The drenching storm that soaked Sacramento on Thursday dropped more than an inch of rain across the region and even more impressive totals in the Sierra foothills — with more rain expected as early as Saturday.
The wet and windy weather that began its push into the Sacramento Valley late Wednesday parked over the capital region throughout the day on Thursday.
Rain totals for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Friday ranged from 0.89 inches at Sacramento International Airport and 0.94 inches at Sacramento Executive Airport to more robust numbers along the Interstate 80 corridor into Placer County, according to the California Nevada River Forecast Center.
Elk Grove saw 0.91 inches of rain; while 1.26 inches fell at Arcade Creek on Winding Way. Fair Oaks collected 1.50 inches while a few miles away, 1. 65 inches fell in Orangevale.
Lincoln picked up 1.44 inches of rainfall and Roseville monitors at the city’s water treatment plant logged 1.73 inches. Several Placer locations tallied 2 inches or more including Auburn which received 2.37 inches, while even more rain fell on Auburn Dam Ridge, which recorded 2.52 inches of rainfall.
Precipitation totals increased with the elevation. Nearly 3 inches of rain fell in Placerville, which picked up 2.93 inches in 24 hours. Georgetown topped that with 3.13 inches; while Bald Mountain at 4,592 feet in the Eldorado National Forest collected 3.64 inches.
Forecasters on Friday said a weaker system than Thursday’s could deliver more wet weather to the Sacramento region as early as Saturday afternoon.
Saturday’s system is the first of a pair that will move through the region over the weekend and into Monday, said Kate Forrest, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Sacramento.
The first system is expected to linger into Sunday morning delivering up to 3/4-inch of rain, Forrest said. Similar amounts are expected with the second due Sunday afternoon extending into Monday afternoon. Showers will taper off by Monday evening, with possible lingering showers early Tuesday.