COMFORTABLE, THANKS IN PART TO THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE. A BUILDING IN WHAT WILL PROMPT SOME OF THE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TODAY WILL BE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, WHICH WILL CONTINUE AGAIN TRACKING TO THE EAST. WE START TO NOTICE THAT BY WEDNESDAY. AGAIN, A BIT MORE OF THAT NORTH BREEZE FILES THROUGH. AND THEN ONCE WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, HIGH PRESSURE AGAIN, JUST ONE OF THE DOMINANT FEATURES KEEPING OUR STORM TRACK TO THE NORTH AND KEEPING US HIGH AND DRY. IF YOU’RE PLANNING ANYTHING IN THE SIERRA THE NEXT FEW DAYS, ESPECIALLY TRAVEL, THINGS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DRIER IN THOSE ROADS. UPPER 50S. TODAY WE START TO MOVE INTO THOSE MID AND UPPER 60S BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK THERE IN THE SIERRA. NOW YOUR VALLEY FORECAST DOES INCLUDE SOME AREAS OF FOG OUT THE GATE TODAY. AND THEN WE START TO WARM LADIES, AS WE GET INTO THE WEDNESDAY FORECAST. WE’RE CLOSE TO 80 AND EVEN NEXT WEEKEND WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY AN 80 DEGREE DAY ON SATURDAY. THE CLOCK IS THERE TO REMIND YOU THAT WE FALL BACK THIS WEEKEND. SO AGAIN, FRIENDLY REMINDER AS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME COMES TO A CLOSE. IT’S ALSO A GREAT TIME TO SWITCH OUT THE BATTERIES IN YOUR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR AND SMOKE ALARMS AS WELL. GREAT REMINDER. ALL RIGHT. THANKS.
Northern California forecast: Foggy start, sunny afternoon
Despite a foggy start to Monday, sunshine is expected this afternoon with warmer temperatures.
Updated: 5:23 AM PDT Oct 27, 2025
Despite a foggy start to Monday, sunshine is expected this afternoon with warmer temperatures. Afternoon highs will reach the low 70s in the Valley this afternoon while mid 60s are forecast for the Foothills and mid 50s for the Sierra. Northeast winds increase this afternoon with the strongest expected West of I-5 with gusts to 30 mph. Temperatures continue to climb, peaking Wednesday afternoon with Valley highs near 80 degrees. Halloween looks spook-tacular with dry conditions, mainly clear skies, and evening temperatures falling from the low 70s to mid 60s.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Despite a foggy start to Monday, sunshine is expected this afternoon with warmer temperatures. Afternoon highs will reach the low 70s in the Valley this afternoon while mid 60s are forecast for the Foothills and mid 50s for the Sierra. Northeast winds increase this afternoon with the strongest expected West of I-5 with gusts to 30 mph.
Temperatures continue to climb, peaking Wednesday afternoon with Valley highs near 80 degrees.
Halloween looks spook-tacular with dry conditions, mainly clear skies, and evening temperatures falling from the low 70s to mid 60s.