The past few days have felt summerlike in California, but temperatures will be on their way down as Memorial Day weekend begins. Here’s a roundup of what the KCRA 3 weather team is forecasting for the long holiday weekend.Northern California weatherFriday will still be very warm with Valley highs in the low 90s. An increasing delta breeze will bring in some welcome cooling later in the evening.Scattered thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Sierra Friday afternoon. Downpours will start popping up over the Sierra crest around noon. The chance for rain will continue in the high country through the late afternoon. Storms could impact anyone from western Plumas County through Mono County. Rain will not move down the west slope, so the Foothills will stay dry. Saturday through Monday will be dry for the entire region. Onshore winds will be light in the morning but more noticeable in the afternoon and evening with gusts in the delta close to 30 mph. Mornings will be cooler than recent days with Valley temperatures dropping into the low 50s. Afternoon temperatures will stay in the low 80s. Sierra temperatures will reach the mid 70s each day.Water temperaturesWater temperatures are gradually going up, but some spots are still running cold.Lake Oroville and Folsom Lake water temperatures are generally in the low 70s. Lake Tahoe’s temperature is still in the mid 50s. River that feed from the Sierra including the American and the Yuba had water temperatures in the low 60s as of Thursday afternoon. Be safe on and near the water this weekend and make sure that everyone has a life jacket. Statewide forecast for Memorial DayMemorial Day will be dry across the state. A thick marine layer will keep temperatures cool at the coast. High temperatures in the Bay Area, along the North Coast and south towards Monterey will stay in the 60s. Sacramento Valley temperatures will be in the low 80s near the delta but mid 80s headed north towards Lake Shasta. The San Joaquin Valley will run a little warmer. Bakersfield and Fresno will be near 90 degrees on Monday. In Southern California, expect bright sunshine inland with a little bit of morning marine layer cloud cover at the coast. Los Angeles will have a high in the low 70s Monday. San Diego will stay in the upper 60s. Inland desert spots like Palm Springs will be in the mid 90s. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google
The past few days have felt summerlike in California, but temperatures will be on their way down as Memorial Day weekend begins.
Here’s a roundup of what the KCRA 3 weather team is forecasting for the long holiday weekend.
Northern California weather
Friday will still be very warm with Valley highs in the low 90s. An increasing delta breeze will bring in some welcome cooling later in the evening.
Scattered thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Sierra Friday afternoon. Downpours will start popping up over the Sierra crest around noon. The chance for rain will continue in the high country through the late afternoon.
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Showers and thunderstorms are possible in the Sierra between noon and 6 pm on Friday.
Storms could impact anyone from western Plumas County through Mono County. Rain will not move down the west slope, so the Foothills will stay dry.
Saturday through Monday will be dry for the entire region. Onshore winds will be light in the morning but more noticeable in the afternoon and evening with gusts in the delta close to 30 mph.
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Dry weather is in the forecast Saturday through Memorial Day. Morning temperatures will be running cooler than recent days. An afternoon onshore breeze will keep temperatures in a comfortable range for this time of year.
Mornings will be cooler than recent days with Valley temperatures dropping into the low 50s. Afternoon temperatures will stay in the low 80s. Sierra temperatures will reach the mid 70s each day.
Water temperatures
Water temperatures are gradually going up, but some spots are still running cold.
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Some river water temperatures are still running cold.
Lake Oroville and Folsom Lake water temperatures are generally in the low 70s. Lake Tahoe’s temperature is still in the mid 50s.
River that feed from the Sierra including the American and the Yuba had water temperatures in the low 60s as of Thursday afternoon.
Be safe on and near the water this weekend and make sure that everyone has a life jacket.
Statewide forecast for Memorial Day
Memorial Day will be dry across the state.
A thick marine layer will keep temperatures cool at the coast. High temperatures in the Bay Area, along the North Coast and south towards Monterey will stay in the 60s.
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Northern California will see scattered clouds on memorial Day. A thick marine layer will keep temperatures cool at the coast.
Sacramento Valley temperatures will be in the low 80s near the delta but mid 80s headed north towards Lake Shasta. The San Joaquin Valley will run a little warmer. Bakersfield and Fresno will be near 90 degrees on Monday.
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Central California temperatures will be running close to average for this time of year.
In Southern California, expect bright sunshine inland with a little bit of morning marine layer cloud cover at the coast. Los Angeles will have a high in the low 70s Monday. San Diego will stay in the upper 60s. Inland desert spots like Palm Springs will be in the mid 90s.
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The Southern California coast will have a little bit of marine layer cloud cover in the morning, but plenty of afternoon sun. Desert spots will reach the mid 90s.
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